STEM
CHANGE
VERBS!
Define these 5 verbs in SPANISH
1. To play
2. To return
3. To lose
4. To think
5. To sleep
JUGAR
VOLVER
PERDER
PENSAR
DORMIR
(UE)
(UE)
(IE)
(IE)
(UE)
THE LETTERS IN PARENTHESIS
MEAN THE VERBS ARE STEM
CHANGERS!!
GOOD NEWS!!!!
All stem change verbs have the same ENDINGS as
regular verbs.
O
As
A
Amos
Áis
An
O
Es
E
Emos
Éis
en
O
Es
E
Imos
Ís
en
What do we do to the stem
of a stem changer?
We change the vowel in the middle of the
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 ue
U GAR
Lets conjugate…
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Remove the ending
QUE
IER E R
1. Quiero
2. Quieres
2. Find the stem
3. Quiere
3. Change the stem
4. Queremos
4. Conjugate!
5. Queréis
6. Quieren
Señor, why didn’t you change
NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS?
We NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER,
EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER,
EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER
NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER,
change the NOSOTROS and
VOSOTROS form of the verb!
The 4 ways to stem change
E-IE
O-UE
U-UE
E-I
But señor, how do we know which
verbs stem change?
Here is a list of the
common stem-change verbs:
Pensar
Empezar
Recomendar
Comenzar
Sentar
Querer
Almorzar
Poder
Acostar
Jugar
Perder
Preferir
Volver
Entender
Cerrar
Dormir