Stem-Changing Verbs a.k.a. Shoe Verbs
Review: Er/Ir Endings Regular ER verb endings Yo --o Nosotros --emos Tú --es Vosotros --éis Él/ella/Ud. --e Ellos/ellas/Uds.--en Regular IR verb endings Yo --o Nosotros --imos Tú --es Vosotros --ís Él/ella/Ud. --e Ellos/ellas/Uds.--en
Ending STEM VIV-- Stem-Changing Verbs IR --e --imos --es --ís --o --en Verb flower Regular IR endings: --e --imos --es --ís Ending IR --o --en VIV-- STEM
Stem-Changing Verbs Tener! Yo tengo Nosotros tenemos Some verbs CHANGE in the STEM in the present tense. One type of stem-changing verb is when an E changes to an IE You already know one stem-changing verb that does it! Any guesses? … Tener! Yo tengo Nosotros tenemos Tú tienes Vosotros tenéis Ella/él/Ud. tiene Ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen
Stem-Changing Verbs *You’ll know it’s a stem-changer when the infinitive is followed by vowels in parentheses Querer (ie) *These are the vowels the stem will change to (usually the last vowel before the ar/er/ir ending). *There are other types of stem-changers, but today we are focusing on e ie *PLEASE NOTE: The rules about ar, er, and ir endings still apply! The verbs conjugates NORMALLY—take off the ending and add the new endings. Now you just have to change the stem too!
Stem-Changing Verbs Querer(ie)=to want Cerrar(ie)=to close Empezar(ie)=to begin Entender(ie)=to understand Pensar(ie)=to think, to plan Preferir(ie)=to prefer
Stem-Changing Verbs Dormir(ue)=to sleep Poder(ue)=to be able to, can Recordar(ue)=to remember Servir(i)=to serve Pedir(i)=to ask for, to order Jugar(ue)=to play
Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb *Sometimes called Shoe or Boot Verbs because the forms that change form a boot or shoe. QUERER quiero queremos quieres queréis quiere quieren *Notice: Stem-changing verbs DO NOT change in the nosotros and vosotros form!
Querer Quiero Quieres Quiere Queremos Queréis Quieren
Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb Cerrar cierro cerramos cierras cerráis cierra cierran
Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb Preferir prefiero preferimos prefieres preferéis prefiere prefieren
O to UE stem-changing verbs *Just like E to IE stem-changing verbs, O to UE stem-changing verbs DO NOT CHANGE IN THE NOSOTROS OR VOSOTROS *Remember our shoe?! QUIERO QUEREMOS QUIERES QUERÉIS QUIERE QUIEREN
O to UE stem-changing verbs *In O to UE stem-changing verbs, the O changes to a UE … IN ALL FORMS EXCEPT NOSOTROS AND VOSOTROS *Example: dormir = to sleep DUERMO DORMIMOS DUERMES DORMÍS DUERME DUERMEN
O to UE stem-changing verbs Poder = to be able to, can PUEDO PODEMOS PUEDES PODÉIS PUEDE PUEDEN
E to I stem-changers Pedir = to ask for, to order We’ve already done E to IE and O to UE stem-changers…one more kind is the E to I stem-changers Pedir = to ask for, to order Yo pido Nosotros pedimos Tú pides Vosotros pedís Él pide Ellos piden
E to I stem-changers Servir = to serve Yo sirvo Nosotros servimos Tú sirves Vosotros servís Él sirve Ellos sirven