Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (157 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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There are two verbs in
Radical Changing Verbs III that change from “o” to “ue” in the present, and from “o” to “u” in the third man singular and plural of the past.
DORMIR,
to sleep
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE AND COMMAND | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE |
| duerma | durmiera |
MORIR,
to die
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE AND COMMAND | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE |
| muera | muriera |
LIST OF RADICAL CHANGING VERBS I
Following is a list of Radical Changing Verbs I. It contains all the common and fairly common Radical Changing Verbs I. Only verbs that are seldom used have been omitted.
“Ar” verbs in which the “e” changes to “ie.”
PENSAR
to think
E = IE
| apretar, to squeeze | pensar, to think |
| atravesar, to cross (street) | quebrar, to break |
| calentar, to heat | recomendar, to recommend |
| cerrar, to close | regar, to irrigate, to sprinkle |
| confesar, to confess | regimentar, to regiment |
| desconcertar, to disconcert | remendar, to mend |
| despertar, to wake up | reventar, to burst |
| encerrar, to lock in | sembrar, to sow, to seed |
| enterrar, to bury | temblar, to tremble |
| gobernar, to govern | tentar, to tempt, to touch |
| helar, to freeze | sentar, to seat |
| manifestar, to manifest | |
“Er” verbs in which the “e” changes to “ie”
SAMPLE VERB
:
PERDER,
to lose
| ascender, to ascend, climb | defender, to defend |
| atender, to attend ( a person ) | descender, to descend, go down |
| concernir, to concern | encender, to light ( a fire ) |
| entender, to understand | perder, to lose |
| extender, to extend | tender, to hang out ( clothes ) |
| heder, to stink |
“Ar” verbs in which the “o” changes to “ue”
SAMPLE VERB
:
ENCONTRAR,
to find
O = UE
| acordar, to remind | mostrar, to show |
| acostar, to put to bed | probar, to taste, to test |
| apostar, to bet | recordar, to remember |
| aprobar, to approve | renovar, to renew |
| colar, to strain (juice) | rodar, to roll |
| comprobar, to prove | soltar, to let loose |
| consolar, to console | sonar, to sound |
| contar, to count, tell | soñar, to dream |
| costar, to cost | tostar, to toast |
| demostrar, to demonstrate | tronar, to thunder |
| descontar, to discount | volar, to fly |
| encontrar, to find, to encounter |
“Er” verbs in which the “o” changes to “ue”
O = UE
| conmover, to move (emotionally) | morder, to bite |
| moler, to grind | mover, to move |
There are some radical changing verbs that end in “gar.” All verbs that end in “gar” in the infinitive end in “gué” in the first person singular of the past.
FREGAR,
to scrub
E = IE
CEGAR,
to blind
E = IE
PRESENT
NEGAR,
to deny
E = IE
SOSEGAR,
to calm, to quiet
E = IE
COLGAR,
to hang
O = UE
