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Jugar…¡y más!

1. Is it a regular verb, a stem changing verb, or an irregular verb?

It’s a stem changing verb!

What do you remember about the verb jugar?

Boot verb!

What’s another name for a stem changing verb?

It means that there is a change in the stem in all forms EXCEPT nosotros and vosotros (the forms OUTSIDE the boot.

The endings are the same as for a regular verb!

What does it mean to be a stem changing/boot verb?

The “U” changes to “UE”

What is the stem change in Jugar?

Conjugate the verb “jugar”YoTú UstedÉlella

NosotrosVosotrosUstedesEllosEllas

Conjugate the verb “jugar”Yo juegoTú juegasUsted juegaÉl juegaElla juega

Nosotros jugamos

Vosotros jugáisUstedes jueganEllos jueganEllas juegan

We are going to look at TWO other groups of stem changing verbs and ONE special surprise category!

Did you know there are other groups of stem changing verbs?

The cool thing is that you already know the meaning of these verbs from your vocabulary studies!

What do these verbs mean?

No puedoDormirPiensasQuieresPrefieroTengo

I can’tTo sleepYou thinkYou wantI preferI have

Now, let’s look at the infinitives and conjugations of these verbs…

You already know the verb jugar changes in the stem from u-ue… this group is similiar.

The change is o- ueThe change occurs in the same formsBeing a stem changing verb does NOT affect

the endings.

O UE STEM CHANGING VERBS

You will learn two verbs in this category of O-UE :Poder (No puedo)

Dormir

To be able to To sleep

Let’s conjugate the verb “poder” (to be able to) … REMEMBER! It is an “er” verb

Poder (O-UE)

Yo puedoTú puedesUsted puedeÉl puedeElla puede

Nosotros podemos

Vosotros podéisUstedes puedenEllos puedenEllas pueden

Now let’s try the verb to sleep/dormir… REMEMBER! It is an “ir” verb

Dormir (O-UE)

Yo duermoTú duermesUsted duerme

Él duermeElla duerme

Nosotros dormimos

Vosotros dormísUstedes duermen

Ellos duermenEllas duermen

U-UE…jugarO-UE…poder and dormir

What are the two groups of stem changing verbs we have covered so far?

The verbs in this group are Pensar- to thinkQuerer- to want Preferir- to prefer

The third group is E-IE

Let’s conjugate the verb to think:

PENSAR (E- IE)

Yo piensoTú piensasUd. piensaÉl piensaElla piensa

Nosotros pensamos

Vosotros pensáisUds. piensanEllos piensanEllas piensan

Querer (to want) Note: Nothing happens to the “u” in the stem!

Querer (E-IE)Yo quieroTú quieresUd. quiereÉl quiereElla quiere

Nosotros queremos

Vosotros queréisUds. quierenEllos quierenEllas quieren

The verb preferir (to prefer) has two “E”s in the stem… it is the second one that changes!Preferir (E- IE)Yo prefieroTú prefieresUd. prefiereÉl prefiereElla prefiere

Nosotros preferimos

Vosotros preferísUds. prefierenEllos prefierenEllas prefieren

Ready for the surprise group???

Irregular AND Stem changing!!

The verb “tener” (to have) is…

Let’s conjugate the verb TENERYo TENGOTú tienesUd. tieneÉl tieneElla tiene

Nosotros tenemos

Vosotros tenéisUds. tienenEllos tienenEllas tienen

Another verb that is VERY similiar to tener is “Venir” (to come)

Yo VENGOTú vienesUd. vieneÉl vieneElla viene

Nosotros venimos

Vosotros venísUds. vienenEllos vienenEllas vienen

Same irregularity in the “yo” formSame stem change in tú, Ud., él, ella, Uds.,

ellos, ellasNo change in the nosotros(as) form or the

vosotros(as) form

What are the similarities?

Review… Give the stem change for the following verbs:PensarPoderJugarDormirQuererPreferir

E-IE O-UEU-UEO-UEE-IEE-IE

What’s the yo form of TenerVenir

Tengovengo

And the stem change ?E-IE

What are the different stem changes that we have studied?U-UEO-UEE-IEIrregular + stem

change

Give an example of a verb in each category.U-UEO-UEE-IEIrregular + stem

change

Jugardormir/ poderPensar/querer/

preferirTener/venir

It means that there is a change in the stem in all forms EXCEPT nosotros and vosotros (the forms OUTSIDE the boot.

The endings are the same as for a regular verb!

What does it mean to be a stem changing/boot verb?

Stem changing verbs follow a pattern!

What makes stem changing verbs easier than irregular verbs?

¡¡Lo hiciste!!