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Present Tense Stem-Present Tense Stem-Changing VerbsChanging Verbs

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing VerbsVerbs

Remember that in Spanish there are 3 groups of stem-changing verbs.

The stem change occurs in all forms except the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms.

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing VerbsVerbs

Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of e > ie:

PERDER (e > ie) – to losePERDER (e > ie) – to losepieierdo

pieierdes

pieierde

perdemos

perdéis

pieierden

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing Verbs (e > ie)Verbs (e > ie)empezarquererpreferirpensardivertirsedespertarsesentirsementircerrarcomenzarentender

to beginto wantto preferto think, planto have funto wake upto feelto lieto closeto beginto understand

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing VerbsVerbs

Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of o > ue:

PODER (o > ue) – to be able to, PODER (o > ue) – to be able to, cancan

pueuedo

pueuedes

pueuede

podemos

podéis

pueueden

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing Verbs (o > Verbs (o > ue)ue)

jugar (u > ue)contarcostarencontrarrecordarvolardormirvolverdevolveracostarsealmorzar

to playto count, tell a storyto costto find, meetto rememberto flyto sleepto returnto return somethingto go to bedto eat lunch

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing VerbsVerbs

Let´s look at some verbs that have a stem change of e > i:

PEDIR (e > i) – to ask for, to PEDIR (e > i) – to ask for, to orderorder

piido

piides

piide

pedimos

pedís

piiden

Stem-ChangingStem-Changing Verbs (e > i)Verbs (e > i)

servirrepetirreírsonreírseguirvestirse

to serveto repeatto laughto smileto follow, continueto dress

REÍR (e > i) – to laughREÍR (e > i) – to laughrío

ríes

ríe

reímos

reís

ríen

SONREÍR (e > i) – to SONREÍR (e > i) – to smilesmile

sonrío

sonríes

sonríe

sonreímos

sonreís

sonríen

Fuente: http://www.mrsshirley.net/powerpoint/avancemos/av-grammar3/av3-grammar.htm