Stem Changing Verbs Here are the 4 types of Stem Changing verbs that exist in Spanish. O - ue E - ie U - ue E - i Here’s how it works: Go to the middle of the word and find the vowel that is supposed to change and replace it with it’s vowel(s) replacements.

Stem Changers = Boot Verbs Why are Stem Changers also called Boot Verbs? When you conjugate a stem changing verb you do not conjugate the Nosotros form nor the Vosotros form. If you draw a line around the forms of the verb that require the stem changing then it will appear like a boot. This is to help you remember which ones do not require to be stem changed.

Boot Verb= Stem Changers The stubjects inside the boot require the stem changers. And those subjects out of the boot do not. Yo Tú Él, Ella, Ud. Nosotros Ellos, Ellas, Uds.

O- UE Stem Changers almorzar = to have/ eat lunch dormir = to sleep These verbs have radical changes o-ue: almorzar = to have/ eat lunch dormir = to sleep volver = to return llover = to rain poder = to be able to/ can * * * Conjugate these verbs in your notes now and double check your work with the following slides. Remember: go to the middle for the stem changer

Almorzar- to have/eat lunch (o-ue) almuerzo almorzamos No change- out of the boot almuerzas almuerza almuerzan

Dormir- to sleep (o-ue) duermo dormimos No change- out of the boot duermes duerme duermen

Volver- to return (o-ue) vuelvo vuelves vuelve volvemos No change- out of the boot vuelven

Llover- to rain (o-ue) It… lluevo llueves llueve llovemos No change- out of the boot It… llueven

Poder- to be able to/ can (o-ue) puedo puedes puede podemos No change- out of the boot pueden

E- IE Stem Changers Remember: go to the middle for the stem changer These verbs also have radical changes e-ie: querer = to want empezar = to begin or start entender = to understand tener = to have venir = to come preferir = to prefer pensar = to think/ to believe recomendar = to recommend * * * Conjugate these verbs in your notes now and double check your work with the following slides. Remember: go to the middle for the stem changer

Querer- to want (e - ie) quiero queremos quieres quiere quieren No change- out of the boot quieres quiere quieren

Empezar- to begin/ start (e - ie) empiezo empezamos No change- out of the boot empiezas empieza empiezan

Entender- to understand (e - ie) entiendo entendemos No change- out of the boot entiendes entiende entienden

Tener- to understand (e - ie) tengo tenemos No change- out of the boot tienes tiene tienen

Venir- to understand (e - ie) vengo venimos vienes viene vienen No change- out of the boot vienes viene vienen

Preferir- to prefer (e - ie) prefiero preferimos prefieres prefiere No change- out of the boot prefieres prefiere prefieren

Pensar- to think (e - ie) pienso pensamos piensas piensa piensan No change- out of the boot piensas piensa piensan

Recomendar- to recommend (e - ie) recomiendo recomendamos No change- out of the boot recomiendas recomienda recomiendan

Jugar = to play a game/ sport U- UE stem Changer This verb has a radical change u-ue: Jugar = to play a game/ sport * * * Conjugate this verb in your notes now and double check your work with the following slides.

Jugar- to play a game/sport juego jugamos juegas juega juegan

E- I stem Changer This verb has a radical change e-i: decir = to say/ to tell servir= to serve pedir= to ask for * * * Conjugate this verb in your notes now and double check your work with the following slides.

decir- to sleep yo-igo (e-i) digo decimos dices dice dicen

servir- to serve (e-i) sirvo servimos sirves sirve sirven

pedir- to ask for (e-i) pido pedimos pides pide piden