Transcript Examples of e ie Stem-Changing verbs in the present tense

Stem-changing verbs are different from regular
verbs because when you conjugate these verbs,
not only do you change the endings but you also
change the stem (except for the nosotros form).
Quick Review:
A verb has two parts - the stem and the ending.
For example: perder (to lose)
Perd + er
Stem
Ending
In verbs that have an e to ie change, when you
conjugate the verb, you change the ‘e’ in the stem to
‘ie’ in all forms except the nosotros form.
Examples of e  ie Stem-Changing verbs in the
present tense:
cerrar – to close
comenzar – to begin, to start
empezar – to begin, to start
pensar – to think
entender – to understand
perder – to lose
querer – to want, to love
preferir – to prefer
referir – to refer
sentir – to feel, to regret
Tener (to have) and Venir (to come) are also e-ie stem-changing
verbs but these verbs have an irregular ‘yo’ form.
Yo
TENER – to have
tengo Nosotros tenemos
Yo
VENIR – to come
vengo Nosotros venimos
Tú
tienes
Tú
vienes
Él
Ella
Usted
Ellos
tiene
Ellas
Ustedes
Él
tienen
Ella
Usted
Ellos
viene
Ellas
Ustedes
vienen
In verbs that have an o to ue change, when you
conjugate the verb, you change the ‘o’ in the stem to
‘ue’ in all forms except the nosotros form.
Examples of o  ue Stem-Changing verbs in the
present tense:
almorzar – to eat lunch
contar– to count
colgar – to hang
costar – to cost
encontrar – to meet to find
mostrar – to show
recordar – to remember
volar – to fly
poder – to be able to
volver – to return
llover – to rain
dormir – to sleep
In the verb, Jugar (to play) the stem-change is u
Yo
Jugar – to play
juego Nosotros jugamos
Tú
juegas
Él
Ella
Usted
Ellos
juega
Ellas
Ustedes
juegan
- ue.
In verbs that have an e to i change, when you
conjugate the verb, you change the ‘e’ in the stem to
‘i’ in all forms except the nosotros form.
Examples of e  i Stem-Changing verbs in the
present tense:
pedir – to ask for, to order
repetir – to repeat
servir – to serve
seguir – to follow, to continue
conseguir – to get
The verbs Seguir (to follow, to continue) and Conseguir (to get) are
e-i stem-changing verbs but these verbs have an irregular ‘yo’ form.
You drop the letter ‘u’ in the Yo form.
SEGUIR – to follow, to continue
Yo
sigo
Tú
sigues
Él
Ella
Usted
sigue
Nosotros seguimos
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes
siguen
CONSEGUIR – to get
Yo
consigo
Tú
consigues
Él
Ella consigue
Usted
Nosotros conseguimos
Ellos
Ellas
consiguen
Ustedes
4 stems change
2 keep their root
2 help remember
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