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Stem-Changing Verbs: o:ue. Craig Thomas B.A. Infinitve Review. Remember, there are three types of infinitives: - ar , - er , - ir. Infinitives are made up of two parts: the ending and the stem. In the following examples, the stem is underlined and the ending is in bold . Habl ar Com er
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Stem-Changing Verbs: o:ue Craig Thomas B.A.
InfinitveReview • Remember, there are three types of infinitives: -ar, -er, -ir. Infinitives are made up of two parts: the ending and the stem. In the following examples, the stem is underlined and the ending is in bold. • Hablar • Comer • Vivir
Regular VerbsReview • With regular verbs, the stem stays the same, and the ending changes as they are conjugated.
StartingTheStemChange • With some verbs, the stem also changes when you conjugate them. In the present tense, there are three groups of stem-changing verbs: • o:ue • e:ie • e:i
O:ue • With the first group of stem-changing verbs, the letter o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except the nosotros. • contar (tocount) • cuento • cuentas • cuenta • contamos • cuentan
Compare! mover (o:ue) comer (regular -er verb) Here's another o:ue stem changing verb. Compare it to the regular verb comer. Notice that the endings are the same for regular verbs and stem-changing verbs. • como • comes • come • comemos • coméis • comen • muevo • mueves • mueve • movemos • movéis • mueven
StemChangingVerbs • almorzarto eat lunch • morirto die • aprobarto approve • mostrarto show • colgarto hang • moverto move (an object) • contarto count, to tell • probarto prove, test, sample, taste • costarto cost • recordarto remember • devolverto return (an object) • volverto return (from someplace) • rogarto beg, pray • dormirto sleep • sonarto sound, ring • encontrarto find • soñar (con)to dream (about) • envolverto wrap • tostarto toast • morderto bite • volarto fly • resolverto solve