Download Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs

Los verbos de cambio
radical (zapato/bota):
e→ie
o→ue
u→ue
e→i
Los verbos que cambian e→ie
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Tener
Querer
Pensar
Empezar
Comenzar
Perder
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To have
To want
To think
To begin (start)
To begin (start)
To lose
Querer
Querer
• Note: the verb “querer” is pronounced:
• Quer- (“care” in English)
• -er (“air” in English
• Querer. Care-air. (rhymes with “Care Bear”)
Empezar
Comenzar
Perder
How do these verbs work?
Stem-changing verbs give
their stems the boot!
Querer
Querer
• First, let’s just add all the correct endings.
Verb endings
• If a verb ends in
–ar, you add:
•o
• as
•a
• amos
• an
Verb endings
• If a verb ends in
–er, you add:
•o
• es
•e
• emos
• en
• if a verb ends in
–ir, you add:
• o
• es
• e
• imos
• en
• So, since “querer” ends en “er”
(querer), which endings will we
add?
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The “er” endings:
o
es
e
emos
en
Querer
quer o
quer emos
quer es
queréis
quer e
quer en
Now, let’s add our stem change.
• Remember, only the e in the stem can
change.
• querer
• perder
• If there are two e’s in the stem, the second
one always changes.
• preferir
• empezar
• Now let’s change the stems.
• Remember, e can change to ie only within
the boot. This means the
nosotros/vosotros forms never changes!
Querer
quier o
emos
queremos
quier es
queréis
quier e
Quieren
en
The u→ue and o→ue verbs work
the same way.
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Poder
Jugar
Dormir
Soñar
Volver
Devolver
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to be able to (can)
to play
to sleep
to dream
to return (to a place)
to return (a thing)
First, find the o or u in the stem that
is going to change
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Poder
Jugar
Dormir
Soñar
Volver
Devolver
Then, decide which verb endings
you will use.
• For jugar:
• For poder:
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o
as
a
amos
an
o
es
e
emos
en
JUGAR
juego
jugamos
juegas
jugáis
juega
juegan
Poder
p__d
ue o
pod emos
ue es
p__d
podéis
ue e
p__d
ue en
p__d
Los verbos e→i
Pedir
Pido Pides Pide
Pedimos Pedís Piden
Servir
Sirvo Sirves Sirve
Servimos Servís Sirven
Digo Dices Dice
Decimos Decís Dicen
Sonrío Sonríes Sonríe
Sonreímos Sonreís Sonríen
Río Ríes Ríe
Reímos Reís Ríen
Decir
Sonreír
Reír