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Shoe Verbs

O to UE - DORMIR

yo duermo tú duermes él / ella duerme vosotros / as dormís nosotros / as dormimos ellos / ellas duermen

Note that the stem / root change doesn ’ t occur in the nosotros ( us ), nor the vosotros ( you-all ). This is a rule for all stem / root changing verbs

Stem or Root changing verbs

There are three groups of verbs which change a little at the ‘ stem ’ or the ‘ root ’ in the present tense . Usually they are completely regular as far as the end changes for the different conjugations / people are concerned .

They are often known as SHOE verbs .

Lynn Cobb www . learn-aprender . com almorzar – to eat lunch / elevenses morir – to die aprobar – to approve mostrar – to show colgar – to hang mover – to move contar – to count , to tell probar – to prove , test , sample , taste costar – to cost recordar – to remember devolver – to return ( an object ) resolver – to solve volver – to return ( from somewhere ) rogar – to beg , pray dormir – to sleep sonar – to sound , ring encontrar – to find soñar ( con ) – to dream ( about ) envolver – to wrap tostar – to toast morder – to bite volar – to fly