stem to find the stem, you drop the last two letters of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). any...
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Stem
To find the stem, you drop the last two letters of the infinitive (unconjugated verb). Any remaining letters are the stem.
Stem-changing verb
a verb that experiences a CHANGE in the STEM during conjugation. The verb will have regular verb endings, but will experience a change in the stem.
4 categories
There are 4 categories of stem-changing verbs:
e --> ie
o --> ue
u --> ue (jugar)
e --> i
e -> ie stem-changer
The “e” in the stem will turn into “ie” during conjugation except for the NOSOTROS form.
Important!
Stem-changing verbs will NEVER have a stem-change in the NOSOTROS form!
e --> ie stem-changers
cerrar (to close) empezar (to start)
perder (to lose) sentarse (to sit down)
comenzar (to start) pensar (to think)
preferir (to prefer) querer (to want)
sentir (to feel)
Empezar (to start)
yo empiezo nosotros empezamos
tú empiezas
él/ella/Usted empieza ellos/ellas/Uds.
empiezan
Cerrar (to close)yo cierro nosotros cerramos
tú cierras
él/ella/Usted cierra ellos/ellas/Uds.
cierran
perder (to lose)
yo pierdo nosotros perdemos
tú pierdes
él/ella/Usted pierde ellos/ellas/Uds.
pierden
sentar (to sit)yo siento nosotros sentamos
tú sientas
él/ella/Usted sienta ellos/ellas/Uds.
sientan
comenzar (to start)
yo comienzo nosotros comenzamos
tú comienzas
él/ella/Ud. comienza ellos/ellas/Uds.
comienzan
pensar (to think)
yo pienso nosotros pensamos
tú piensas
él/ella/Usted piensa ellos/ellas/Uds.
piensan
preferir (to prefer)
yo prefiero nosotros preferimos
tú prefieres
él/ella/Usted prefiere ellos/ellas/Uds.
prefieren
querer (to want)yo quiero nosotros queremos
tú quieres
él/ella/Usted quiere ellos/ellas/Uds.
quieren
sentir (to feel)yo siento nosotros sentimos
tú sientes
él/ella/Usted siente ellos/ellas/Uds.
sienten
Checking for Understanding
What is a stem-changing verb?
Verb that has a change in the stem during conjugation
What is an e -> ie stem-changer?
The “e” in the stem turns into “ie” during conjugation
In what form is there never a stem-change?
Nosotros
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
La profesora ______________ el libro. (cerrar)
cierra
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Yo ___________ mucho. (pensar)pienso
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Mi equipo __________ . (perder)pierde
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
La clase _____________ tarde. (comenzar)
comienza
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Mis abuelos _____________ los carros nuevos. (preferir)
prefieren
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Yo ____________ mucho dinero. (querer)
quiero
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation
Nosotros _________ bien hoy. (sentir)
sentimos
el fin
gracias
Hola,
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Maestra en Mississippi