verter Present Conjugation
verter — to pour
Verter is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
verter Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe pouring liquids, expressing opinions, or leaking information as a habitual or current action.
Notes on verter in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb where the 'e' in the stem becomes 'ie' when stressed (vierto, viertes, vierte, vierten).
Example Sentences
Vierto un poco de leche en el café.
I pour a little milk into the coffee.
yo
El camarero vierte el vino con mucho cuidado.
The waiter pours the wine very carefully.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros vertemos el agua en la jarra.
We pour the water into the pitcher.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'verto' instead of 'vierto'.
Correct: Vierto
Why: Verter follows the e > ie stem-change pattern in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: vertí
Verter is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er ending pattern.
Imperfect
yo: vertía
Verter is completely regular in the imperfect: vertía, vertías, vertía, vertíamos, vertíais, vertían.
Future
yo: verteré
The future of verter is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: verteré, verterás, etc.
Conditional
yo: vertería
The conditional of verter is regular: vertería, verterías, vertería, verteríamos, verteríais, verterían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vierta
The present subjunctive of verter follows the e > ie stem change: vierta, viertas, vierta, vertamos, vertáis, viertan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vertiera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: vertiera, vertieras, vertiera, vertiéramos, vertierais, vertieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vierte
The imperative uses the stem-changed 'vierte' for tú and 'vierta' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no viertas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no viertas, no vierta, no vertamos, no vertáis, no viertan.