1. The FRAME Stem-changing verbs
Key Topic
is about . . .
Stem-changing verbs
Verbs that experience a spelling change in the stem in certain conjugations in the present tense
Main Idea
e ie
o ue
e i
u ue
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Change occurs in
–ar, -er and –ir verbs
Change occurs in
–ar ,–er and -ir verbs
Change occurs in
–ir verbs
Change occurs in
the verb jugar
Change occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros
Change occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros
Change occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros
Change occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros
They can be identified in dictionaries and glossaries by (e ie)
They can be identified in dictionaries and glossaries by (o ue)
They can be identified in dictionaries and glossaries by (e i)
They can be identified in dictionaries and glossaries by (u ue)
The change occurs in the vowel before the ending
The change occurs in the vowel before the ending
The change occurs in the vowel before the ending
The change occurs in the vowel before the ending
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Not all verbs are regular in the present tense
Not all verbs that have an e, o or u before the ending stem-change.
Adapted from The Framing Routine. Copyrights for the template are held by the authors of The Framing Routine.