Poder (to be able to / can) is irregular in El Presente:
| yo | puedo |
| tú | puedes |
| él / ella / Ud. |
puede |
| nosotros / nosotras |
podemos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
podéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. |
pueden |
Notice how the stem of all forms changes from -o- to -ue-, except nosotros and vosotros. The endings are the same as regular -er verbs: Conjugate regular -er verbs in El Presente (present tense).
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See also:
Conjugate stem-changing -er verbs (o > ue) in El Presente (present tense)
Verb list: Stem-changing verbs: present tense (o > ue)
Conjugate regular -er verbs in El Presente (present tense)
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