¡Unos Verbos Nuevos!

Ver: to see

Veo Vemos

Ves

Ve Ven

Whenever you use VER with a PERSON, put an “A’” right before the person.Ex: We see the girls = Nosotros vemos A las chicas.We see the boy. Nosotros vemos Al chico.(a plus el = al) 1.I see the dog. ___________________________________2.We see the teacher. __________________________________3. Do you see your friends? __________________________________________

Stem-changing verbs

• The following verbs are special. You still have to conjugate them the same way depending on their endings:

-Ar, -Er, -Ir(from Section F of your packet)cerrar (ie) ……………………………………. …to closeempezar (ie) …………………………………. to begin (FOLLOW WITH “a” if you are saying what person starts to do! )entender (ie) …………………………………. to understandpensar (ie) …………………………………. to think, to planpreferir (ie) …………………………………. to preferquerer (ie) …………………………………. to want

But NOW you also have to change the spelling of the STEM in some forms:Stem-changing verbs change in every form but NOSOTROS.

You STILL have to conjugate.These stem-changing verbs are sometimes called boot verbs. Can you see why?

Cerrar (ie) Empezar (ie) Pensar (ie)

• the “ie” next to the verb means that the E becomes an IE in every form but nosotros!

Cerrar = to close (E becomes IE in every form but nosotros)

cierro

Let’s try the AR stem-changers:

• We close the door. _______________________________

2.I close my book. ___________________________________

empezar = start (E becomes IE in every form but nosotros)

*** follow this verb with an A if you are saying start an activity:ex: Yo empiezo a comer = I start to eat.

empiezo

1. He starts to study. ______________________________________2. They start to REST(fix in packet). ________________________________________________________3. My friends and I start to do HW. ____________________________________________________________4. You start the HW. ____________________________________________________

Pensar = tothink / plan_ (used with QUE! for that )

pienso

1. I think that math is boring. ____________________________________________________________2. We think that history is interesting. ________________________________________________________________3. ADD THIS! We plan to eat at 5:30. ____________________________________

Let’s do the –ER verbs now.

entender (ie) to understand

querer (ie) to want

entender = _______________________ There are 3 Es in this verb! To determine which one to stem-change, 1. look at the ending and2. stem-change the first E that comes before the ending.

Entender = to__understand_____

entiendo

1.I understand the problem. ______________________________________________________________ 2.Do you understand science? ______________________________________________________________ 3.We understand Spanish. ______________________________________________________________

Querer = to__want/love_____

quiero

4.I want to live in a big house. ______________________________________________________________ 5.Do you want to eat lunch now? ______________________________________________________________ 6.We don’t want to study. ______________________________________________

And finally, the –IR verbs: only one in this chapter.Preferir = to prefer.

Which E do you stem change?

Preferir= to__prefer_____

Prefiero

1. We prefer to eat in the park._________________________________________________________________2. Do you prefer to run or to ride a bike? _________________________________________________________________

3. I don’t prefer the bananas. _________________________________________________________________