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Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs. Page 5 – Para Empezar Realidades 3. Stem-Changing Verbs. Remember that in Spanish there are 3 groups of stem-changing verbs . The stem change occurs in all forms except the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms . Stem-Changing Verbs.
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Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs Page 5 – Para EmpezarRealidades 3
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Remember that in Spanish there are 3 groups of stem-changing verbs. • The stem change occurs in all forms except the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms.
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of e > ie:
PERDER (e > ie) – to lose pierdo pierdes pierde perdemos perdéis pierden
Stem-ChangingVerbs (e > ie) empezar querer preferir pensar divertirse despertarse sentirse mentir cerrar comenzar entender to begin to want to prefer to think, plan to have fun to wake up to feel to lie to close to begin to understand
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of o > ue:
PODER (o > ue) – tobeableto, can puedo puedes puede podemos podéis pueden
Stem-ChangingVerbs (o > ue) jugar (u > ue) contar costar encontrar recordar volar dormir volver devolver acostarse almorzar to play to count, tell a story to cost to find, meet to remember to fly to sleep to return to return something to go to bed to eat lunch
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of e > i:
PEDIR (e > i) – toaskfor, toorder pido pides pide pedimos pedís piden
Stem-ChangingVerbs (e > i) servir repetir reír sonreír seguir vestirse to serve to repeat to laugh to smile to follow, continue to dress
REÍR (e > i) – to laugh río ríes ríe reímos reís ríen
SONREÍR (e > i) – to smile sonrío sonríes sonríe sonreímos sonreís sonríen
Fuente: http://www.mrsshirley.net/powerpoint/avancemos/av-grammar3/av3-grammar.htm