1 Stem Changers Present Indicative

2 What is the stem of a verb? All verbs in Spanish end with either –ar, -er –ir When a verb has the –ar, -er, -ir still on the end, that entire verb is said to be in its INFINITIVE form Ex:hablar comer vivir

3 If you were to drop the –ar, -er, -ir ending on the verb, what you are left with is called the STEM of the verb Ex: habl com viv ar er ir

4 Some verbs have a change in the stem normally: querer quer pedir ped jugar jug volar vol With stem change: e > ie quererquier e > I pedirpid u > ue jugarjueg o > ue volarvuel

5 Not so fast………. There is a catch Not all the forms get the stem change Present tense stem changers are often called “boot” verbs

6 Why? Because only the forms inside the boot get the stem change yo tú Él Ella usted nosotros vosotros Ellos Ellas ustedes quiero quieres quiere queremos queréis quieren

7 examples Yo quiero $100. Nosotros queremos $100 Tú siempre pides papas fritas Nosotros nunca pedimos verduras Ella juega al baloncesto. Nosotros no jugamos ajedrez