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 |
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.
See also:
- List of common Spanish Stem-changing Verbs: present tense (o > ue)
- Conjugate regular -er verbs in El Presente (present tense)
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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.
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.
Susan
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7 April 2019
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conjugate an -er verb
Inma
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18 April 2019
18/04/19
Hola Susan
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Inma