Stem Changing Verbs
~Present Tense~
Review
*Remember = To conjugate most
verbs in the present tense you simply
take off the last two letters and add
the new ending
Endings
AR
o
amos
as áis
a
an
o
es
e
ER
emos
éis
en
o
es
e
IR
imos
ís
en
Stem Changing Verbs
• For some verbs, however, a
spelling change is required
before conjugating it.
• The spelling change is in the stem
of the verb = Therefore they are
called “stem changing verbs”
• For example, remember how to
conjugate the verb “Jugar”?
Jugar = (u  ue)
Juego Jugamos
Juegas Jugáis
Juega Juegan
Notice = Which 2 forms DO NOT have
the stem change?
When working with Stem
Changing Verbs, there is a
stem change in all of the
forms except : NOSOTROS
and VOSOTROS
An easy way to remember this is that
you can draw a shoe around the
forms that DO have a stem change:
Jugar = (u  ue)
Juego
Jugamos
Juegas Jugáis
Juega
Juegan
Stem Changes
There are 4 types of stem changes:
o  ue
e  ie
ei
u  ue
¡Exprésate!
•Texto p. 15, Act. #14
•Texto pg. 11, Act. #7
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“WS – Stem Changing Verbs (1)”
O  UE
1.
2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Poder = to be able to, can
Volver = to return
Resolver = to resolve, to solve
Doler = to hurt
Probar = to try
Recordar = to remember
Costar = to cost
Encontrar = to find
Dormir = to sleep
E  IE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Cerrar = to close
Comenzar = to start
Empezar = to start
Pensar = to think
Recomendar = to recommend
Querer = to want
Despertarse = to wake up
Tener = to have (Yo =Tengo)
EI
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pedir = to request
Repetir = to repeat
Competir = to compete
Decir = to say, to tell (*Yo = digo)
Servir = to serve
U  UE
1.Jugar = to play
Práctica
Yo (encontrar) el libro que busco.
encuentro
¿Tú (jugar) al fútbol?
juegas
Nosotros (dormir) en el hotel.
dormimos
Práctica
1. Can I go to the restroom?
2. At what time do your parents
return?
3. What do you think?
4. My brother says “No.”
5. I close my eyes and I sleep.