Transcript STEM CHANGE VERBS!

STEM
CHANGE
VERBS!
Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
To play
To return
To lose
To think
To sleep
JUGAR
VOLVER
PERDER
PENSAR
DORMIR
(UE)
(UE)
(IE)
(IE)
(UE)
THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS
MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM
CHANGERS!!
GOOD NEWS!!!!
All stem change verbs have the same ENDINGS as
regular verbs.
O
As
A
Amos
Áis
An
O
Es
E
Emos
Éis
en
O
Es
E
Imos
Ís
en
What do we do to the stem of a stem
changer?
We change the vowel in the middle of the
stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.
EXAMPLE:
1. What is the stem?
2. Change the vowel to the new letter(s)
3. Conjugate like normal!
J ue
UG A R
Lets conjugate…
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Remove the ending
2. Find the stem
QUEIE R E R
1. Quiero
2. Quieres
3. Quiere
3. Change the stem
4. Queremos
4. Conjugate!
5. Queréis
6. Quieren
Señor, why didn’t you change
NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?
We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER,
EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER,
EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
change the NOSOTROS and
VOSOTROS form of the verb!
The 4 ways to stem change
E-IE
O-UE
U-UE
E-I
But señor, how do we know which verbs
stem change?
Here is a list of the common
stem-change verbs:
Pensar
Empezar
Recomendar
Comenzar
Sentar
Querer
Almorzar
Poder
Acostar
Jugar
Perder
Preferir
Volver
Entender
Cerrar
Dormir