

Below is a list of common stem changing verbs in Spanish: e → ie That is to say: yo, él/ ella/ usted, ustedes y ellos/ ellas. *You will notice in the above chart that the stem changes in the first person, third person singular and third person plural forms. In the present tense, we have three main groups of stem changing verbs (with some other exceptions that we will talk about later): The three main groups of stem changing verbs are as follows: With many verbs in Spanish, the stem changes when you conjugate them, and this is what makes them irregular. With regular verbs, the stem does not change when it is conjugated. Below you will notice that the stem is written in italics and the ending is in bold: Infinitives are made up of two parts: the stem and the ending. If you remember from our previous lesson about regular verbs, there are three types of infinitives in Spanish: verbs that end in -ar, -er, or -ir. Remember, in Spanish, we have to conjugate all verbs according to the person, tense, voice and mood. With this supreme guide, you will be a master at conjugating irregular present tense verbs before you can say “Spanish”! Therefore, they are much easier to learn once you have memorized the rules when conjugating irregular verbs in Spanish.

Fortunately for you, the majority of the irregular verbs in Spanish follow a pattern. Just like in English, the Spanish language has many irregular verbs.
