Intro to stem changing verbs

Intro to stem changing verbs

What we've learned about conjugations so far...

• ​-AR, -ER, and -IR conjugations

• ​The conjugation must agree with the subject

• ​There are some irregular verbs (Ir, Dar, Ser, etc.)

• ​You CANNOT have two conjugated verbs together

Let's review...

Multiple Choice

Ser (yo)

• Yo soy

• Tú eres

• Él es

• Nosotros somos

Multiple Choice

Tú y yo _________ (ir) a la tienda.

• van

• voy

• vas

• vamos

Multiple Choice

Please choose the only correct option

• Yo soy voy a la escuela.

• Tú tienes un perro.

• Nosotros somos compramos cosas.

• Me gusta hablo.

Multiple Choice

Tú ___________ (escribir).

• Escribo

• Escribes

• Escribas

• Escribe

Hablar

​Hablo

​Hablas

​Habla

​Every verb has a stem. The ending changes, but for normal verbs, the stem stays the same.

​Hablamos

Habláis

Hablan ​

Hablar

​HABL is the stem, but the -AR ending changes.

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of "Escribir"?

• ESC

• ESCRIB

• ESCRIBIR

• IR

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of "correr"?

• CO

• ER

• CORR

• C

One more time: with normal verbs, the stem never changes.

Only the -AR, -ER, or -IR ending changes.

But several verbs are considered "stem-changing verbs"

​This means that the stem DOES change for certain conjugations. We can remember these conjugations by thinking of a boot. ​

• Today we will look at only one verb: jugar (to play).

• Jugar is a stem-changing verb​

Multiple Choice

What does "jugar" mean?

• To run

• To jump

• To play

• To think

The stem of jugar changes from U -> UE within the boot.

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For this to make sense, let's look at a conjugation chart. ​

Yo juego

Tú juegas

Él/ella/usted juega ​

Nosotros jugamos

Vosotros jugáis

Ellos/ellas/ustedes juegan ​

What happened?

• The "U" in "jugar" changed to "UE" for conjugations in the "boot" (which is everything except nosotros and vosotros)

Will it always be like that?

​Not all stem-changing verbs switch from

U -> UE, but they all follow this pattern.

We will look at those other stem-changing verbs next class, but for now, let's get familiar with JUGAR.

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate JUGAR for the "yo" form?

• Jugo

• Juego

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate JUGAR for "nosotros"?

• Jugamos

• Juegamos

Multiple Choice

Jugar (tú)

• Juego

• Juegas

• Jugas

• Juegan

Multiple Choice

Jugar (ella)

• Juga

• Juega

• Juegan

• Jugo

Multiple Choice

Mis amigos y yo ________ (jugar)

• Juegamos

• Juego

• Juegan

• Jugamos

Multiple Choice

Vosotros (jugar)

• Jugáis

• Juegan

• Juegáis

• Juegas

Multiple Choice

Ustedes ________ (jugar) al béisbol.

• Jugan

• Jugas

• Jugáis

• Juegan

Multiple Choice

What can we use to visualize stem-changing verbs?

• A boot

• A sphere

• A square

• A triangle

Poll

How do you feel about stem-changing verbs?

• I'm a pro, I understand it really well!

• I get it pretty well, but I need more practice.

• I'm really confused and I need help to understand.

• I don't know what "stem-changing" means at all.