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Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs. Page 10 – Lección Preliminar Avancemos 3. Stem-Changing Verbs. Remember that in Spanish there are three 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 10 – Lección PreliminarAvancemos 3
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Remember that in Spanish there are three 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:
pierdo pierdes pierde perdemos perdéis pierden PERDER (e > ie) – to lose
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 (e > ie)
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of o > ue:
puedo puedes puede podemos podéis pueden PODER (o > ue) – to be able to, can
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 (o > ue)
Stem-ChangingVerbs • Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of e > i:
pido pides pide pedimos pedís piden PEDIR (e > i) – to ask for, to order
servir repetir reír sonreír seguir vestirse to serve to repeat to laugh to smile to follow, continue to dress Stem-ChangingVerbs (e > i)
río ríes ríe reímos reís ríen REÍR (e > i) – to laugh
sonrío sonríes sonríe sonreímos sonreís sonríen SONREÍR (e > i) – to smile