STEM CHANGING VERBS Espaol 1 tener querer recomendar

STEM CHANGING VERBS Español 1 tener, querer, recomendar, pedir, servir

Every verb has 2 parts • Stem • Ending

What is a stem? The stem is the beginning part of a verb. It includes everything up to the ending. The stems are shown below in red. bailar correr estudio escribir vendemos

What is an ending? The ending is the last part of a verb. It is the –ar, -er, or – ir from an infinitive or the ending added to conjugate a verb. The endings are shown below in black. bailar estudio correr escribir vendemos

Stem changing verbs have a spelling change in all forms EXCEPT. . . NOSOTROS VOSOTROS

quiero queremos quieres queréis quieren It looks like a boot!!!

There are several types of stem changing verbs. Today we will focus on: e > ie and e>i

e > ie verbs include: tener * = to have querer = to want recomendar = to recommend

e > i verbs include: pedir = to ask for/to order servir = to serve

tener* = to have e > ie (tener is a stem changer and has an irregular “yo” form) tengo* tenemos tienes tenéis tienen

querer = to want e > ie quiero queremos quieres queréis quieren

recomendar = to recommend e > ie recomiendo recomendamos recomiendas recomendáis recomiendan

pedir = to ask for/ to order e>i pido pedimos pides pedís piden

servir = to serve e>i sirvo servimos sirves servís sirven