STEM CHANGE VERBS!

Define these 5 verbs in SPANISHDefine these 5 verbs in SPANISH

1.1. To playTo play

2.2. To returnTo return

3.3. To loseTo lose

4.4. To thinkTo think

5.5. To sleepTo sleep

JUGARJUGAR

VOLVERVOLVER

PERDERPERDER

PENSARPENSAR

DORMIRDORMIR

(UE)(UE)

(UE)(UE)

(IE)(IE)

(IE)(IE)

(UE)(UE)

THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!!THE VERBS ARE STEM CHANGERS!!

All stem change verbs have the same All stem change verbs have the same ENDINGSENDINGS as as regular verbs. regular verbs.

OO EmosEmos

EsEs ÉÉisis

EE enen

OO ImosImos

EsEs ÍsÍs

EE enen

OO AmosAmos

AsAs ÁisÁis

AA AnAn

GOOD NEWS!!!!

What do we do to the What do we do to the stem of a stem changer?stem of a stem changer?We change the vowel in the middle of the We change the vowel in the middle of the

stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.stem to the letter(s) in parenthesis.

EXAMPLE:

1. What is the stem?

2. Change the vowel to the new letter(s)

3. Conjugate like normal!

J G A R U ue

Lets conjugate…Lets conjugate…

1. Remove the ending

2. Find the stem

3. Change the stem

4. Conjugate!

FOLLOW THESE STEPS: QU E RE RIE1. Quiero

2. Quieres

3. Quiere

4. Queremos

5. Queréis

6. Quieren

SeSeñor, why didn’t you change ñor, why didn’t you change NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?

We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, change the NOSOTROS and change the NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS form of the verb!VOSOTROS form of the verb!

The 4 ways to stem The 4 ways to stem changechangeE-IEE-IE

O-UEO-UE

U-UEU-UE

E-IE-I

But señor, how do we know But señor, how do we know which verbs stem change?which verbs stem change?

Here is a list of the Here is a list of the common stem-change common stem-change

verbs:verbs:PensarPensarEmpezarEmpezarRecomendarRecomendarComenzarComenzarSentarSentarQuererQuererAlmorzarAlmorzarPoderPoder

AcostarAcostarJugarJugarPerderPerderPreferirPreferirVolverVolverEntenderEntenderCerrarCerrarDormirDormir