Stem-Changing Verbs The verbs on page 3 of your paquete are special. You still conjugate them for their endings: -ar,-ir,-ir BUT NOW you also have to change the spelling of the STEM in some of the forms!

STEM CHANGE NO STEM CHANGE!

CERRAR = to close CERRAMOS CIERRAS X CIERRA CIERRAN Yo CIERRO

We close the door. I close my book.

Empezar

He starts to study. __________________________________ They start to sleep. __________________________________ My friends and I start to do HW. _______________________________ You start the HW. ________________________________

Verbs like JUGAR: How does JUGAR stem-change? The U becomes UE except in the Nosotros form! 2. If I tell you that PENSAR changes from E to IE in every form but nosotros, do you think you can figure out the chart for Pensar? Try the yo form first: Pensar = yo __________ PIENSO

Try these: I close the book. _________________________________ You close the notebook. _________________________________ We close the door (la puerta). _________________________________ I think. _________________________________ Do you think? _________________________________ We don’t think. _________________________________

EMPEZAR: To start, begin Yo Empiezo Nosotros Empezamos Tú Empiezas x Él, Ella, Ud Empieza Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes Empiezan

PENSAR= to think The E becomes an IE in every form but NOSOTROS.= PIENSO PENSAMOS PIENSAS X PIENSA PIENSAN Use with QUE for “that” = I think THAT…Yo pienso QUE….

I think that math is boring We think that history is interesting. ________________________________________________________________

Jugar: to play (a sport, game) Yo JUEGO Nosotros JUGAMOS Tú JUEGAS X Él, Ella, Usted JUEGA Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes JUEGAN

ENTENDER= to understand ENTIENDO ENTENDEMOS ENTIENDES X ENTIENDE ENTIENDEN

1. I understand the problem 2.Do you understand science? ______________________________________________________________ 3.We understand Spanish. ______________________________________________________________

QUERER: to want/to love QUIERO QUEREMOS QUIERES X QUIERE QUIEREN

4. I want to live in a big house. __________________________________5 4.I want to live in a big house. __________________________________5.Do you want to eat lunch now? __________________________________6.We don’t want to study. __________________________________

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PENSAR= to think

PERDER= to lose PIERDO PERDEMOS PIERDES X PIERDE PIERDEN

CONSEGUIR CONSIGO CONSEGUIMOS CONSIGUES X CONSIGUE CONSIGUEN

PREFERIR=To prefer When it looks like a verb has several parts that could stem change, just remember, you ONLY stem change the part RIGHT BEFORE THE ENDING. In this case, the E right before the IR ending will change. PREFIERO PREFERIMOS PREFIERES X PREFIERE PREFIEREN

We prefer to eat in the park. _________________________________________________________________ Do you prefer to run or to ride a bike? _________________________________________________________________  I don’t prefer the bananas. _________________________________________________________________

Pedir (e to i) x PIDO PEDIMOS PIDES x PIDE PIDEN

REPETIR (e to i) x REPITO REPETIMOS REPITES x REPITE REPITEN

SERVIR (e to i) x SIRVO SERVIMOS SIRVES x SIRVE SIRVEN

The following verbs are regular, except for the YO form! Hacer  hago Poner : pongo Salir  salgo Suponer  supongo Traer  traigo

Hacer (to make or do) x HAGO HACEMOS HACES x HACE HACEN

PONER (TO PUT) x PONGO PONEMOS PONES x PONE PONEN

TRAER (TO BRING) x TRAIGO TRAEMOS TRAES x TRAE TRAEN

SALIR (TO LEAVE, GO OUT) x SALGO SALIMOS SALES SALE SALEN

SUPONER (TO SUPPOSE) x SUPONGO SUPONEMOS SUPONES x SUPONE SUPONEN

Warm-Up Stem-changing verbs change the vowel that comes before the –AR, -ER, or –IR ending. Merendar Preferir Try these! I prefer _______________________ You’re having a snack? __________________________________

Try these! 1. I play football on Sundays. ________________________________ 2. We snack sometimes. 3. My dad and uncle prefer running (to run). 4. Do you want to close your book?