Stem changing verbs. definition verbs that have a spelling change in their "stem". verbs that have a spelling change in their "stem"."stem"= infinitive.

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1 stem changing verbs

2 definition verbs that have a spelling change in their "stem". verbs that have a spelling change in their "stem"."stem"= infinitive - ar,er,ir

3 conjugation endings are NOT affected by the stem change conjugation endings are NOT affected by the stem change

4 conjugation ARERIR

5 STEM CHANGE= A VOWEL IN THE STEM OF THE VERB WILL CHANGE IN ALL FORMS OF THE VERB EXCEPT NOSOTROS AND VOSOTROS E>IE O>UE E>I U>UE

6 YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE WHICH VERBS ARE STEM CHANGING VERBS YOU CAN NOT TELL BY LOOKING AT A VERB IF IT HAS A STEM CHANGE

7 JUGAR (to play) u>ue juego jugamos juegas jugáis juega juegan

8 TRANSLATE I play soccer in the afternoon. You are playing tennis with me at 3:00. Do you play basketball? Roberto has to play baseball for Cathedral. I want to play ping pong. You should play hockey.

9 e>ie cerrarperder empezarpreferir entenderquerer merendarpensar

10 cerrar cierrocerramos cierrocerramos cierrascerráis cierrascerráis cierracierran cierracierran

11 preferir prefieropreferimos prefierespreferís prefiereprefieren

12 perder pierdoperdemos pierdesperdéis pierdepierden

13 e>i pedirseguir servirrepetir

14 pedir pidopedimos pidespedís pidepiden

15 all e>i stem changing verbs are IR verbs

16 o>ue almorzardormir contarencontrar costarpoder devolverrecordar volver

17 dormir duermodormimos duermesdormís duermeduermen

18 endings are NOT affected

19 conjugation endings are NORMAL

20 the stem has a spelling change e>ie o>ue e>i u>ue