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Understanding Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish

Stem-changing verbs like e→ie, o→ue, u→ue, such as tener, querer, pensar, empezar, comenzar, perder, have unique rules in Spanish conjugation. Learn how to work with these verbs and master their stem changes to express different meanings. Discover the patterns and practice using verbs like querer, poder, jugar, dormir, soñar, volver, and devolver.

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Understanding Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish

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  1. Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs e→ie o→ue u→ue

  2. Tener Querer Pensar Empezar Comenzar Perder To have To want To think To begin (start) To begin (start) To lose Los verbos que cambian e→ie

  3. How do these verbs work?

  4. Stem-changing verbs give their stems the boot!

  5. Querer

  6. Querer • First, let’s just add all the correct endings.

  7. If a verb ends in –ar, you add: o as a amos an Verb endings

  8. If a verb ends in –er, you add: o es e emos en if a verb ends in –ir, you add: o es e imos en Verb endings

  9. So, since “querer” ends en “er” (querer), which endings will we add? • The “er” endings: • o • es • e • emos • en

  10. Querer o emos es e en

  11. Now, let’s add our stem change. • Remember, only the e in the stem can change. • querer • perder • If there are two e’s in the stem, the second one always changes. • preferir • empezar

  12. Now let’s change the stems. • Remember, e can change to ie only within the boot. This means the nosotros form never changes!

  13. Querer emos o es e en

  14. Poder Jugar Dormir Soñar Volver Devolver to be able to (can) to play to sleep to dream to return (to a place) to return (a thing) The u→ue and o→ue verbs work the same way.

  15. First, find the o or u in the stem that is going to change • Poder • Jugar • Dormir • Soñar • Volver • Devolver

  16. For jugar: o as a amos an For poder: o es e emos en Then, decide which verb endings you will use.

  17. Then change it in the boot

  18. Poder ue o emos ue es ue ue e en

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