Transcript Stem changing verbs.

Stem changing verbs.
e - ie
• As you have already learned, Spanish verbs
have two parts: A stem and an ending (ar, er,
ir) Some Spanish verbs undergo a change in
stem in the Present Indicative tense.
• When e is the last stem vowel and is
stressed, it changes to ie.
• Note that the vowel is not stressed in the
verb forms used with nosotros and vosotros;
therefore, the e does not change to ie.
Stem changing verbs.( e - ie)
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yo
tú
usted
ella
él
quiero
quieres
quiere
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nosotros
vosotros
ustedes
ellos
queremos
queréis
quieren
• Stem-changing verbs have regular endings
like other ar, er and ir verbs.
• Some common e - ie verbs are:
querer
pensar
preferir
entender
comenzar
empezar
tener (yo tengo)
venir (yo vengo)