Download Stem-Changing Verbs (e to ie)

Review of Regular
Verbs and e to ie StemChanging Verbs
Spanish I
Señora Hoffman-Fields
Spanish verbs have 2 parts: a stem and an
ending
hablar = to speak
comer = to eat
vivir = to live
pensar = to think
querer = to want
preferir = to prefer
When conjugating a regular verb, you drop the
ending and add a new one that matches the
subject.
hablar = to speak
hablo = I speak
comer = to eat
comes = you eat
vivir = to eat
vivimos = we eat
Note that the stem of the verb did not change.
Stem-changing verbs have a spelling
change in the stem of the verb.
Stem-changing verbs are also called
“shoe verbs” or “boot verbs” because of
the pattern of spelling changes.
Note the spelling change
only occurs in the “boot”
shape
pensar (to think) (e to ie)
p enso (I think)
pensamos (we think)
p ensas (you think) pensáis (vosotros think)
(they / you all
p ensa (he/she thinks) p ensan
think)
Verbs with a stem-change will often be
marked like this:
preferir (e-ie)
pensar (e-ie)
querer (e-ie)
Verbs with a stem-change use the exact same
endings as regular verbs!
hablar
yo hablo
tú hablas
él
ella
habla
Ud.
nosotros
hablamos
vosotros habláis
ellos
ellas
hablan
Uds.
cerrar (e to ie)
yo c erro
nosotros cerramos
tú c
él
ella
Ud.
vosotros cerráis
ellos
ellas
cierran
Uds.
as
c erra
Verbs with a stem-change use the exact same
endings as regular verbs!
beber
yo bebo
nosotros
bebemos
tú bebes
vosotros bebéis
él
ellos
ella
bebe ellas
beben
Ud.
Uds.
querer (e to ie)
yo qu ero
nosotros queremos
tú qu
él
ella
Ud.
vosotros queréis
ellos
ellas
quieren
Uds.
es
qu ere
Verbs with a stem-change use the exact same
endings as regular verbs!
vivir
yo vivo
tú vives
él
ella
vive
Ud.
nosotros
vivimos
vosotros vivis
ellos
ellas
viven
Uds.
preferir (e to ie)
yo prefero
nosotros preferimos
tú prefieres
él
ella pref ere
Ud.
vosotros preferis
ellos
ellas
prefieren
Uds.