1 Yo salgo del dormitorio para poner la mesa. Pongo los platos en la mesa. Jaime, mi hermano, pone los vasos en la mesa. Ofrezco servir la comida y mi madre ofrece servir las bebidas. Mientras como, yo hago un sándwich con el pan y la carne cocida. Después mi familia recoge los platos y yo recojo lo demás (the rest) de la mesa.

2 Lección Preliminar Español III

3 These verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb patterns. Poner – to put/placeTraer – to bring yo pongoyo traigo Salir – to leaveCaer(se) – to fall yo salgoyo (me) caigo Hacer – to do/make yo hago

4 These verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb patterns. (these verbs end in –cer) Ofrecer – to offerParecer – to seem Yo ofrezcoYo parezco Obedecer – to obey Yo obedezco Conocer – to know people Yo conozco

5 These verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb pattern. Recoger – to pick (up)/ collect Yo recojo Tú recoges Escoger – to choose/select Yo escojo Tú escoges

6 These verbs are irregular in the YO form but the other forms of the verbs follow the regular verb pattern. Dar – to giveVer – to seeSaber – to know doyveosé dasvessabes davesabe damosvemossabemos danvensaben

7 These are known in Spanish as “verbos con cambio de raiz”. Just think that when we look at a verb, removing the ending (ar, er, ir) leaves us with the STEM. ENTENDER STEM INFINITIVO

8 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs. Querer – to wantPreferir – to prefer Yo quieroYo prefiero Tú quieresTú prefieres Ella quiereElla prefiere Nosotros queremosNosotros preferimos Ellos quierenEllos prefieren

9 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aqui hay mas ejemplos: comenzar – to begin/start pensar – to think cerrar – to close entender – to understand perder – to lose mentir – to lie sentir – to feel divertirse – to have fun despertarse – to wake up

10 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs. Poder – to be able toDormir – to sleep Yo puedoYo duermo Tú puedesTú duermes Él puedeÉl duerme Nosotros podemosNosotros dormimos Ellas puedenEllas duermen

11 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aqui hay mas ejemplos: contar – to rely on/to count costar – to cost encontrar – to find recordar – to remember volar – to fly volver – to return (location) devolver – to return (object) almorzar – to have lunch acostarse – to go to bed

12 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs. Jugar– to play Yo juego Tú juegas Él juega Nosotros jugamos Ellas juegan

13 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aka boot verbs. Pedir – to ask forReir(se) – to laugh Yo pidoYo (me) río Tú pidesTú (te) ríes Ud. pideUd. (se) ríe Nosotros pedimosNosotros (nos) reímos Uds. pidenUds. (se) ríen

14 These are stem-changing verbs where the change occurs in all the forms except NOSOTROS. Aquí hay mas ejemplos: servir – to serve repetir – to repeat sonreír – to smile seguir – to follow vestirse – to get dressed

15 These verbs have more than one change and can fit into 2 or more categories. Tener – to have * go-go verb/ stem-changing (e-ie) Decir – to say * go-go verb/stem-changing (e-i) Venir – to come * go-go verb/stem-changing (e-ie)

16 These verbs are irregular in all the forms. Estar – to beSer – to be estoysoy estáseres estáes estamossomos estánson Ir – to goOír – to hear voyoigo vasoyes vaoye vamosoímos vanoyen

17  Some helpful information: Most –cer and –cir verbs will receive a zco change in the “yo”form Most –gir verbs will receive a jo change in the “yo” form (elegir, corregir, sumergir) Some -uir verbs will have a “y” change followed by the regular endings in all the forms (constituir, contribuir, influir, incluir,huir)  -guir verbs are different