E --> I Spanish Stem- Changing Verbs: Pedir, Seguir, Decir.

E --> I Spanish Stem- Changing Verbs:

Pedir, Seguir, Decir.

Reviewing what was learned: Regular Verbs.

• Regular verbs are formed

  by: The stem and the ending.

• In Spanish there are three types of ending: AR, ER, IR.

• HABLAR---> HABL (stem) AR (ending).

• COMER---> COM (stem) ER (ending).

• ESCRIBIR---> ESCRIB (stem) IR (ending).

• When we conjugate a regular verb we leave the stem as it is and change the ending.

Reviewing: Stem Changing Verbs.

• Irregular verbs change the stem when we conjugate them, for example, from E to IE

• Pensar (To think\To plan) and is a stem- changing AR verb.

• PENSAR ---> PENS (stem) AR (ending).

• The E in the stem changes to an IE in all forms except nosotros and vosotros forms.

• Ex: (pensar) Yo pienso...

E --> I Stem Changing Verbs (Pedir, Seguir, Decir).

• If the stem has the vowel E, then we must change the stem from E to I when the infinitive verb is an IR ending verb.

• PEDIR (To ask for).

• SEGUIR (To continue; To follow).

• DECIR (To say).

Pedir is an E--> I Stem Changing Verbs.

• Pedir (To ask for).

• (E to I), If the stem has the vowel e, then we must change the stem from e to i.

• Ex: (Pedir) Ella pide ayuda al 911. She asks for help at 911.

Seguir is an E --> I Stem Changing Verb.

• Seguir (To continue; to follow).

• (E to I), If the stem has the vowel e, then we must change the stem from e to i.

• Ex: (Seguir) Frank sigue visitando los museos. Frank continues to visit the museum.

Decir is an E --> I stem changing verb.

• Decir (to say) is different from regular IR verbs.

• Decir is irregular in its yo (I) form because it changes the ending from IR to GO.

• Ex: (Decir) Yo digo que el cielo es azul. I say that the sky is blue.

• It is similar to verb tener (to have) that in is yo form changes from ER to GO.