stem changing verbs español 1. there is a fairly large group of verbs in spanish that undergo...
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Stem Changing Verbs
Español 1
There is a fairly large group of verbs in Spanish that undergo changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense. These
changes only occur in the following forms…
Singular:yotu
el/ella/Ud.
Plural:ellos/ellas/Uds.
NOTICE: The “nosotros” form follows the regular conjugation rules for infinitive verbs:
There are three types of stem changes.
e ie
e i
o ueNote: All e i verbs are -ir verbs.
PENSAR e ie SINGULAR:yotuel/ella/Ud.
PLURAL:ellos/ellas/Uds.nosotros
piensopiensaspiensa
piensanpensamos
REPETIR e i SINGULAR:yotuel/ella/Ud.
PLURAL:ellos/ellas/Uds.nosotros
repitorepitesrepites
repitenrepetimos
ALMORZAR o ue SINGULAR:yotuel/ella/Ud.
PLURAL:ellos/ellas/Uds.nosotros
almuerzoalmuerzasalmuerza
almuerzanalmorzamos
ReminderThis presentation includes some basic rules
and these rules may apply to some verbs but not others. The best way to learn which verbs follow a certain rule is to learn each verb and
practice using it. Learning the rules is one process and learning which verbs follow the
rules is another. If you learn each form of the verb you won’t need to learn the rules.
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
CERRAR = to close
cierrocierrascierra
cierrancerramos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
JUGAR = to play
juegojuegasjuega
jueganjugamos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
EMPEZAR = to start/begin
empiezoempiezasempieza
empiezanempezamos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
MERENDAR = to snack
meriendomeriendasmeriendameriendan
merendamos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
PENSAR = to think
piensopiensaspiensapiensanpensamos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
QUERER = to want
quieroquieresquiere
quierenqueremos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
ENTENDER = to understand
entiendoentiendesentiende
entiendenentendemos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
PERDER = to lose
pierdopierdespierde
pierdenperdemos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
PREFERIR = to prefer
prefieroprefieresprefiere
prefierenpreferimos
Verbs to Learn
yotu
el/ella/Ud.ellos/ellas/Uds.
nosotros
ALMORZAR = to have lunch
almuerzoalmuerzasalmuerzaalmuerzan
almorzamos