La ropa, stem-changing verbs

Stem-changing verbs: e - ie Stem-changing verbs have regular –ar, -er, and –ir endings in the present tense. For e-ie stem-changing verbs, the e of the stem changes to ie in all forms except nosotros/as vosotros/as form. In stem-changing verbs is the next-to last syllable that changes.

Querer Quiero Queremos Quieres Queréis Quiere Quieren

e- ie Cerrar Empezar Entender Pensar Preferir Mentir Perder Querer

The teacher closes the door. Class begins at 2:00 pm. Sam and Jonah don’t understand the lesson. They never think. I prefer to walk. He always lies to his teacher. You lost your book. Y’all want to play soccer.

Stem-changing verbs: o - ue Stem-changing verbs have regular –ar, -er, and –ir endings in the present tense. For o-ue stem-changing verbs, the o of the stem changes to ue in all forms except nosotros/as vosotros/as form.

poder puedo podemos puedes podéis puede pueden

o-ue Almorzar- to eat lunch Costar- to cost Dormir-to sleep Encontrar- to find Volver- to return Poder –to be able to/ can

Stem-changing verbs: e - i Stem-changing verbs have regular –ar, -er, and –ir endings in the present tense. For e-i stem-changing verbs, the e of the stem changes to i in all forms except nosotros/as vosotros/as form.

servir sirvo servimos sirves servís sirve sirven

e-i Pedir- to ask for/ to order Servir- to serve

ver- to see veo vemos ves véis ve ven

Direct Object Pronouns D.O. receive the action of the verb in a sentence They answer the question whom? Or what? About the verb. The D.O. can be a noun or a pronoun. Direct object pronouns can be used to replace direct object nouns.

Singular Plural Me - me Nos- us Te – you (i) Os- you all Lo – you (f) Direct Object Pronouns Singular Plural Me - me Nos- us Te – you (i) Os- you all Lo – you (f) him/ it Los –you all them (masculine) La – you (f) her/it Las – you all them (feminine)

The direct object pronoun is placed directly before the conjugated verb. Quiero la camisa azul. – Yo la quiero. I want the blue shirt. – I want it. Quiero los zapatos. – Yo los quiero. I want the shoes. – I want them.

When there are two verbs beside each other in a sentence, only conjugate (change) the first verb and leave the other one in the infinitive. I prefer to buy the shirt. Yo prefiero comprar la camisa. In this case, the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb or be attached to the infinitive. I want to buy it. (The shirt) Yo la quiero comprar. Yo quiero comprarla.