Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: Verbs with "Yo" form ending in -ío


AR	confiar	to confide, trust, rely	vertrauen, trauen
	criar	to create, nurse, raise, rear, breed	züchten
	desviar	to deviate, deflect, swerve, turn away	abweichen
	enfriar	to cool, make cool, get chilled	kühlen, frieren
	esquiar	to ski	Ski fahren, laufen

*This change does not occur in such verbs as: aliviar, anunciar, asociar, cambiar, cariciar, columpiar, divorciar, estudiar, etc.

In all forms except nosotros & vosotros the -i at the end of the stem becomes an -í.

Drop the -ar: That's the stem !!

To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

The nosotros & vosotros forms do not require the stem change in the present tense.

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: IAR Stress Shift verbs: I -> Í

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the I at the end of the stem, and change it to Í.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
confiar	confío	I confide, trust	I do confide, trust	I'm confiding, trusting	ich vertraue, traue
criar	crío	I raise, breed	I do raise, breed	I'm raising, breeding	ich züchte
desviar	desvío	I deviate	I do deviate	I'm deviating	ich weiche ab
enfriar	enfrío	I chill	I do chill	I'm chilling	ich friere
esquiar	esquío	I ski	I do ski	I'm skiing	ich laufe/fahre Ski

Why add the accent?

The I is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become unstressed in a diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: IAR Stress Shift verbs: I -> Í

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the I at the end of the stem, and change it to Í.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
confiar	confías	you confide, trust	you do confide, trust	you're confiding, trusting	du vertraust, traust
criar	crías	you raise, breed	you do raise, breed	you're raising, breeding	du züchtest
desviar	desvías	you deviate	you do deviate	you're deviating	du weichst ab
enfriar	enfrías	you chill	you do chill	you're chilling	du frierst
esquiar	esquías	you ski	you do ski	you're skiing	du läufst/fährst Ski

Why add the accent?

The I is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become unstressed in a diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the as ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: IAR Stress Shift verbs: I -> Í

Él form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the I at the end of the stem, and change it to Í.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
confiar	confía	he confides, trusts	he does confide, trust	he's confiding, trusting	er vertraut, traut
criar	cría	he raises, breeds	he does raise, breed	he's raising, breeding	er züchtet
desviar	desvía	he deviates	he does deviate	he's deviating	er weicht ab
enfriar	enfría	he chills	he does chill	he's chilling	er friert
esquiar	esquía	he skis	he does ski	he's skiing	er läuft/fährt Ski

Why add the accent?

The I is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become unstressed in a diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the a ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The Él is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say Él. If you do add the Él, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	Él	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: IAR Stress Shift verbs: I -> Í

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the I at the end of the stem, and change it to Í.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
confiar	confía	she confides, trusts	she does confide, trust	she's confiding, trusting	sie vertraut, traut
criar	cría	she raises, breeds	she does raise, breed	she's raising, breeding	sie züchtet
desviar	desvía	she deviates	she does deviate	she's deviating	sie weicht ab
enfriar	enfría	she chills	she does chill	she's chilling	sie friert
esquiar	esquía	she skis	she does ski	she's skiing	sie läuft/fährt Ski

Why add the accent?

The I is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become unstressed in a diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the a ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLA is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: IAR Stress Shift verbs: I -> Í

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the I at the end of the stem, and change it to Í.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
confiar	confía	you confide, trust	you do confide, trust	you're confiding, trusting	Sie vertrauen, trauen
criar	cría	you raise, breed	you do raise, breed	you're raising, breeding	Sie züchten
desviar	desvía	you deviate	you do deviate	you're deviating	Sie weichen ab
enfriar	enfría	you chill	you do chill	you're chilling	Sie frieren