Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs

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Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs

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Stem-Changing Verbs

• Remember that in Spanish there are three groups
  of stem-changing verbs.
• The stem change occurs in all forms except the
  nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms.

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Stem-Changing Verbs

• Lets look at some verbs that have a stem change
  of e gt ie

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PERDER (e gt ie) to lose

• pierdo
• pierdes
• pierde

• perdemos
• perdéis
• pierden

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Stem-Changing Verbs (e gt ie)

• empezar
• querer
• preferir
• pensar
• divertirse
• despertarse
• sentirse
• mentir
• cerrar
• comenzar
• entender

• to begin
• to want
• to prefer
• to think, plan
• to have fun
• to wake up
• to feel
• to lie
• to close
• to begin
• to understand

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Stem-Changing Verbs

• Lets look at some verbs that have a stem change
  of o gt ue

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PODER (o gt ue) to be able to, can

• puedo
• puedes
• puede

• podemos
• podéis
• pueden

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Stem-Changing Verbs (o gt ue)

• jugar (u gt ue)
• contar
• costar
• encontrar
• recordar
• volar
• dormir
• volver
• devolver
• acostarse
• almorzar

• to play
• to count, tell a story
• to cost
• to find, meet
• to remember
• to fly
• to sleep
• to return
• to return something
• to go to bed
• to eat lunch

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Stem-Changing Verbs

• Lets look at some verbs that have a stem change
  of e gt i

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PEDIR (o gt ue) to ask for, to order

• pido
• pides
• pide

• pedimos
• pedís
• piden

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Stem-Changing Verbs (e gt i)

• servir
• repetir
• reír
• sonreír
• seguir
• vestirse

• to serve
• to repeat
• to laugh
• to smile
• to follow, continue
• to dress

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REÍR (e gt i) to laugh

• río
• ríes
• ríe

• reímos
• reís
• ríen

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SONREÍR (e gt i) to smile

• sonrío
• sonríes
• sonríe

• sonreímos
• sonreís
• sonríen