The verb poder The verb PODER means to
The verb poder
The verb PODER means “to be able to” or “can”
THE VERB PODER Remember, in Spanish all verbs have two parts, the stem and the ending.
For example POD is the stem ER is the ending…thus makes PODER
PODER is what we call a “stem-changing verb or a boot verb”
STEM CHANGING VERBS The “stem” is what changes, so the stem POD changes the “o” to “ue” in all forms except the nosotros.
STEM CHANGING VERBS So instead of POD, you have PUED. The endings follow the regular ‘er’ endings.
REMEMBER “ER” ENDINGS? o emos es éis e en
PODER yo puedo nosotros podemos (NO CHANGE) tú puedes vosotros podéis ud. él ella puede uds. ellos ellas pueden
USES OF PODER When the forms of PODER are followed by another verb, the second verb is always an infinitive.
USES OF PODER For example: No puedo ir al cine contigo el viernes.
Let’s review PODER again and remember, you do NOT change the nosotros or the vosotros forms!
DORMIR The verb DORMIR is very similar to PODER. It means “to sleep. ”
DORMIR is a“stemchanging” verb/boot verb. It is an “o > ue” stemchanging verb.
DORMIR The stem of “dormir” is… “duerm” “dorm” What changes?
DORMIR follows regular “-ir” endings. o, es, e, imos, ís, en
DORMIR All forms change except the nosotros form. Let’s see!
DORMIR yo duermo dormimos tú él ella Ud. duermes duerme dormís ellos ellas duermen Uds.
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