Capítulo 7 primer paso
Now, we have stem changing verbs.
Remember? The stem is what we have left after we drop the ending of a verb. hablar (to speak) habl…..(ar is dropped)
1. Only the stem is changed. Stem-changing Verbs 1. Only the stem is changed. 2. Conjugation of the verb remains the same.
There are four types of stem-changing Verbs o > ue - dormir - duerm... e > ie - empezar - empiez... e > i – pedir – pid…. u to ue - jugar - jueg...
e to ie stem-changing “ar” verbs are …. empezar comenzar querer preferir perder empiez... comienz... quier… prefier… pierd...
e to ie Stem-Changing “ar”Verbs - empezar empiezo empiezas empieza empezamos empiezan
e to ie Stem-Changing “er”Verbs - querer quiero quieres quiere queremos quieren
e to ie Stem-Changing “ir”Verbs - preferir prefiero prefieres prefiere preferimos prefieren
Did you notice? 1. The endings for each verb were the same as for their corresponding present tense “ar”, “er”, or “ir” verbs. And
2. The nosotros forms did not have a stem change.
Also… We have verbs whose stem changes from o to ue volver devolver poder dormir
o to ue Stem-Changing “er”Verb - volver vuelvo vuelves vuelve volvemos vuelven
o to ue Stem-Changing “ir”Verbs - dormir duermo duermes duerme dormimos duermen
u to ue Stem-Changing “ar”Verb - jugar juego juegas juega jugamos juegan
Remember? 1. The endings for stem-changing verbs are the same as their corresponding present tense “ar”, “er”, or “ir” verbs.
2. Stem changing verbs NEVER EVER change in the nosotros form.
El Fin