

Esp. 2 - los verbos con cambios de raíz
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Esp. 2 - los verbos con cambios de raíz

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What is a stem-changing verb?
All verbs are conjugated by changing the ending (-ar, -er, -ir), but some verbs also require a small spelling change in the stem (main part) in certain conjugations. They still use the regular endings that we have used before.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
He speaks
hablo
hablan
hablas
habla
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
We run
corremos
corres
corren
corréis
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
They write
escribo
escriben
escribís
escribe
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There are 3 main types of stem changes:
o -- ue (dormir, morir, poder, volver)
e -- ie (querer, pensar, perder, empezar)
e -- i (pedir, servir, repetir, decir)
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Boot verbs
Stem-changing verbs are sometimes called "boot verbs" because the spelling changes only take place in 4 places - yo, tú, él/ella/Ud., and ellos/ellas/Uds..
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Multiple Select
Select all of the correct conjugations:
dormir
ellos duermen
ellos dormen
tú dormes
tú duermes
nosotros dormimos
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Multiple Select
Choose all of the correct conjugations:
empezar
yo empezo
yo empiezo
vosotros empezáis
Uds. empiezan
Uds. empezan
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Multiple Select
Choose all of the correct conjugations:
servir
tú sirves
tú serves
nosotros servimos
nosotros sirvimos
yo servo
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Example sentences:
Yo vuelvo a casa a las tres y media.
Ellos no pueden ir a la escuela.
Nosotros recomendamos el sándwich de pollo.
Ellos quieren empezar la película.
Mi amiga compite en muchos partidos de atletismo.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
it costs
costa
cuestan
cuesta
costamos
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
you prefer
prefiero
prefieres
preferes
preferís
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
we understand
entendemos
entiendemos
entiendéis
entendéis
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct conjugation:
I repeat
repieto
repietes
repeto
repito
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One verb that's different: jugar
Jugar is the only verb that has a different stem-change; it changes from u -- ue.
Yo juego .................... nosotros jugamos
Tú juegas .................. vosotros jugáis
Él/Ella juega .............. ellos/Uds. juegan
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