Conjugate stem-changing -er verbs (o > ue) in El Presente (present tense)

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In: Level A1, Verbs Tenses & Conjugation, El Presente, Verbos con cambio ortográfico o > ue (presente)
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There are semi-regular -er verbs in Spanish in El Presente. This table shows two common verbs that follow this pattern:


  VOLVER
to come back		 MOVER
to move
 yo vuelvo muevo
 tú vuelves mueves

él / ella
usted

 vuelve mueve
nosotros 
nosotras		 volvemos movemos
vosotros 
vosotras		 volvéis movéis
ellos / ellas
ustedes		 vuelven mueven

Notice how the first vowel -o- becomes -ue- EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras where it remains -o-.

However their endings are the same as for all regular -er verbs in El Presente.

Listen to these examples:

Yo muevo las sillas del salón.I'm moving the chairs around in the lounge.

Tú vuelves del trabajo a las cinco.You return from work at five.

Ella mueve las cajas a otro lugar.She's moving the boxes somewhere else.

Nosotros volvemos muy cansados.We're coming back very tired.

Vosotros movéis los muebles de un lado a otro.You're moving the furniture around.

Los chicos vuelven temprano del colegio.The boys are returning early from school.

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El Presente

Verbos con cambio ortográfico o > ue (presente)

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Tú vuelves del trabajo a las cinco.You return from work at five.
Los chicos vuelven temprano del colegio.The boys are returning early from school.
Nosotros volvemos muy cansados.We're coming back very tired.
Ella mueve las cajas a otro lugar.She's moving the boxes somewhere else.
Yo muevo las sillas del salón.I'm moving the chairs around in the lounge.
Vosotros movéis los muebles de un lado a otro.You're moving the furniture around.

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SusanA1Kwiziq community member

conjugate an -er verb

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InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Susan

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Inma

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VergrisA2Kwiziq community member

Yo como   Nosotros comemos

Tu comes Vosotros comeis

El, ella usted come  Ellos, ellas, ustedes comen

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BobA1Kwiziq community member

Yo tengo nosotros tenemos

 tú tienes vosotros tenéis 

El ella usted tiene

Ellos ellas ustedes tienen

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