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Page 233. The verb poder. The Verb PODER. The verb PODER means “to be able to” or “can”. The Verb PODER. Remember, in Spanish all verbs have two parts, the stem and the ending. The Verb Poder. For example POD is the stem ER is the ending…thus makes PODER. Stem Changing Verbs.

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  1. Page 233 The verb poder

  2. The Verb PODER • The verb PODER means “to be able to” or “can”

  3. The Verb PODER • Remember, in Spanish all verbs have two parts, the stem and the ending.

  4. The Verb Poder • For example POD is the stem • ER is the ending…thus makes PODER

  5. Stem Changing Verbs • PODER is what we call a “stem-changing verb”.

  6. Stem Changing Verbs • The “stem” is what changes, so the stem POD changes the “o” to “ue” in all forms except the nosotros.

  7. Stem Changing Verbs • So instead of POD, you have PUED. • The endings follow the regular ‘er’ endings.

  8. I CAN YOU CAN HE SHE CAN IT WE CAN THEY CAN TO BE ABLE TO, CAN

  9. o es e emos éis en Remember “ER” Endings?

  10. yo puedo tú puedes ud. él puede ella nosotrospodemos (NO CHANGE) uds. ellospueden ellas PODER

  11. Uses of PODER • When the forms of PODER are followed by another verb, the second verb is always an infinitive.

  12. Uses of PODER For example: No puedo ir al cine contigo el viernes.

  13. Let’s review PODER again and remember, you do NOT change the nosotros or the vosotros forms!

  14. yo puedo tú puedes ud. él puede ella nosotros podemos (NO CHANGE) vosotros podéis uds. ellos pueden ellas PODER

  15. DORMIR • The verb DORMIR is very similar to PODER. It means “to sleep.”

  16. DORMIR • DORMIR is a “stem-changing” verb. • It is an “o > ue” stem-changing verb.

  17. DORMIR • The stem of “dormir” is… • “dorm” • What changes? “duerm”

  18. DORMIR • DORMIR follows regular “-ir” endings. • o, es, e, imos, ís, en

  19. DORMIR • All forms change except the nosotros form. Let’s see!

  20. I sleep You sleep He She sleeps It We sleep They sleep TO SLEEP

  21. yo duermo tú duermes él ella duerme Ud. nos. dormimos (NO CHANGE) ellos ellasduermen Uds. DORMIR

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