Stem Changing Verbs~Present Tense~

Review

*Remember = To conjugate most verbs in the present tense you simply take off the last two letters and add the new ending.

Endings

AR ER IR

o amos o emos o imos

as áis es éis es ís

a an e en e en

Example: Regular Present Tense

Caminar =

Camin__ + [o, as, a, amos, áis, an]

Vivir = Viv__ + [o, es, e, emos, éis, en]

Stem Changing Verbs

• For some verbs, however, a spelling change is required before conjugating it.

• The spelling change is in the stem (not the ending) = Therefore they are called “stem changing verbs”

For example, remember how to conjugate the verb “Jugar”?

Jugar = (u ue)Juego JugamosJuegas JugáisJuega Juegan

* Notice = Which 2 forms DO NOT have the stem change?

• When working with Stem Changing Verbs, there is a stem change in all of the forms except : NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS

• An easy way to remember this is that you can draw a shoe around the forms that DO have a stem change:

“Shoe Verbs” An easy way to remember this is that you

can draw a shoe around the forms that DO have a stem change:

Jugar = (u ue)

Juego Jugamos

Juegas Jugáis

Juega Juegan

Stem Changes

There are 3 main types of stem changes:

o ue

e ie

e i *u ue (very uncommon)

O UE1. Poder = to be able to, can

2. Volver = to return

3. Probar = to try

4. Recordar = to remember

5. Costar = to cost

E IE

1.Cerrar = to close

2.Comenzar = to start

3.Empezar = to start

4.Pensar = to think

5.Recomendar = to recommend

6.Querer = to want

E I1. Pedir = to request

2. Servir = to serve

3. Repetir = to repeat

4. Competir = to compete

5. Decir = to say, to tell

(*Yo = digo)

*U UE

1. Jugar = to play

Práctica

Yo (encontrar) el libro que busco. encuentro

¿Tú (jugar) al fútbol? juegas

Nosotros (dormir) en el hotel. dormimos

Práctica

• Can I go to the restroom?• At what time do your parents return?

• What do you think?

• My brother says “No.” • I close my eyes and I sleep.

Práctica

Textbook pg. 164, Act. #11

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