2. STEM- CHANGING VERBS!

3. The 4 ways to stem change E -> IE O -> UE U -> UE E -> I

4. Lets conjugate… 1. Remove the ending! 2. Find the stem! 3. Change the stem! 4. Conjugate! FOLLOW THESE STEPS: QU E R E R IE 1. Quiero 2. Quieres 3. Quiere 4. Queremos 5. Queréis 6. Quieren

5. Stem-Changing Verbs AKA, BOOT VERBS(changes only occur in the boot) almuerzo almorzamos almuerzas almorzáis almuerza almuerzan almorzar (o->ue) – to eat lunch

6. Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH 1.To eat lunch 2.To want 3.To be able 4.To ask for 5.To playALMORZARQUERERPODERPEDIRJUGAR(O>UE)(E>IE)(O>UE)(E>I)(U>UE)

7. THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!! All stem changing verbs have the same ENDINGS as regular verbs. -o-emos -es -éis -e-en-o-imos-es-ís -e-en-o-amos-as-áis -a-an GOOD NEWS!!!!

8. What do we do to the stem of a stem changer? We change the vowel in the middle of the stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis. EXAMPLE: 1.What is the stem? 2.Change the vowel to the new letter(s) 3.Conjugate like normal! J G A R (u->ue) U ue

9. Señor, why didn’t you change NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS? We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form of the verb!

10. But señor, how do we know which verbs stem change?

11. Here is a list of the common stem- change verbs: *Almorzar *Querer *Pensar *Pedir *Preferir Comenzar Sentar Poder Acostar Jugar Empezar Recomendar Volver Entender Cerrar Dormir