Hola, en esta lección vamos a hablar de algunos verbos con cambio radical de O a UE en el tiempo presente. In this video, we'll be talking about a second type of stem-changing verb. These change from O to UE in the present tense. Before watching this video, you might watch the videos on regular AR, ER, and IR verbs, and the videos on "poder" and "jugar" in the present tense. If you've already watched the videos on "poder" and "jugar", you might remember they changed weirdly in the middle of some of the forms. Let's see if you can remember which of the forms of "poder" goes where. You should have gotten the following: Yo puedo. I can. Tú puedes. You can Él puede. He can Ella puede. she can Usted puede. you (formal) can Nosotros podemos. we can Nosotras podemos. we (the females) can Ellos pueden. they can Ellas pueden. they (the females) can Ustedes pueden. you all can And you should notice that the O in "poder" changes to UE in these forms. It kind of looks like a shoe or a boot, which is why many Spanish teachers call verbs that do this shoe verbs or boot verbs. The other types of verbs of stem-changing verbs in the present tense can be seen in the video on e-ie verbs and the video on e-i verbs There are actually several verbs that follow the same pattern as "poder" with the O changing to UE in the present tense. Some of the more common ones are: almorzar, contar, costar, encontrar, mostrar, recordar, volver, oler, volver, dormir, and morir. Notice that we have AR, ER, and IR verbs that can change like "PODER". Let's try a few. How about an AR verb? Recordar. Yo recuerdo. I remember Tú recuerdas. you remember Él recuerda. He remembers Ella recuerda. she remembers Usted recuerda. you remember (formally) Nosotros recordamos. we remember Nosotras recordamos. we (the females) remember Ellos recuerdan. they remember Ellas recuerdan. they (the females) remember Ustedes recuerdan. you all remember Por ejemplo: Francisco no recuerda dónde dejó su teléfono. ¿Recuerdas todo lo que lees? So the O changes to a UE in the shoe or boot and the AR changes to the regular AR endings. How about an ER verb? Let's try oler. Yo huelo. I smell Tú hueles. you smell Él huele. he smells Ella huele. she smells Usted huele. you smell (formally) Nosotros olemos. we smell Nosotras olemos. we (the females) smell Ellos huelen. they smell Ellas huelen. they (the females) smell Ustedes huelen. you all smell And when we say that you all smell it's referring to your actual nostrils. If you want to say that smells good or bad you have to add that in there. Por ejemplo: No huelo nada desde hace cuatro días. I haven't smell anything for four days. Las flores huelen tan bonito. The flowers smell so beautiful. We should notice the O changes to a UE. And where that happens, we also add an H because of the diphthong UE. 'UE' isn't supposed to start a word. Notice the shoe or boot and the regular ER endings. Now let's try an IR verb. How about dormir, to sleep? Yo duermo. I sleep Tu duermes. you sleep Él duerme. he sleeps Ella duerme. she sleeps Usted duerme. you sleep (formally) Nosotros dormimos. we sleep Nosotras dormimos. we (the females) sleep Ellos duermen. they sleep Ellas duermen. they (the females) sleep Ustedes duermen. you all sleep Por ejemplo: Los gatos solo comen y duermen. Cats only eat and sleep. or, The cats only eat and sleep. ¿Dónde duermes cuando visitas a tus abuelos? Where do you sleep when you visit your grandparents? Again, notice the shoe or boot. And the endings are like a regular IR verb. Now, choose the verb form that fits best. Pause the video if you need more time and check the word bank if you don't know a word. ¿No hueles eso? Apesta mucho. Todos los días los trabajadores almuerzan a las once y media de la mañana. ¿Recuerdan cómo se llama el perro de Ana? Esmeralda casi no duerme los fines de semana. Rosa y Flor siempre vuelven tarde. Después de leer los libros, los devuelvo a la biblioteca. ¿Cuánto cuestan dos hamburguesas que lleven todo? Ese Rodrigo es cómico porque cuenta muchos chistes. Cuando de repente hace frío, las plantas mueren. El niño lleva sus juguetes a la escuela y se los muestra a sus compañeros. "Se los muestra" means he or she shows them the toys to them. Now let's try one more thing. Translate the following into Spanish. Pause the video if you need more time and check below this video for conjugation help and the word bank. El tren returns at 7:00. El tren vuelve a las siete. "Regresa" could also be used for “returns”. But I'm practicing the O to UE stem changers in this video. The couch still smells a little weird. El sofá todavía huele un poco raro. Do you all remember who lives there? ¿Ustedes recuerdan quién vive allí? Or without ustedes, ¿Recuerdan quién vive allí? We find lots of interesting things in the store next to the bread store. Encontramos muchas cosas interesantes en la tienda al lado de la panadería. When Gilbert can’t sleep, he counts sheep. Cuando Gilberto no puede dormir, él cuenta ovejas. Ana eats lunch in the same place every day. Ana almuerza en el mismo lugar todos los días. Janet never returns things. Janet jamás devuelve las cosas. Janet nunca devuelve las cosas O, Janet no devuelve las cosas nunca. We could have used "regresar" as well to return things. But again, I want to practice the O-to-UE stem changers. And remember that when you put "nunca", never after our verb, we have to make sure it's negative before our verb. Bueno, es todo para esta lección. I hope you found it helpful, and you understand a little bit better the O-to-U-E stem changing verbs in the present tense. Let me know if you have any questions or comments about this video. Gracias y nos vemos.