1 Spanish I

2  e-ie  e-i  o-ue  u-ue

3 1) Drop the ending (- ar, -er, -ir) to find the stem 2) Find the closest vowel to the end 3) Remove that vowel 4) Insert the stem- change into the verb stem 5) Conjugate as normal 1) dormir= dorm 2) Dorm 3) D_____rm 4) Duerm 5) Yo duermo

4  Yo  Tu  Él, ella, usted  *Nosotros  *Vosotros  Ellos, ellas, ustedes

5  Affects all the present tense forms except nostoros/as and vosotros/as.  This is why these verbs are called “boot or shoe verbs.”

6  Cerrar  Comenzar  Empezar  To close  To begin, start

7  Entender  Querer  Merendar  To understand  To want, love  To snack

8  I understand.  Yo / entender (e-ie)  Entender  Entend  Ent__nd  Entiend__  Yo entiendo

9  She begins.  Ella / comenzar (e-ie)  Comenzar  Comenz  Com___z  Comienz  Comienza

10  They snack.  Ellos / merendar (e-ie)  Ellos meriendan.

11  You (formal/singular) want.  Usted / querer (e-ie)  Usted quiere.

12  Perder  Pensar  Pensar en  Pensar + infinitive  Preferir  Recomendar  Sentar  Sentir  To lose  To think  To think about  To plan to do something  To prefer  To recommend  To sit  To feel

13  I prefer.  Yo / prefer (e-ie)  Preferir  Prefer  Pref_____r  Prefier_____  Yo prefiero

14  She thinks.  Ella / pensar (e-ie)  Pensar  Pens  P_____ns  Piens  Piensa

15  They recommend.  Ellos / recomendar (e-ie)  Ellos recomiendan.

16  You (formal/singular) feel.  Usted / sentir (e-ie)  Usted siente.

17  Almorzar  Contar  Costar  Dormir  Devolver  Encontrar  To eat lunch  To count  To cost  To sleep  To return  To find

18  I count.  Yo / contar (o-ue)  Contar  Cont  C___nt  Cuent  Cuento

19  The book costs $20.  El libro / costar (o-ue)  Costar  Cost  C___st  Cuest  Cuesta

20  They sleep.  Ellos / dormir (o-ue)  Ellos duermen

21  You (informal/singular) find.  Tú / encontrar (o-ue)   Tú encuentras

22  Morir  Mostrar  Poder  Recordar  Volver  To die  To show, demonstrate  To be able  To remember  To return, come back

23  I can.  Yo / poder (o-ue)  Poder  Pod  P___d  Pued  Puedo

24  They remember.  Ellos / recordar (o-ue)  Recordar  Record  Rec___rd  Recuerd  Recuerdan

25  The dog dies.  El perro / morir (o-ue)   El perro muere

26  Roberto returns.  Roberto / volver   Roberto vuelve

27  Seguir  Pedir  Reír  Repetir  Servir  Vestir(se)  To follow, continue  To ask for  To laugh  To repeat  To serve  To get dressed

28  The teacher repeats.  La profesora / repetir (e-i)  Repetir  Repet  Rep___t  Repit  repite

29  The waiter serves.  El mesero / servir (e-i)  Servir  Serv  S___rv  Sirv  Sirve

30  He gets dressed.  Él / vestir (e-i)   Él viste

31  They ask for money.  Ellos / pedir (e-i)   Ellos piden

32 JJugar TTo play (sport)