Stem-Changing Verbs

a.k.a. Shoe Verbs

Review: Er/Ir EndingsRegular ER verb endings

Yo --o Nosotros --emosTú --es Vosotros --éisÉl/ella/Ud. --e Ellos/ellas/Uds.--en

Regular IR verb endings

Yo --o Nosotros --imosTú --es Vosotros --ísÉl/ella/Ud. --e Ellos/ellas/Uds.--en

Stem-Changing Verbs Verb flower

Regular IR endings:

--o

--es

--e

--imos

--ís

--en

IR

VIV-

-

Ending

STEM

Stem-Changing Verbs

Some verbs CHANGE in the STEM in the present tense. One type of stem-changing verb is when an E changes to an IE

You already know one stem-changing verb that does it! Any guesses?………Tener!

Yo tengo Nosotros tenemos Tú tienes Vosotros tenéis

Ella/él/Ud. tiene Ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen

Stem-Changing Verbs*You’ll know it’s a stem-changer when the infinitive is followed by vowels in parentheses Querer (ie)*These are the vowels the stem will change to (usually the last vowel before the ar/er/ir ending).*There are other types of stem-changers, but today we are focusing on e ie*PLEASE NOTE: The rules about ar, er, and ir endings still apply!•The verbs conjugates NORMALLY—take off the ending and add the new endings. •Now you just have to change the stem too!

Stem-Changing Verbs

Querer(ie)=to want Cerrar(ie)=to close Empezar(ie)=to begin Entender(ie)=to understand Pensar(ie)=to think, to plan Preferir(ie)=to prefer

Stem-Changing Verbs

Dormir(ue)=to sleep Poder(ue)=to be able to, can Recordar(ue)=to remember Servir(i)=to serve Pedir(i)=to ask for, to order Jugar(ue)=to play

Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb

*Notice: Stem-changing verbs DO NOT change in the nosotros and vosotros form!

quiero queremos

quieres queréis

quiere quieren

*Sometimes called Shoe or Boot Verbs because the forms that change form a boot or shoe.

QUERER

Querer

Queremos

Queréis

Quieren

Quiero

Quieres

Quiere

Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb

cierro cerramos

cierras cerráis

cierra cierran

Cerrar

Stem-Changing Verbs, a.k.a. Shoe or Boot verb

prefiero preferimos

prefieres preferéis

prefiere prefieren

Preferir

O to UE stem-changing verbs*Just like E to IE stem-changing verbs, O to UE stem-changing verbs DO NOT CHANGE IN THE NOSOTROS OR VOSOTROS*Remember our shoe?!

QUIERO QUEREMOS

QUIERES QUERÉIS

QUIERE QUIEREN

O to UE stem-changing verbs*In O to UE stem-changing verbs, the O changes to a UE …IN ALL FORMS EXCEPT NOSOTROS AND VOSOTROS

*Example: dormir = to sleep

DUERMO DORMIMOS

DUERMES DORMÍS

DUERME DUERMEN

O to UE stem-changing verbs

Poder = to be able to, can

PUEDO PODEMOS

PUEDES PODÉIS

PUEDE PUEDEN

We’ve already done E to IE and O to UE stem-changers…one more kind is theE to I stem-changers

Pedir = to ask for, to order

Yo pido Nosotros pedimosTú pides Vosotros pedísÉl pide Ellos piden

E to I stem-changers

Servir = to serve

Yo sirvo Nosotros

servimos

Tú sirves Vosotros servís

Él sirve Ellos sirven