S TEM - CHANGING VERBS E-IE O-UE E-I

W HAT IS A STEM ? First, let’s find out what a verb stem is!

W HAT 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”

Many verbs in Spanish have changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense. There are three types “boot” verbs. 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.

E - IE STEM CHANGING VERBS Type 1

W HICH VERBS HAVE E - IE STEM CHANGES ? Let’s look at a list of some verbs that have e-ie stem changes!

S TEM -C HANGING V ERBS ( E - IE ) empezar comenzar pensar cerrar entender querer preferir mentir to begin to think, plan to close to understand to want to prefer to lie The “e” in the stem will change to “ie” when the verb is conjugated, but NOT in the nosotros and vosotros forms. Pay attention to verb endings as well!

L ET ’ S REVIEW OUR V ERB E NDINGS o amos asais aan oemos/ imos eseis/ is een -ar endings -er & -ir endings

H OW DO WE CONJUGATE E-IE STEM CHANGING VERBS ? Let’s see some examples!

Quiero I want Quieres You want Quiere He/She wants You Want (formal) QUERER ( E - IE ) – TO WANT Queremos We want Queréis You all want ie Quieren They want You all want (formal)

ie pierdo ie pierdes ie pierde P ERDER ( E - IE ) – TO LOSE perdemos perdéis ie pierden

C ERRAR ( E - IE ) – TO CLOSE cierro cierras cierra cerramos cerráis cie cierran

N OW YOU TRY IT ! Conjuguemos…..

P RACTICAMOS 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 Empezar = to begin

P ENSAR – 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 P RACTICAMOS

Q UERER – 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 P RACTICAMOS

P REFERIR = 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 P RACTICAMOS

¡ B u e n T r a b a j o ! ¡ F a n t á s t i c o !

O - UE S TEM CHANGING VERBS Type 2

W HICH VERBS HAVE O - UE STEM CHANGES ? Let’s look at a list of some verbs that have o-ue stem changes!

S TEM -C HANGING V ERBS ( O - UE ) jugar (u - ue) contar costar encontrar recordar volar dormir volver devolver almorzar to play to count, tell a story to cost to find, meet to remember to fly to sleep to return to return something to eat lunch The “o” in the stem will change to “ue” when the verb is conjugated, but NOT in the nosotros and vosotros forms.

H OW DO WE CONJUGATE O-UE STEM CHANGING VERBS ? Let’s see some examples!

PODER ( O - UE ) – TO BE ABLE TO, CAN ue puedo ue puedes ue puede podemos podéis ue pueden

N OW YOU TRY IT ! Conjuguemos…..

S TEM CHANGING VERBS O - UE 1. I eat lunch 2. They eat lunch 3. You eat lunch 4. They find 5. We find 6. I sleep 7. You sleep 8. They sleep 1. Almuerzo 2. Almuerzan 3. Almuerzas 4. Encuentran 5. Encontramos 6. Duermo 7. Duermes 8. Duermen P RACTICAMOS

¡ S i m p á t i c o ! ¡ F a n t á s t i c o !

E- I S TEM CHANGING VERBS Type 3

W HICH VERBS HAVE E - I STEM CHANGES ? Let’s look at a list of some verbs that have e-i stem changes!

S TEM -C HANGING V ERBS ( E - I ) servir repetir reír sonreír seguir vestirse to serve to repeat to laugh to smile to follow, continue to dress The “e” in the stem will change to “i” when the verb is conjugated, but NOT in the nosotros and vosotros forms.

H OW DO WE CONJUGATE E-I STEM CHANGING VERBS ? Let’s see an example!

PEDIR ( E - I ) – TO ASK FOR, TO ORDER i pido i pides i pide pedimos pedís i piden

S TEM CHANGING VERBS E - I 1. I order 2. You order 3. We order 4. You all order (inf) 5. They serve 6. He serves 7. We serve 8. They serve 1. Pido 2. Pides 3. Pedimos 4. Pedís 5. Sirven 6. Sirve 7. Servimos 8. Sirven P RACTICAMOS

1. I can 2. I eat lunch 3. You repeat 4. Marta sleeps 5. They follow 6. You find 1. Puedo 2. Almuerzo 3. Repites 4. Duerme 5. Siguen 6. Encuentras P RACTICAMOS T ODOS

1.Miguel can 2.We return 3.You prefer 4.I want 5.It costs 6.They cost 7.He returns 8.We understand 1.Puede 2.Volvemos 3.Prefieres 4.Quiero 5.Cuesta 6.Cuestan 7.Vuelve 8.Entendemos P RACTICAMOS T ODOS

1. Ana serves 2. You and I serve 3. Your friends can 4. I understand 5. My parents find 6. You and Ana eat lunch 7. They want 8. My friends and I sleep 9. The waiter orders 1. Sirve 2. Servimos 3. Pueden 4. Entiendo 5. Encuentran 6. Almorzáis 7. Quieren 8. Dormimos 9. Pide P RACTICAMOS T ODOS

quiero quieres quieren quiere queremos sigo entiendo comienza vuelves siguen juego cierras pierdes cuesta comenzamos cuestan compiten sirvo piensas entiende perdimos dormís prefiero juega corremos entendéis You want I close We want You understand duerme prueban I compete juegas almorzamos He tries You all can (inf) encuentra recomiendan cierro almuerzas pensáis Pensamos encuentro pide siguen Competimos

E L F IN ¡ B i e n H e c h o ! ¡ F a n t á s t i c o !