SPANISH STEM-CHANGING VERBS E→IE O→UE U→UE

Tener Querer Pensar Empezar Comenzar Perder To have To want To think To begin (start) To lose LOS VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN E→IE

HOW DO THESE VERBS WORK?

STEM-CHANGING VERBS GIVE THEIR STEMS THE BOOT!

QUERER

First, let ’ s just add all the correct endings.

If a verb ends in –ar, you add: o as a amos áis an VERB ENDINGS

If a verb ends in – er, you add: o es e éis emos en if a verb ends in –ir, you add: o es e imos ís en VERB ENDINGS

So, since “ querer ” ends en “ er ” (querer), which endings will we add? The “ er ” endings: o es e éis emos en

QUERER quer queréis quer oemos e es en

Now, let ’ s add our stem change. Remember, only the e in the stem can change. quer er perd er If there are two e ’ s in the stem, the second one always changes. prefer ir empez ar

Now let ’ s change the stems. Remember, e can change to ie only within the boot. This means the nosotros form never changes!

QUERER quierquer quierqueréis quier o emos e es en

Poder Jugar Dormir Soñar Volver Devolver to be able to (can) to play to sleep to dream to return (to a place) to return (a thing) THE U→UE AND O→UE VERBS WORK THE SAME WAY.

FIRST, FIND THE O OR U IN THE STEM THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE P o der Jugar D o rmir S o ñar V o lver Dev o lver

THEN, DECIDE WHICH VERB ENDINGS YOU WILL USE.

THEN CHANGE IT IN THE BOOT juegojugamos juegasjugáis juegajuegan

PODER p__dpod p__dpodéis p__d o es e emos en ue