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Español I – Sr. Johnston

el quince de mayo del 2013

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You’ve already seen that many verbs in Spanish change their stem vowel when conjugated. There is a third kind of stem-vowel change in some verbs, such as pedir (to ask for; to request). In these verbs, the stressed vowel in the stem changes from e to i, as shown in the diagram.


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As with other stem-changing verbs you have learned, there is no stem change in the nosotros/as or vosotros/as forms in the present tense.


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To help you identify verbs with the e:i stem change, they will appear as follows throughout the text:


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These are the most common e:i stem-changing verbs:


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¡Atención! The verb decir is irregular in its yo form: yo digo.


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The yo forms of seguir and conseguir have a spelling change as well as the stem change e i.


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Provide the correct forms of the verbs.

1. Arturo y Eva _______.

2. Yo _____.

3. Nosotros _____.

4. Julia _____.

5. Sofía y yo _____.

1. Yo _______.

2. Él _____.

3. Tú _____.

4. Usted _____.

5. Ellas _____.

1. Yo _______.

2. Nosotros _____.

3. Tú _____.

4. Los chicos _____.

5. Usted _____.

repiten sigo

seguir (e: i)repetir (e:i) decir (e:i)

digo

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