Conjugating stem changing verbs stem changing verbs n

Conjugating stem changing verbs

stem changing verbs n Remember that … – a verb has two parts. § The stem (or root) and the ending. Verb Hablar ar Comer Com er Viv ir Vivir Stem Ending + + + -

stem changing verbs n Let’s review -ir verbs that change from e>i & o>ue in the present tense n and -ir verbs that change from e>i and o>u in the preterite tense Present tense endings for -ir Preterite regular ending for -er & ir-imos -í -o -imos -es -í s -isteis -e -en -ió -ieron

Let’s conjugate a stem changing verb in the present tense Pedir yo tú él ella Uds. pid o pides pid e (e>i) Nosotros pedimos Vosotros ped ís Ellos ellas Uds. piden Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another stem changing Servir yo (e>i) Nosotros sirvo tú servimos Vosotros servís sirves él ella sirve Uds. Ellos ellas Uds. sirven Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another stem changing Seguir (e>i) To follow or to continue yo Nosotros sigo tú seguimos Vosotros seguís sigues él ella sigue Uds. Ellos ellas Uds. siguen Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate a reflexive stem changing verb vest ir se yo Nosotros Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. me viisto nos vest imos tú Vosotros él ella Uds. Ellos ellas Uds. te viistes se viist e os vestís se viisten Remove the verb ending. Change the stem. Add new endings.

Let’s conjugate another verb Dormir (o>ue) yo tú duermo duerm es él ella duerm e Uds. Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called boot verbs Nosotros dormimos Vosotros dorm ís Ellos ellas Uds. duerm en Change the stem Add endings

Conjugating verbs in the PRETERITE tense n In the preterite tense only -ir verbs stemchange. They change from e>i or from o>u n However, these stem-changes occur only in the 3 rd person singular (él, ella, usted) and 3 rd person plural (ellos, ellas, ustedes). n That’s why they are called “shoe verbs” (“sandal verbs” or “basement verbs”)

Conjugating –ir verbs in the PRETERITE tense -í -iste -ió -imos -isteis -ieron

Let’s conjugate a stem changing verb Pedir yo tú él ella Uds. ped í ped iste pid ió (e>i) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros pedimos Vosotros ped isteis Ellos ellas Uds. pidieron Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another verb Servir yo tú él ella Uds. serví serviste sirvió (e>i) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros servimos Vosotros servisteis Ellos ellas Uds. sirvieron Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another verb Repetir yo tú repet í repet iste él ella repit ió Uds. (e>i) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros repetimos Vosotros repetisteis Ellos ellas Uds. repitieron Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another verb Preferir yo prefer í (e>i) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros preferimos tú Vosotros él ella prefir ió Uds. Ellos ellas prefirieron Uds. prefer iste preferisteis Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another verb Seguir yo tú segu í segu iste él ella sigu ió Uds. (e>i) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros seguimos Vosotros seguisteis Ellos ellas siguieron Uds. Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate a reflexive stem changing verb in the preterite vest ir se yo Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. Nosotros me vestí nos vest imos te vest iste os vest isteis él Ellos se se ellas Uds. vi i stió Uds. viist ieron tú Vosotros Remove the verb ending. Change the stem. Add new endings.

Let’s conjugate another reflexive stem changing verbin the preterite divert ir se Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. nos me divert í divert imos tú Vosotros os te divert isteis él Ellos se se ellas Uds. divi i rt ió Uds. diviirt ieron yo Nosotros Remove the verb ending. Change the stem. Add new endings.

Let’s conjugate another verb Dormir yo tú dormí dormiste él ella Uds. durmió (o>u) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoeverbs Nosotros dormimos Vosotros dormisteis Ellos ellasdurmieron Uds. Change the stem Add endings

Let’s conjugate another verb Morir yo tú morí moriste él ella Uds. murió (o>u) Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called shoeverbs Nosotros morimos Vosotros mor isteis Ellos ellas Uds. murieron Change the stem Add endings

Freír

The verb FREÍR in the PRESENT (this one has orthographic and irregular changes) Freír yo tú él ella Uds. frío fríes fríe (e>í) Nosotros fre ímos Vosotros freís Ellos ellas Uds. frí en Find out what group the verb falls in. Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings

The verb FREÍR in the PRETERITE Find out what group the verb falls in. (this one has orthographic and irregular changes) Freír yo tú él ella Uds. freíste frió (e>_) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Nosotros fre ímos Vosotros freísteis Ellos ellas Uds. fr ieron Change the stem Add endings

Let’s review funky preterite rule #26 multi-vowel verbage

funky preterite rule #26 multi-vowel verbage Certain verbs who insist on having a lot of vowels in them, have to be treated differently and here’s why. Try forming the preterite of leer. When we have this massive pile-up of vowels in the middle, we simply change the i to a y. caerse = se cayó, se cayeron creer = creyó, creyeron influir = influyó, influyeron contribiur = contribuyó, contribuyeron leer leí leimos leisteis leió leyó leieron leyeron ¿¿leió? ? ¿¿leieron? ? The same thing happens to these verbs in the progressive. leyendo cayendose creyendo influyendo contribuyendo

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