stem is the very first part of the verb, the underlined part: › hablar › comer › escribir
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Stem is the very first part of the verb, the underlined part:› Hablar› Comer› Escribir
Preferir Querer Pensar Empezar Comenzar Perder
To prefer To want To think To begin (start) To begin (start) To lose
First, let’s just add all the correct endings.
If a verb ends in –AR, you add:
o as a amos áis an
If a verb ends in –er, you add:
o es e emos éis en
If a verb ends in –ir, you add:
o es e imos ís en
Ejemplo“querer” ends en “er” (querer), which endings will we add?
The –ER endings!!!!
0ESE
EMOSEISEN
quer quer
quer queréis
Quer quer
o emos
e
es
en
Now, let’s add our stem change.
Remember, E can change to IE only within the boot. This means that NOSOTROS/AS AND VOSOTROS/AS form never changes!
Quiero Queremos
Quieres Queréis
Quiere Quieren
Remember, only the e in the stem can change.
querer perder
If there are two e’s in the stem, the second one always changes.
preferir empezar
When used with a thing as the direct object, querer means to want.
When used with a person as the direct object, querer means to love.
quieroquieresquiere
queremosqueréisquieren
escribirviajarbailar
leercomeraprenderdormir
estudiar
piensopiensaspiensa
pensamospensáispiensan
Pensar (To think)The verb pensar is another very useful
stem-changing verb.
¿En qué piensas? (What are you thinking about?)
Pensar de means “to think of” (to have an opinion about.)
¿Qué piensas de las novelas de Márquez?(What do you think of Márquez’s novels?)
Pensar que means “to think that” (in answer to the above question, for
example.)Yo pienso que sus novelas son maravillosas.(I think that his novels are wonderful.)
The verbs tener and venir are what might be called partial stem-changing verbs; the yo forms do not have the stem
change, but they do have an irregularity.
tengotienestiene
tenemostenéistienen
vengovienesviene
venimosvenísvienen
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)
Poder Jugar Dormir Soñar Volver Devolver
For jugar:› o› as› a› amos› an
For poder:› o› es› e› emos› en
Juego Jugamos
Juegas Jugáis
Juega Juegan
Puedo Podemos
Puedes Podéis
Puede Pueden