Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs e→ie o→ue u→ue. Los verbos que cambian e→ie Querer Empezar Preferir Perder Cerrar To want To think To begin (start) To lose.

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1 Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs e→ie o→ue u→ue

2 Los verbos que cambian e→ie Querer Empezar Preferir Perder Cerrar To want To think To begin (start) To lose To close

3 Stem-changing verbs give their stems the boot!

4 Querer

5 First, let’s just add all the correct endings.

6 Verb endings If a verb ends in –ar, you add: o as a amos an

7 Verb endings If a verb ends in –er, you add: o es e emos en if a verb ends in –ir, you add: o es e imos en

8 So, since “querer” ends en “er” (querer), which endings will we add? The “er” endings: o es e emos en

9 Now, let’s add our stem change. Remember, only the e in the stem can change. quer er perd er If there are two e’s in the stem, the second one always changes. prefer ir empez ar

10 Now let’s change the stems. Remember, e can change to ie only within the boot. This means the nosotros form never changes!

11 Querer = to want quierquer quier o emos e es en

12 Empezar = to begin Yo empiezoNosotros Empezamos Tú empiezas Él/ella empiezaEllos/Uds. empiezan

13 Preferir = to prefer Yo prefieroNosotros preferimos Tú prefieres Él/ella prefiereEllos/Uds. prefieren

14 Perder = to lose Yo pierdoNosotros perdemos Tú pierdes Él/ella pierdeEllos/Uds. pierden

15 Cerrar = to close Yo cierroNosotros cerramos Tú cierras Él/ella cierraEllos/Uds. cierran

16 The u→ue and o→ue verbs work the same way. Poder Jugar Dormir Volver Devolver to be able to (can) to play to sleep to return (to a place) to return (a thing)

17 First, find the o or u in the stem that is going to change P o der Jugar D o rmir V o lver Dev o lver

18 Then, decide which verb endings you will use. For jugar: o as a amos an For poder: o es e emos en

19 Jugar = To play juegojugamos juegas juegajuegan

20 Poder = to be able to p__dpod p__d o es e emos en ue

21 Volver = to return (physically) Devolver = to return an object Yo vuelvoNosotros volvemos Tú vuelves Él / ella vuelveEllos/Uds. vuelven

22 Almorzar = To eat lunch Yo almuerzoNosotros almorzamos Tú almuerzas Él / ella almuerzaEllos/Uds. almuerzan

23 Dormir = To sleep Yo duermoNosotros dormimos Tú duermes Él / ella duermeEllos/Uds. duermen