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Stem Changers (e to ie) Stem Changing Verbs e→ie • • • • • • • Tener Querer Pensar Empezar Venir Merendar Entender • • • • • • • To have To want To think To begin (start) To come or arrive To snack To understand Querer Querer • Note: the verb “querer” is pronounced: • Quer- (“care” in English) • -er (“air” in English • Querer. Care-air. (rhymes with “Care Bear”) How do these verbs work? Stem-changing need to have a 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? • • • • • • The “er” endings: o es e emos en Querer quer o quer es quer e quer emos X quer en Now, let’s add our stem change. • Remember, only the e in the stem can change. • querer • entender If there are more than one e in the word, 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 form never changes! Querer quier o quier es quier e emos queremos X Quieren en