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Spanish -ar verbs:
verbs with a vowel change

Previously we looked at verbs such as pensar, which have a vowel change from e to ie when the vowel is stressed. There is another pattern of vowel change in -ar verbs. Again, it affects a handful of verbs only, but some of those verbs are verb common.

-ar verbs that change the vowel from o to ue

The pattern is very similar to verbs like pensar. But the final vowel of the stem of these verbs is o and it changes to ue. So for example, the present tense of the verb encontrar (to meet) goes as follows:

Practise verbs that change o to ue

To practise, we'll use the following common verbs:

probar to test	colgar to hang	encontrar to meet
mostrar to show	recordar to remind	volar to fly
contar to count	soñar to dream

 Suggest a change / Cambios sugeridos

Remember: all of these verbs will change o to ue, except in the we... (-amos) and the Spanish familir you all... (-áis) forms.

We left out the common verb costar (to cost), because this is most commonly used in third person forms cuesta (it costs...) and cuestan (they cost...).

Next: the verb jugar

On the next page, we'll mention briefly the verb jugar, which unusually has the change u > ue.

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