Transcript stem change verbs!

STEM
CHANGE
VERBS!
Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH
(you may need your dictionaries)
1. To play
2. To return
3. To lose
4. To think
5. To sleep
JUGAR (UE)
VOLVER(UE)
PERDER (IE)
PENSAR(IE)
DORMIR(UE)
THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN
THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!!
Good news………………
WE USE THE SAME ENDINGS!
(no new charts!)
O
As
A
Amos
Áis
An
O
Es
E
Emos
Éis
en
O
Es
E
Imos
Ís
en
THE STEM:
What is the stem of the following
verbs:
QUERER
HABLAR
ESCUCHAR
JUGAR
TOCAR
The 4 ways to stem
change
E-IE
O-UE
U-UE
E-I
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
UGAR
(ue)
Lets try another…
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Remove the ending
Q UE
IER E R
1. Quiero
2. Quieres
2. Find the stem
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,
change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form
of the verb!
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