1 Stem-changing verbs SPN 8 Sports and Leisure Unit

2 What is a stem-changing verb? A stem-changing verb is considered irregular, however the only part of the verb that is irregular is the stem. A stem-changing verb still uses regular - AR, -ER, or –IR verb endings. All forms are irregular except for the nosotros/nosotras form!

3 Stem-changing verbs’ “extra” rule Since you already know your –AR, -ER, and –IR verb endings, the only things you’ll need to memorize is:  which verbs are stem-changing  what their stem-change rule is

4 Stem-change Rules The following are types of stem-change rules:  o  ue  e  ie  u  ue

5 Let’s get started… We will see lots of stem-changing verbs, especially in the Sports and Leisure unit. We’ll start with:  JUGAR  PODER  DORMIR  PREFERIR  QUERER

6 The first 5 What do you think the stem-change rule is for each of these verbs?  JUGAR = jueg-  PODER = pued-  DORMIR = duerm-  PREFERIR = prefier-  QUERER = quier-

7 It’s T-chart time Create T-charts for each stem-changing verbs…  JUGAR  PODER  DORMIR  PREFERIR  QUERER

8 JUGAR = To play Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. juego juegas juega jugamos juegan

9 PODER = To be able to Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. puedo puedes puede podemos pueden

10 DORMIR = To sleep Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. duermo duermes duerme dormimos duermen

11 PREFERIR = To prefer Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. prefiero prefieres prefiere preferimos prefieren

12 QUERER = To want Yo Tú Él/Ella/Ud. Nosotros(as) Ellos/Ellas/Uds. quiero quieres quiere queremos quieren