Stem-changing verbs SPN 8 Sports and Leisure Unit
What is a stem-changing verb? A stem-changing verb is considered irregular, however the only part of the verb that is irregular is the stem. A stem-changing verb still uses regular - AR, -ER, or –IR verb endings. All forms are irregular except for the nosotros/nosotras form!
Stem-changing verbs’ “extra” rule Since you already know your –AR, -ER, and –IR verb endings, the only things you’ll need to memorize is: which verbs are stem-changing what their stem-change rule is
Stem-change Rules The following are types of stem-change rules: o ue e ie u ue
Let’s get started… We will see lots of stem-changing verbs, especially in the Sports and Leisure unit. We’ll start with: JUGAR PODER DORMIR PREFERIR QUERER
The first 5 What do you think the stem-change rule is for each of these verbs? JUGAR = jueg- PODER = pued- DORMIR = duerm- PREFERIR = prefier- QUERER = quier-
It’s T-chart time Create T-charts for each stem-changing verbs… JUGAR PODER DORMIR PREFERIR QUERER
JUGAR = To play Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. juego juegas juega jugamos juegan
PODER = To be able to Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. puedo puedes puede podemos pueden
DORMIR = To sleep Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. duermo duermes duerme dormimos duermen
PREFERIR = To prefer Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. prefiero prefieres prefiere preferimos prefieren
QUERER = To want Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. quiero quieres quiere queremos quieren