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Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs e→ie o→ue u→ue Los verbos que cambian e→ie • • • • • • Tener Querer Pensar Empezar Comenzar Perder • • • • • • 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”) Pensar 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? • • • • • • The “er” endings: o es e emos en Querer quer o quer emos quer es 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 form never changes! Querer quier o quer emos quier es quier e quier en The u→ue and o→ue verbs work the same way. • • • • • • Poder Jugar Dormir Soñar Volver Devolver • • • • • • 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 • • • • • • Poder Jugar Dormir Soñar Volver Devolver Then, decide which verb endings you will use. • For jugar: • For poder: • • • • • • • • • • o as a amos an o es e emos en Then change it in the boot juego jugamos juegas juega juegan Poder p__d ue o pod emos ue es p__d ue e p__d ue en p__d