E-IE O-UE E-I
What is a verb stem? The stem of a verb is the portion remaining after removing the –ar, -er or –ir For example The stem of empezar is “EMPEZ” The stem of preferir is “PREFER”
There are three types “boot” verbs. Many verbs in Spanish have changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense. They are called “stem changing verbs”. Also called “boot” verbs, because the stem change does NOT occur in the nosotros and vosotros forms, creating the shape of a boot . There are three types “boot” verbs.
e-ie stem changing verbs Type 1
Which verbs have e-ie stem changes?
Stem-Changing Verbs (e - ie) empezar querer preferir pensar divertirse despertarse sentirse mentir cerrar comenzar entender to begin to want to prefer to think, plan to have fun to wake up to feel to lie to close to understand The “e” in the stem will change to “ie” when the verb is conjugated, but NOT in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
How do we conjugate E-IE stem changing verbs?
querer (e - ie) – to want Quiero Quieres Quiere Queremos Queréis I want Quieres You want Quiere He/She wants You Want (formal) Queremos We want Queréis You all want Quieren They want You all want (formal)
Perder (e - ie) – to lose pierdo pierdes pierde perdemos perdéis pierden
Cerrar (e - ie) – to close cierro cierras cierra cerramos cerráis cierran
you try it! Conjuguemos…..
Practicamos Empezar = to begin 1. Tú… empiezas 2. Mis amigos y yo… empezamos 3. Miguel y Elena… empiezan 4. Tú y Susana… (informal) empezáis 5. Yo… empiezo 6. Paco… empieza
Pensar – to plan, to think Practicamos Practicamos Pensar – to plan, to think 1. Mis padres y yo… pensamos 2. Yo… pienso 3. Ellos… piensan 4. Tú… piensas 5. Ana… piensa 6. Vosotros… pensáis
Practicamos Practicamos Querer – to want 1. Rafa, Miguel, Jose y yo… queremos 2. Tú y tus amigos… queréis 3. Las chicas… quieren 4. Tú… quieres 5. Yo… quiero 6. Usted… quiere
Practicamos Preferir = to prefer 1. Tú y Paco… preferís 2. Mis amigos, tus padres y yo… preferimos 3. Yo… prefiero 4. Los estudiantes… prefieren 5. Tú… prefieres 6. Rafael… prefiere
¡Bien Hecho! El Fin ¡Fantástico!