STEM CHANGING VERBS The 4 ways to stem

STEM- CHANGING VERBS!

The 4 ways to stem change E -> IE O -> UE U -> UE E -> I

Lets conjugate… FOLLOW THESE STEPS: QUIE ERE R 1. Remove the ending! 1. Quiero 2. Find the stem! 2. Quieres 3. Change the stem! 4. Conjugate! 3. Quiere 4. Queremos 5. Queréis 6. Quieren

Stem-Changing Verbs AKA, BOOT VERBS(changes only occur in the boot) almuerzo almorzamos almuerzas almorzáis almuerzan almorzar (o->ue) – to eat lunch

Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH 1. To eat lunch 2. To want 3. To be able 4. To ask ALMORZAR(O>UE) QUERER (E>IE) PODER (O>UE) PEDIR (E>I) JUGAR (U>UE)

THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!! GOOD NEWS!!!! All stem changing verbs have the same ENDINGS as regular verbs. -o -as -a -amos -áis -an -o -es -e -emos -éis -en -o -es -e -imos -ís -en

What do we do to the stem of a stem changer? We change the vowel in the middle of the stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis. EXAMPLE: 1. What is the stem? Jue UG A R (u->ue) 2. Change the vowel to the new letter(s) 3. Conjugate like normal!

Señor, why didn’t you change NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS? We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form of the verb!

But señor, how do we know which verbs stem change?

Here is a list of the common stem-change verbs: *Almorzar *Querer *Pensar *Pedir *Preferir Comenzar Sentar Poder Acostar Jugar Empezar Recomendar Volver Entender Cerrar Dormir