"I can": forms of PODER

"I can": forms of PODER

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First, a reminder about -er verb endings.

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Multiple Choice

She eats =

• comer

• come

• comemos

• comen

Multiple Choice

We eat =

• comen

• comes

• come

• comemos

Multiple Choice

You (tú) eat =

• comes

• comeres

• como

• comemos

Multiple Choice

I eat =

• como

• come

• comer

• comemos

Querer, "to want", is a stem-changing verb you have already studied. It has an e to ie stem change:

yo quiero, tú quieres, Ud./él/ella quiere

nosotros queremos, *vosotros queréis*, Uds./ellos/ellas quieren

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I want = yo .... (one word answer)

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She wants = ella .... (one word answer)

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We want = nosotros ... (one word answer) (careful, no stem change in nosotros forms)

Poder, "to be able, can", has -er endings and a stem change , but it's a different stem change.

Poder is an o to ue stem-changing or "boot" verb

The forms inside the green outline (shaped like a boot) change the o in poder to ue.

Multiple Choice

he can = (one word answer)

• puede

• pueden

• poder

• podemos

Multiple Choice

I can = (one word answer)

• puede

• pueden

• poder

• puedo

Multiple Choice

we can = (one word answer)

• pueden

• puedes

• podemos

• puede

Multiple Choice

you can = tú ... (one word answer)

• puede

• puedes

• podemos

• pueden

Multiple Choice

Marta no ____ dormir bien por la noche.

• poder

• puede

• pode

Multiple Choice

Juan y yo ___ practicar para el examen

• podemos

• puedemos

• poder

• puedo

Multiple Choice

Tú ___ hablar bien el espaňol.

• podes

• podas

• podes

• puedes

Multiple Choice

María y tu ____ cantar en el concierto porque cantan muy bien.

• poden

• pueden

• podemos

• poder

​Explanation slide:

Marta y tú = Marta and you =

you plural = Uds.

Marta y tú pueden cantar...

Multiple Choice

Tú y yo ____ estudiar esta noche en mi casa

• podemos

• puedemos

• puedo

• podo

​Explanation slide...

Tú y yo = you and I = we = nosotros

Tú y yo podemos estudiar.

Multiple Select

Todos los estudiantes ____ sacar una buena nota en esta prueba.

(All the students [=they] can get a good grade on this quiz.)

• pueden

• puedes

• poden

• podes

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I can = yo (one word answer)

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she can = ella ... (one word answer)

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Y'all, you plural can = Uds. ...(one word answer)

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we can = nosotros .... (one word answer)

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you can = tú .... (one word answer)

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they can = ellos ... (one word answer)

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They can study. (2 word answer) =

(Ellos) ___ ___.

​They can study = Pueden estudiar.

Remember that the second verb in a double verb phrase is always in the infinitive.

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I can rest. (hint: descans-)

Two word answer, no punctuation necessary.

(Yo) ___ ___.