StemChanging Verbs a k a Shoe Verbs Review

Stem-Changing Verbs a. k. a. Shoe Verbs

Review: Er/Ir Endings Regular ER verb endings --o Tú --es Yo Él/ella/Ud. --e Nosotros --emos Vosotros --éis Ellos/ellas/Uds. --en Regular IR verb endings --o Tú --es Yo Él/ella/Ud. --e Nosotros --imos Vosotros --ís Ellos/ellas/Uds. --en

Stem-Changing Verbs Verb flower --e Regular IR endings: -- --es STEM IR --o --ís --en VIV-- Ending s o im

Stem-Changing Verbs Some verbs CHANGE in the STEM in the present tense. One type of stem-changing verb is when an E changes to an IE You already know one stem-changing verb that does it! Any guesses? … … … Tener! Yo tengo Tú tienes Ella/él/Ud. tiene Nosotros tenemos Vosotros tenéis Ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen

Stem-Changing Verbs *You’ll know it’s a stem-changer when the infinitive is followed by vowels in parentheses Querer (ie) *These are the vowels the stem will change to (usually the last vowel before the ar/er/ir ending). *There are other types of stem-changers, but today we are focusing on e ie *PLEASE NOTE: The rules about ar, er, and ir endings still apply! • The verbs conjugates NORMALLY—take off the ending and add the new endings. • Now you just have to change the stem too!

Stem-Changing Verbs Querer(ie)=to want Cerrar(ie)=to close Empezar(ie)=to begin Entender(ie)=to understand Pensar(ie)=to think, to plan Preferir(ie)=to prefer

Stem-Changing Verbs Dormir(ue)=to sleep Poder(ue)=to be able to, can Recordar(ue)=to remember Servir(i)=to serve Pedir(i)=to ask for, to order Jugar(ue)=to play

Stem-Changing Verbs, a. k. a. Shoe or Boot verb *Sometimes called Shoe or Boot Verbs because the forms that change form a boot or shoe. quiero QUERER queremos quieres queréis quieren *Notice: Stemchanging verbs DO NOT change in the nosotros and vosotros form!

Querer Quiero Queremos Quieres Queréis Quieren

Stem-Changing Verbs, a. k. a. Shoe or Boot verb Cerrar cierro cerramos cierras cerráis cierran

Stem-Changing Verbs, a. k. a. Shoe or Boot verb Preferir prefiero preferimos prefieres preferéis prefieren

O to UE stem-changing verbs *Just like E to IE stem-changing verbs, O to UE stem-changing verbs DO NOT CHANGE IN THE NOSOTROS OR VOSOTROS *Remember our shoe? ! QUIERO QUEREMOS QUIERES QUERÉIS QUIEREN

O to UE stem-changing verbs *In O to UE stem-changing verbs, the O changes to a UE … IN ALL FORMS EXCEPT NOSOTROS AND VOSOTROS *Example: dormir = to sleep DUERMO DORMIMOS DUERMES DORMÍS DUERMEN

O to UE stem-changing verbs Poder = to be able to, can PUEDO PODEMOS PUEDES PODÉIS PUEDEN

We’ve already done E to IE and O to UE stem-changers…one more kind is the E to I stem-changers Pedir = to ask for, to order Yo pido Tú pides Él pide Nosotros pedimos Vosotros pedís Ellos piden

E to I stem-changers Servir = to serve Yo sirvo Nosotros servimos Tú sirves Vosotros servís Él sirve Ellos sirven