1. Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs e→ie o→ue u→ue

2. Los verbos que cambian e→ie Tener Querer Pensar Empezar Comenzar Perder To have To want To think To begin (start) To lose

3. How do these verbs work?

4. Stem-changing verbs give their stems the boot!

5. Querer

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

7. Verb endings If a verb ends in –ar, you add: o as a áis amos an

8. 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

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

10. Querer quer oemos e es en

11. 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

12. Now let’s change the stems. Remember, e can change to ie only within the boot. This means the nosotros and vosotros forms never change!

13. Querer quierquer quier o emos e es en

14. The u→ue and o→ue verbs work the same way. 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)

15. 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

16. Then, decide which verb endings you will use. For jugar: o as a amos an For poder: o es e emos en

17. Then change it in the boot juegojugamos juegas juegajuegan

18. Poder p__dpod p__dpodéis p__d o es e emos en ue

19. Can you try with dormir?!!!

20. Dormir d__rmdorm d__rmdorm d__rm o es e imos en ue ís