Stem-changing verbs s.p. yo tú él ella Ud. ellos ellas Uds. *nosotros *vosotros pienso piensaspensáis piensanpiensa pensamos There is a spelling change in the stem in all the forms except nosotros and vosotros. (Shoe verbs) E will change to pensar – to think IE
Stem-changing verbs The e closest to the ending is the one that changes. s.p. yo tú él ella Ud. ellos ellas Uds. *nosotros *vosotros empiezo empiezasempezáis empiezanempieza empezamos emp – to begin ezar
Stem-changing verbs Pensar Perder Entender Cerrar Querer Empezar Comenzar Recomendar Preferir Sugerir Requerir Merendar To think, plan To lose To understand To close To want, love To start, begin To recommend To prefer To suggest To require To eat a snack
Ejemplo: Volver – to return yo vuelvonosotros volvemos tú vuelvesvosotros volvéis él vuelveellos vuelven Stem-changing verbs O will change to UE
Almorzar – to eat lunch Contar – to count, tell Costar – to cost Dormir – to sleep Encontrar – to find, meet Mover – to move Poder – to be able to, can Probar – to try, taste Stem-changing verbs
Ejemplo: pedir – to ask for, order yo pidonosotros pedimos tú pidesvosotros pedís él pideellos p i den E will change to I Stem-changing verbs
Competir – to compete Repetir – to repeat Servir – to serve What are some commonly used E>I verbs? Is there any way to tell the difference between E>IE and E>I verbs? *You have to memorize how each verb changes, although most E - I verbs are –ir verbs. Stem-changing verbs
Escribe la forma correcta del verbo. tú - querer quieres
José - dormir duerme
Los chicos - pensar piensan
Yo - almorzar almuerzo
Mis amigos y yo - poder podemos
Ella - servir sirven
Los libros - costar cuestan
Tú - preferir prefieres
Nosotros - competir competimos
La maestra - recomendar recomienda