Los verbos de cambio radical e→ie (Stem-changing Verbs/Boot Verbs) Capítulo 5
1.Some verbs in Spanish are called stem- changing/boot verbs. 2.In a stem- changing/boot verb; all forms of the verb except nosotros and vosotros have a change in the stem. The verbs empezar, comenzar, pensar, perder, querer, and preferir are examples of stem-changing verbs. In the above verbs, the e (usually the second e of the stem) changes from e to ie in all forms but nosotros/vosotros.
3.The ending of a stem-changer/boot verb is the same as a regular verb. -ar stem-changing/boot verbs have –ar verb endings. -er stem-changing/boot verbs have –er verb endings. -ir stem-changing/boot verbs have –ir verb endings.
Conjugations: 1.quiero 2.quieres 3.quiere 4.queremos quieren Querer: to want; to wish
preferir-to prefer 1.prefiero 2.prefieres 3.prefiere 4.preferimos prefieren
empezar-to begin 1.empiezo 2.empiezas 3.empieza 4.empezamos empiezan
Comenzar
Pensar
Perder
Pg. 171 Actividad 2 Actividad 5 Summarize: How are stem-changing verbs different from regular verbs? How are they similar?