STEM CHANGING VERBS

Infinitive Verbs have two parts

Example: HABLAR

HABL is the stem AR is the ending (Which makes this an AR verb)

In regular verbs the stem does NOT change.

In regular verbs the stem does NOT change.

In regular verbs the stem does NOT change.

There are three types of stem changing verbs. In this lesson we will focus on O-UE and E-IE.

In STEM CHANGING verbs, the stem DOES change EXCEPT for in the NOSOTROS form!!

O-UEPODER

(Yo) PUEDO

(Nosotros) PODEMOS(Tú) PUEDES

(UDS., ELLOS)PUEDEN(Ud.,ÉL,ELLA) PUEDE

E-IEPENSAR

(Yo) PIENSO (Nosotros) PENSAMOS

(Tú) PIENSAS (UDS., ELLOS) PIENSAN

(Ud.,ÉL,ELLA) PIENSA

TRUE OR FALSEO-UE

• Yo duermo en el dormitorio.• Dormir – to sleep• Yo cuento el dinero.• Contar – to count• El héroe Superhombre vuela.• Volar – to fly• Cada mañana tuesto el pan.• Tostar – to toast

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• I eat lunch. (almorzar – to eat lunch)• Yo almuerzo.

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• You eat lunch. (almorzar – to eat lunch)

• Tú almuerzas.

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• The dog bites. (morder - to bite)

• El perro muerde.

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• We approve. (aprobar – to approve)

• Nosotros aprobamos.

• REMEMBER, the nosotros form does NOT stem change. It isn’t in the boot.

Write the following sentence in Spanish.

• She sleeps. (Dormir – to sleep)

• Ella duerme.

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• We solve the problem. (resolver – to solve)

• Nosotros resolvemos el problema.

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• I find the money. (encontrar – to find)

• Yo encuentro el dinero.

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• Dumbo flies. (volar – to fly)

• Dumbo vuela.

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• The cat sleeps. (dormir – to sleep)

• El gato duerme.

TRUE OR FALSEE-IE

• Yo pierdo muchas cosas en mi casa..• Perder – to lose• Pinocho miente mucho.• Mentir – to lie• Cada noche friego los platos.• Fregar – to wash dishes• Yo entiendo español.• Entender – to understand

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• I close the book. (cerrar – to close)

• Yo cierro el libro.

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• You guess. (acertar – to guess)

• Tú aciertas.

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• He washes the plates. (fregar – to wash)

• Él friega los platos.

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• You begin. (empezar – to begin)

• Tú empiezas.

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• They lie. (mentir – to lie)

• Ellos mienten.

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• We confess. (confesar – to confess)

• Nosotros confesamos.

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• They confess. (confesar – to confess)

• Ellos confiesan.