NOMBRE:__________________________ HORA:______ FECHA:________________
La Gramática – JUGAR (AND OTHER STEM-CHANGING VERBS)
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El libro: Complete the following section of notes based on information from your textbook.
1.) When do you use the verb jugar?
2.) Jugar uses the same endings as other –ar verbs, however it has a different stem in some of the forms.
This kind of verb is called a “____________________________________________”
3.) Conjugate the verb JUGAR (U  UE) in the verb chart below using the present tense. DRAW A BOOT
AROUND THE FORMS THAT HAVE A STEM-CHANGE.
yo
tú
Ud.
él
ella
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
Uds.
ellos
ellas
¡RECUERDA!
Change the last
vowel in the
stem when it
falls in the
boot.
El video: Answer the questions below based on what you learned from the GramActiva video.
1.) What are the three categories of verbs?
2.) Fill in the three charts below with THE VERB ENDINGS for regular –ar, -er, and –ir verbs.
-AR verb endings
-ER verb endings
-o
-IR verb endings
-emos
-es
3.) Jugar is the first verb we are looking at that is in a category called __________________________
4.) The “u” in the stem of jugar changes to a ______ in all forms but _____________ and _____________.
5.) If you look at the conjugation chart of stem-changing verbs, the forms of the verb that change form the
shape of a _______________.
¡PRUEBA! – Write the correct form of jugar.
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(yo)________________
(tú) ________________
(Ud.) ________________
(nosotros) ________________
(ellas) ________________
NOMBRE:__________________________ HORA:______ FECHA:________________
Más información: Read the following information in order to learn how to conjugate other stem changing
verbs. Complete the charts based on what you read.
**There are many other verbs besides jugar that have a stem change. You can follow the three steps written in
the box below in order to conjugate these “stem-changing” verbs.
1.) Drop the –ar, -er, or –ir from the infinitive in order to be left with the stem of the verb.
2.) Apply the stem change (in parenthesis) to the LAST VOWEL in the stem in all forms EXCEPT
nosotros and vosotros.
3.) Add the appropriate verb ending based on whether it is an –ar, -er, or –ir verb.
Follow the three steps listed above and conjugate the following stem-changing verbs. *Draw a boot around the
forms that have a stem change.
QUERER ( E  IE) – to want
PODER ( O UE ) – to be able, can
yo
nosotros
nosotras
yo
nosotros
nosotras
tú
vosotros
vosotras
tú
vosotros
vosotras
Ud.
él
ella
Uds.
ellos
ellas
Ud.
él
ella
Uds.
ellos
ellas
Traducciones con vocabulario asociado con “¿Quieres ir conmigo?”: Translate the following sentences to
Spanish using vocabulary from chapter 4B and your knowledge of stem-changing verbs.
1. Hey! They play golf. What a nice idea!
2. I play soccer in the afternoon. I want to play soccer with you.
3. We play baseball in the evening. Would you like to play?
4. Do you want to go fishing? I’m sorry, I can’t. I am sick.
5. You (informal, singular) play tennis. I have to practice.