Conjugate stem changers in the present tense

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Conjugate stem changers in the present tense

• Spanish II

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Stem changing infinitives

• Stem changing infinitives are named for what they
  do change in the stem.
• You are going to make some alteration of the stem
  before adding the verb endings.
• You will use the endings you already know.
• The hardest part of stem changers is knowing
  which ones change and which ones dont.

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Stem changers

• There are 4 different ways a stem changing
  infinitive can change (4 categories).
• The first is u?ue.
• It is the smallest category with only one
  infinitive jugar to play (sports)

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Jugar to play (sports)

• Separate the stem and the infintive ending.
• Jug- is the stem
• Make the stem change u?ue
• The new stem is jueg-
• Put it in the conjugation box EXCEPT nosotros and
  vosotros.
• Nosotros and Vosotros do not make the stem change.

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Jugar to play sports
Now just add the regular ar endings.
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Jugar to play sports
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Stem changers

• The second category is one of the largest.
• It is o?ue.
• Encontrar to find is a stem changer.
• It is the same steps as jugar.

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Encontrar to find

• First separate the stem from the infinitive
  ending.
• Encontr- is the stem.
• Make the stem change o?ue
• New stem encuentr-
• Put into box remember it will look like a shoe
  they are called shoe verbs as well.

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Encontrar to find
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Stem changers
The third category is again large. It is
e?ie. perferir to prefer is a stem changer. It
is the same steps as jugar. When there is more
than one vowel that could possible make the
change, choose the vowel closest to the verb
ending.
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Preferir to prefer
First separate the stem from the infinitive
ending. prefer- is the stem. Make the stem change
e?ie New stem prefier- Put into box remember it
will look like a shoe they are called shoe verbs
as well.
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preferir to prefer
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Stem changers
The last category is a smaller one. It is
e?i. servir to serve is a stem changer. It is
the same steps as jugar.
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servir to serve
First separate the stem from the infinitive
ending. serv- is the stem. Make the stem change
e?i New stem sirv- Put into box remember it will
look like a shoe they are called shoe verbs as
well.
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servir to serve
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e?i

• There are some rules that can help you
  distinguish between e ?i and e ?ie.
• In order to be e ?i, the infinitive must end in
  ir. Now, that could be other categories as
  well, but ar and er cannot be e ?i .
• MR C VeSPeRS is also a way to help if you are
  needing a pneumonic device.

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MR. C VeSPeRS
M- medir (to measure) R reír (to laugh) C
conseguir (To get/ to obtain) V vestir(se) (to
dress) S- servir (to serve) P pedir (to ask
for) R- repetir ( to repeat) S- seguir (to
follow/ to continue)