Stem To find the stem, you drop the last two letters of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). Any remaining letters are the stem.

Presentación del tema: "Stem To find the stem, you drop the last two letters of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). Any remaining letters are the stem."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 Stem To find the stem, you drop the last two letters of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). Any remaining letters are the stem.

3 Stem-changing verb a verb that experiences a CHANGE in the STEM during conjugation. The verb will have regular verb endings, but will experience a change in the stem.

4 4 categories There are 4 categories of stem-changing verbs:
e --> ie o --> ue u --> ue (jugar) e --> i

5 e -> ie stem-changer
The “e” in the stem will turn into “ie” during conjugation except for the NOSOTROS form.

6 Important! Stem-changing verbs will NEVER have a stem-change in the NOSOTROS form!

7 e --> ie stem-changers
cerrar (to close) empezar (to start) perder (to lose) sentarse (to sit down) comenzar (to start) pensar (to think) preferir (to prefer) querer (to want) sentir (to feel)

8 Empezar (to start) yo empiezo nosotros empezamos tú empiezas
él/ella/Usted empieza ellos/ellas/Uds. empiezan

9 Cerrar (to close) yo cierro nosotros cerramos tú cierras
él/ella/Usted cierra ellos/ellas/Uds. cierran

10 perder (to lose) yo pierdo nosotros perdemos tú pierdes
él/ella/Usted pierde ellos/ellas/Uds. pierden

11 sentar (to sit) yo siento nosotros sentamos tú sientas
él/ella/Usted sienta ellos/ellas/Uds. sientan

12 comenzar (to start) yo comienzo nosotros comenzamos tú comienzas
él/ella/Ud. comienza ellos/ellas/Uds. comienzan

13 pensar (to think) yo pienso nosotros pensamos tú piensas
él/ella/Usted piensa ellos/ellas/Uds. piensan

14 preferir (to prefer) yo prefiero nosotros preferimos tú prefieres
él/ella/Usted prefiere ellos/ellas/Uds. prefieren

15 querer (to want) yo quiero nosotros queremos tú quieres
él/ella/Usted quiere ellos/ellas/Uds. quieren

16 sentir (to feel) yo siento nosotros sentimos tú sientes
él/ella/Usted siente ellos/ellas/Uds. sienten

17 Checking for Understanding

18 What is a stem-changing verb?
Verb that has a change in the stem during conjugation

19 What is an e -> ie stem-changer?
The “e” in the stem turns into “ie” during conjugation

20 In what form is there never a stem-change?
Nosotros

21 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
La profesora ______________ el libro. (cerrar) cierra

22 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Yo ___________ mucho. (pensar) pienso

23 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Mi equipo __________ . (perder) pierde

24 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
La clase _____________ tarde. (comenzar) comienza

25 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Mis abuelos _____________ los carros nuevos. (preferir) prefieren

26 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Yo ____________ mucho dinero. (querer) quiero

27 Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Nosotros _________ bien hoy. (sentir) sentimos

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