STEM CHANGE VERBS!
Define these 5 verbs in SPANISHDefine these 5 verbs in SPANISH
1.1. To playTo play
2.2. To returnTo return
3.3. To loseTo lose
4.4. To thinkTo think
5.5. To sleepTo sleep
JUGARJUGAR
VOLVERVOLVER
PERDERPERDER
PENSARPENSAR
DORMIRDORMIR
(UE)(UE)
(UE)(UE)
(IE)(IE)
(IE)(IE)
(UE)(UE)
THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!!THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!!
All stem change verbs have the same All stem change verbs have the same ENDINGSENDINGS as as regular verbs. regular verbs.
OO EmosEmos
EsEs ÉÉisis
EE enen
OO ImosImos
EsEs ÍsÍs
EE enen
OO AmosAmos
AsAs ÁisÁis
AA AnAn
GOOD NEWS!!!!
What do we do to the What do we do to the stem of a stem changer?stem of a stem changer?We change the vowel in the middle of the We change the vowel in the middle of the
stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.
EXAMPLE:
1. What is the stem?
2. Change the vowel to the new letter(s)
3. Conjugate like normal!
J G A R U ue
Lets conjugate…Lets conjugate…
1. Remove the ending
2. Find the stem
3. Change the stem
4. Conjugate!
FOLLOW THESE STEPS: QU E RE RIE1. Quiero
2. Quieres
3. Quiere
4. Queremos
5. Queréis
6. Quieren
SeSeñora, why didn’t you change ñora, why didn’t you change NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?
We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, change the NOSOTROS and change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form of the verb!VOSOTROS form of the verb!
The 4 ways to stem The 4 ways to stem changechangeE-IEE-IE
O-UEO-UE
U-UEU-UE
E-IE-I
But señora, how do we know But señora, how do we know which verbs stem change?which verbs stem change?
Here is a list of the Here is a list of the common stem-change common stem-change
verbs:verbs:PensarPensarEmpezarEmpezarRecomendarRecomendarComenzarComenzarSentarSentarQuererQuererAlmorzarAlmorzarPoderPoder
AcostarAcostarJugarJugarPerderPerderPreferirPreferirVolverVolverEntenderEntenderCerrarCerrarDormirDormir