Stem-Changing Verbs (SCV) A stem-changing verb is a special verb that has a change in the “stem” (part left after dropping the ending). There are 4 types of stem changes in Spanish: eie, ei, oue, uue. There is NO STEM CHANGE IN THE NOSOTROS FORM! Only one verb out of thousands stem-changes from uue in Spanish: Jugar (to play sport/game). All ei stem-changing verbs will be –ir verbs. Sometimes, a verb will have more than one “e”. If this happens, stem change the “e” that is CLOSEST TO THE ENDING.

Stem-Changing Verbs (LIST 1) oue almorzar- to eat lunch contar- to count/tell a story mover- to move dormir- to sleep morir- to die mostrar- to show costar- to cost recordar- to remember volver- to return (place) devolver- to return (item) rogar- to pray encontrar- to find soñar- to dream volar- to fly resolver- to resolve apostar- to bet demonstrar- to demonstrate doler- to hurt/ache llover- to rain probar- to test/try/taste remover- to remove poder- to be able/can

Stem-Changing Verbs (LIST 1) eie cerrar- to close entender- to understand mentir- to lie encender- to ignite/turn on advertir- to warn fregar- to mop comenzar- to start/begin empezar- to start/begin confesar- to confess pensar- to think perder- to lose preferir- to prefer arrepentir- to regret/be sorry heder- to stink mentar- to mention merender- to have a snack negar- to deny querer- to want/love recomendar- to recommend nevar- to snow

Stem-Changing Verbs (LIST 1) ei repetir- to repeat pedir- to ask for/order/request medir- to measure reír- to laugh sonreír- to smile seguir- to follow servir- to serve vestir- to dress competir- to compete despedir- to say goodbye

Stem-Changing Verbs (LIST 1) uue 1. jugar- to play (sport/game)

Notes: Regular Present Tense The Present Tense is a verb tense that is used to tell what is happening now. It is very similar to the Present Progressive. In order to conjugate a verb to the present tense: a. drop the last two letters from the infinitive b. add the appropriate ending according to the subject and the type of verb: ar- verb endings -er verb endings -ir verb endings yo- o yo- o yo- o tú- as tú- es tú- es él, ella, Ud.- a él, ella, Ud.- e él, ella, Ud.- e nosotros- amos nosotros- emos nosotros- imos ellos, ellas, Uds.- an ellos, ellas, Uds.- en ellos, ellas, Uds.- en

Ejemplos You all are singing (c) 8. You (fs) are not talking/speaking (h) Uds. cantan - Ud. no habla I am writing (e) 9. The girls are not skiing (e) Yo escribo - Ellas no esquian The boys are listening (e) 10. Mr. (S) Woodard is not swimming (n) Ellos escuchan - Señor Woodard no nada You (fam) are cleaning (l) Tú limpias I am not eating (c) Yo no como He is not studying (e) Él no estudia You and I are not walking (c) - Nosotros no caminamos

Verb List #3 23 septiembre 2008 17. servir- to serve 18. soñar- to dream 19. sonreír- to smile 20. terminar- to finish 21. trabajar- to work 22. usar- to use 23. vender- to sell 24. ver- to see 25. vestir- to dress 26. viajar- to travel 27. visitar- to visit 28. vivir- to live 29. volver- to return (place) 30. devolver- to return (item) preparar- to prepare programar- to program proteger- to protect publicar- to publish querer- to want/to love recibir- to receive recordar- to remember recomendar- to recommend relajar- to relax repasar- to review repetir- to repeat responder- to respond reír- to laugh 14. rezar- to pray 15. salir- to leave/to go out 16. saltar- to jump