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Stem-Changing Verbs. Overview. Remember that verbs are divided into two parts. You have the infinitive ending and the stem. habl. ar. stem. infinitive ending. Ok, sooo what are stem-changing verbs?. Verbs whose stem undergo a spelling change. These are also known as boot verbs.
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Overview Remember that verbs are divided into two parts. You have the infinitive ending and the stem. habl ar stem infinitive ending
Ok, sooo what are stem-changing verbs? • Verbs whose stem undergo a spelling change. • These are also known as boot verbs. • Stem-changing verbs take regular present tense verb endings. • The nosotros and vosotros forms DO NOT stem change.
Stem-Changing Categories • o ue • e i • e ie • ue uie (only querer) • u ue (only jugar)
How to conjugate • You take the infinitive ending off. • Change the stem of all verb forms except nosotros and vosotros. • Add the appropriate ending in the present tense.
Example dorm ir stem infinitive ending We know that dormir is oue so the “o” will change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Another example ped ir stem infinitive ending We know that pedir is ei so the “e” will change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Y otro ejemplo…. prefer ir stem infinitive ending We know that preferir is eie so the “e” closest to the infinitive will change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Practice Write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. • Mis amigos ___________ a la una. (almorzar) • Los estudiantes ____________ la respuesta correcta. (encontrar) • En el restaurante, nosotros __________ una tortilla. (pedir) • La maestra ___________ las palabras para los estudiantes. (repetir) • Tu ____________ la limonada en vez del refresco. (preferir) almuerzan encuentran pedimos repite prefieres