SHOE VERBS
(In the Present Tense)
| yo |
nosotros |
|
tú |
|
|
Ud/él/ella |
Uds/ellos/ellas |
These are called shoe verbs because the green sections have the vowel change for the following pronouns:
yo
-Itú-you informal
Ud
-you formalél
-he, ella-sheUds-you all
ellos-they-masculine
ellas-they feminine
Really it does look like a shoe or maybe a sock or boot!
Ejemplo/Example:
Poder-to be able to
O changes to UE in the green boxes
| yo puedo |
Nosotros/as podemos |
|
tú puedes |
*Vosotros podéis |
|
Ud/él/ella puede |
Uds/ellos/ellas pueden |
*Note you are not responsible for vosotros since it is only used in Spain.
HELPFUL HINT
List of SHOE Verbs
Some More Examples of Shoe Verb Conjugations
DORMIR
| yo duermo |
nosotros dormimos |
|
tú d uermes |
|
|
Ud/él/ella d uerme |
Uds/ellos/ellas d uermen |
CERRAR
| yo cierro |
nosotros cerramos |
|
tú c ierras |
|
|
Ud/él/ella c ierra |
Uds/ellos/ellas c ierran |
WANT TO CONJUGATE MORE SHOE VERBS????
OF COURSE!!!!!!
(in cerrar------change the e to ie)
nosotros
&
vosotros
(vosotros is used in Spain—we are not using this)AR, ER, or IR ending verb.
To Review Regular Verb Conjugations in the Present
http://www.geocities.com/flteachmd/regular.html