1 Stem-changing verbs s.p. yo tú él ella Ud. ellos ellas Uds. *nosotros *vosotros pienso piensaspensáis piensanpiensa pensamos There is a spelling change in the stem in all the forms except nosotros and vosotros. (Shoe verbs) E will change to pensar – to think IE

2 Stem-changing verbs The e closest to the ending is the one that changes. s.p. yo tú él ella Ud. ellos ellas Uds. *nosotros *vosotros empiezo empiezasempezáis empiezanempieza empezamos emp – to begin ezar

3 Stem-changing verbs Pensar Perder Entender Cerrar Querer Empezar Comenzar Recomendar Preferir Sugerir Requerir Merendar To think, plan To lose To understand To close To want, love To start, begin To recommend To prefer To suggest To require To eat a snack

4 Ejemplo: Volver – to return yo vuelvonosotros volvemos tú vuelvesvosotros volvéis él vuelveellos vuelven Stem-changing verbs O will change to UE

5 Almorzar – to eat lunch Contar – to count, tell Costar – to cost Dormir – to sleep Encontrar – to find, meet Mover – to move Poder – to be able to, can Probar – to try, taste Stem-changing verbs

6 Ejemplo: pedir – to ask for, order yo pidonosotros pedimos tú pidesvosotros pedís él pideellos p i den E will change to I Stem-changing verbs

7 Competir – to compete Repetir – to repeat Servir – to serve What are some commonly used E>I verbs? Is there any way to tell the difference between E>IE and E>I verbs? *You have to memorize how each verb changes, although most E - I verbs are –ir verbs. Stem-changing verbs

8 Escribe la forma correcta del verbo. tú - querer quieres

9 José - dormir duerme

10 Los chicos - pensar piensan

11 Yo - almorzar almuerzo

12 Mis amigos y yo - poder podemos

13 Ella - servir sirven

14 Los libros - costar cuestan

15 Tú - preferir prefieres

16 Nosotros - competir competimos

17 La maestra - recomendar recomienda