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Page 233 The verb poder
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The Verb PODER The verb PODER means “to be able to” or “can”
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The Verb PODER Remember, in Spanish all verbs have two parts, the stem and the ending.
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The Verb Poder For example POD is the stem ER is the ending…thus makes PODER
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Stem Changing Verbs PODER is what we call a “stem-changing verb”.
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Stem Changing Verbs The “stem” is what changes, so the stem POD changes the “o” to “ue” in all forms except the nosotros.
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Stem Changing Verbs So instead of POD, you have PUED. The endings follow the regular ‘er’ endings.
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TO BE ABLE TO, CAN ICAN YOUCAN HE SHECAN IT WECAN THEYCAN
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Remember “ER” Endings? o es e emos en
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PODER yopuedo túpuedes ud. élpuede ella nosotros podemos (NO CHANGE) uds. ellos pueden ellas
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Uses of PODER When the forms of PODER are followed by another verb, the second verb is always an infinitive.
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Uses of PODER For example: No puedo ir al cine contigo el viernes.
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Let’s review PODER again and remember, you do NOT change the nosotros or the vosotros forms!
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PODER yopuedo túpuedes ud. élpuede ella nosotros podemos (NO CHANGE) uds. ellos pueden ellas
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Practice Yo ______ subir la pyrámide. Tú ______ esquiar en las montañas. Ella ______ montar en bicicleta. Nosotros _______ viajar a Italia. Ellos _______ leer un libro
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1.Can you be (ser) my friend? 2.Carlos cannot visit a museum. 3.I can see (ver) the waterfall. 4.My friends can wear a raincoat in the rain. 5.We cannot play in the snow. 6.It’s a good thing that I can sunbathe.
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