En Español…: The stem of the verb is the part of the infinitive that is left after you drop the endings –ar,-er, or –ir. For example, the stem of almorzar.

Presentación del tema: "En Español…: The stem of the verb is the part of the infinitive that is left after you drop the endings –ar,-er, or –ir. For example, the stem of almorzar."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 En Español…: The stem of the verb is the part of the infinitive that is left after you drop the endings –ar,-er, or –ir. For example, the stem of almorzar is almorz-. Stem-changing verbs have a spelling change in their stem in all forms of the present tense except the nosotros and vosotros forms Spa 2- Ch. 1 pg. 27

3 El Verbo “almorzar” En español almorzar means “to have lunch” It is a stem-changing verb (o ue) Yo almuerzo I have lunch Tú almuerzas You have lunch Él almuerza He has lunch Nosotros almorzamos We have lunch Ellos almuerzan They have lunch

4 El Verbo “empezar” En español empezar means “to start,begin” It is a stem-changing verb (e ie) Yo empiezo I start Tú empiezas You start Él empieza He starts Nosotros empezamos We begin Ellos empiezan They begin

5 El Verbo “entender” En español entender means “to understand” It is a stem-changing verb (e ie) Yo entiendo I understand Tú entiendes You understand Él entiende He understands Nosotros entendemos We understand Ellos entienden They understand

6 El Verbo “repetir” En español repetir means “to repeat” It is a stem-changing verb (e i) Yo repito I repeat Tú repites You repeat Él repite He repeats Nosotros repetimos We repeat Ellos repiten They repeat

7 El Verbo “jugar” En español jugar means “to play” It is a stem-changing verb (u ue) Yo juego I play Tú juegas You play Él juega He plays Nosotros jugamos We play Ellos juegan They play