Conjugating stem changing verbs

Remember that … Remember that … –a verb has two parts.  The stem (or root) and the ending. stem changing verbs VerbStemEnding Hablar+ - Comer+ - Vivir+ - Hablar Comer Vivir

Let’s review -ir verbs that change from e>i & o>ue in the present tense Let’s review -ir verbs that change from e>i & o>ue in the present tense and -ir verbs that change from e>i and o>u in the preterite tense and -ir verbs that change from e>i and o>u in the preterite tense stem changing verbs -o-imos -es -ís-ís-ís-ís -e-en Present tense endings for -ir-í-imos-iste-isteis -ió-ieron Preterite regular ending for -er & -ir

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. pidpidpidpid pidpidpidpid pid pid pidpidpidpid Find out what group the verb falls in. Pedir(e>i) Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings o es e imos ís en ped ped Let’s conjugate a stem changing verb in the present tense

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. sirv Let’s conjugate another stem changing Find out what group the verb falls in. Servir(e>i) Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings o imos imos serv serv es e ís en

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. sigsigsigsig sigu Find out what group the verb falls in. Seguir(e>i) Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings o imos imos segu segu es e ís en To follow or to continue Let’s conjugate another stem changing

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. Remove the verb ending. Add new endings. Change the stem. Let’s conjugate a reflexive stem changing verb

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. DormiryoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (o>ue) Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings duerm duerm duerm duerm dorm dorm dorm dorm o imos imos es e ís en

In the preterite tense only -ir verbs stem- change. They change from e>i or from o>u In the preterite tense only -ir verbs stem- change. They change from e>i or from o>u However, these stem-changes occur only in the 3rd person singular (él, ella, usted) and 3rd person plural (ellos, ellas, ustedes). However, these stem-changes occur only in the 3rd person singular (él, ella, usted) and 3rd person plural (ellos, ellas, ustedes). That’s why they are called “shoe verbs” That’s why they are called “shoe verbs” (“sandal verbs” or “basement verbs”) (“sandal verbs” or “basement verbs”) Conjugating verbs in the PRETERITE tense

-í-imos -iste-isteis -ió-ieron Conjugating –ir verbs in the PRETERITE tense

Find out what group the verb falls in. Pedir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>i) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings ped ped pid í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron imos isteis ieron Let’s conjugate a stem changing verb

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Servir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>i) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings serv serv sirv í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron imos isteis ieron

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Repetir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>i) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings repet repet repit í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Preferir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>i) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings prefer prefer prefir í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Seguir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>i) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings segu segu sigu segu segu sigu segu segu sigu í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. Remove the verb ending. Add new endings. Change the stem. Let’s conjugate a reflexive stem changing verb in the preterite

yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. Move the pronoun to the front of the conjugation. Change the pronoun where necessary. Remove the verb ending. Add new endings. Change the stem. Let’s conjugate another reflexive stem changing verbin the preterite

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Dormir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (o>u) Remember that they are called shoeverbs Change the stem Add endings dorm dorm durm dorm dorm durm dorm dorm durm í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron imos isteis ieron

Let’s conjugate another verb Find out what group the verb falls in. Morir yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (o>u) Remember that they are called shoeverbs Change the stem Add endings mor mor mur mor mor mur mor mor mur í iste ió í iste ió imos isteis ieron imos isteis ieron

Freír

Find out what group the verb falls in. Freír yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>í) Remember that they are called boot verbs Change the stem Add endings o es e o es e frí frí frí ímos ís en ímos ís en fre fre frí fre fre frí The verb FREÍR in the PRESENT ( this one has orthographic and irregular changes )

Find out what group the verb falls in. Freír yoNosotrostúVosotros é l ella Uds. EllosellasUds. (e>_) Remember that they are called shoe verbs Change the stem Add endings í íste ió í íste ió fre fre fr ímos ísteis ieron ímos ísteis ieron fre fre fr fre fre fr The verb FREÍR in the PRETERITE ( this one has orthographic and irregular changes )

Let’s review funky preterite rule #26 multi-vowel verbage

funky preterite rule #26 multi-vowel verbage Certain verbs who insist on having a lot of vowels in them, have to be treated differently and here’s why. Try forming the preterite of leer. When we have this massive pile-up of vowels in the middle, we simply change the i to a y. caerse = se cayó, se cayeron creer = creyó, creyeron influir = influyó, influyeron contribiur = contribuyó, contribuyeron caerse = se cayó, se cayeron creer = creyó, creyeron influir = influyó, influyeron contribiur = contribuyó, contribuyeron leer leíleimos leisteleisteis leióleieron ¿¿leió?? ¿¿leieron?? The same thing happens to these verbs in the progressive. leyendo cayendose creyendo influyendo contribuyendo The same thing happens to these verbs in the progressive. leyendo cayendose creyendo influyendo contribuyendo leer leíleimos leisteleisteis leyóleyeron

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