STEM- CHANGING VERBS!

The 4 ways to stem changeE -> IE

O -> UEU -> UEE -> I

Lets conjugate…

1. Remove the ending!

2. Find the stem!

3. Change the stem!

4. Conjugate!

FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

QU E RE RIE1. Quiero

2. Quieres

3. Quiere

4. Queremos

5. Queréis

6. Quieren

Stem-Changing Verbs AKA, BOOT VERBS(changes

only occur in the boot)

almalmueuerzorzo almorzamosalmorzamos

almalmueuerzasrzas almorzáisalmorzáis

almalmueuerzarza almalmueuerzanrzan

almorzar (o->ue) – to eat lunch

Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH

1.To eat lunch

2.To want3.To be able4.To ask for5.To play

ALMORZAALMORZARR

QUERERQUERER

PODERPODER

PEDIRPEDIR

JUGARJUGAR

(O>UE(O>UE))

(E>IE)(E>IE)

(O>UE(O>UE))

(E>I)(E>I)

(U>UE(U>UE))

THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM

CHANGERS!!

All stem changing verbs have the same ENDINGS as regular verbs.

-o-o -emos-emos

-es-es -éis-éis

-e-e -en-en

-o-o -imos-imos

-es-es -ís-ís

-e-e -en-en

-o-o -amos-amos

-as-as -áis-áis

-a-a -an-an

GOOD NEWS!!!!

What do we do to the stem of a stem changer?

We change the vowel in the middle of the stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.

EXAMPLE:

1. What is the stem?

2. Change the vowel to the new letter(s)

3. Conjugate like normal!

J G A R (u->ue)

U ue

Señor, why didn’t you change NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?

We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form of the verb!

But señor, how do we know which verbs stem change?

Here is a list of the common stem-change verbs:

*Almorzar*Querer*Pensar*Pedir*PreferirComenzarSentarPoder

AcostarAcostarJugarJugarEmpezarEmpezarRecomendarRecomendarVolverVolverEntenderEntenderCerrarCerrarDormirDormir