Stem Changing Verbs

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 groups of stem changing verbs?

• e-ie

  o-ue

  u-ue

• e-ue

  u-u

  o-ie

• e-ie

  u-ou

  o-ie

• o-ue

  u-ie

  e-ue

Multiple Choice

What stem change group does "empezar" belong to?

• e--> ie

• o--> ue

• u-->ue

• e-->oe

Multiple Choice

Is there a stem change in the "nosotros" form

• Si

• No

Multiple Choice

Tu/empezar

• empiezo

• empezo

• empiezas

• empezas

• empezamos

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Nosotras/empezar

• empiezo

• empiezas

• empezamos

• empiezamos

Multiple Choice

Ella/volver

• vuelvo

• vuelves

• volve

• vuelve

• volvemos

Multiple Choice

Nosotros/volver

• vuelvo

• vuelves

• vuelvemos

• volvemos

Multiple Choice

what does pensar mean

• to start

• to think

• to return

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "pensar" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "dormir" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "comenzar" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "recordar" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "almorzar" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

Multiple Choice

What stem changing group is "entender" in?

• e-->ie

• o-->ue

• u-->ue

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Conjuagate

yo/pensar

Fill in the Blank

Conjuagate

nosotros/pensar

Fill in the Blank

Conjuagate

tu/dormir

Fill in the Blank

Conjuagate

ellos/mostrar

Multiple Choice

What other verb belongs to the "u-->ue" stem changing group?

• None, Jugar is the only one in that group

• Jugo, Pudo, Escudo

• There is a whole list of verbs

Multiple Choice

Yo/jugar

• jugo

• juego

Multiple Choice

tu/jugar

• jugas

• juegas

• jugamos

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Verbs with irregular yo forms
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In Spanish, several verbs have

irregular yo forms in the present tense. You have

already seen three verbs with the -go ending in

the yo form: decir 🠪 digo, tener 🠪 tengo, and

venir 🠪 vengo.

4.4-1

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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Here are some common expressions

with decir.

4.4-2

decir la verdad
to tell the truth

decir que
to say that

decir mentiras
to tell lies

decir la respuesta
to say the answer

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The verb hacer is often used to ask questions about
what someone does. Note that when answering,
hacer is frequently replaced with another, more

specific action verb.

4.4-3

hacer
(to do;
to make)

poner
(to put;
to place)

salir
(to leave)

suponer
(to suppose)

traer
(to bring)

hago

pongo

salgo

supongo

traigo

haces

pones

sales

supones

traes

hace

pone

sale

supone

trae

hacemos

ponemos

salimos

suponemos

traemos

hacéis

ponéis

salís

suponéis

traéis

hacen

ponen

salen

suponen

traen

PLURAL
FORMS

SINGULAR

FORMS

Verbs with irregular yo forms

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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4.4-4

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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Poner can also mean to turn on a

household appliance.

4.4-5

Carlos pone la radio.
Carlos turns on the radio.

María pone la televisión.
María turns on the television.

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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Salir de is used to indicate that someone is

leaving a particular place.

4.4-6

Hoy salgo del hospital.
Today I leave the hospital.

Sale de la clase a las cuatro.
He leaves class at four.

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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Salir para is used to indicate someone’s

destination.

4.4-7

Mañana salgo para México.
Tomorrow I leave for Mexico.

Hoy salen para España.
Today they leave for Spain.

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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Salir con means to leave with someone or

something, or to date someone.

4.4-8

Alberto sale con su mochila.
Alberto is leaving with his backpack.

Margarita sale con Guillermo.
Margarita is going out with Guillermo.

Verbs with irregular yo forms

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4.4-9

The verbs ver and oír

The verb ver (to see) has an irregular yo form.

The other forms of ver are regular.

yo
tú

Ud./él/ella

veo
ves
ve

nosotros/as
vosotros/as

Uds./ellos/ellas

vemos
veis
ven

Singular forms

Plural forms

Verbs with irregular yo forms

The verb ver (to see)

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The verb oír (to hear) has an irregular yo form and
the spelling change i:y in the tú, usted/él/ella, and
ustedes/ellos/ellas forms. The nosotros/as and
vosotros/as forms have an accent mark.

4.4-10

yo
tú

Ud./él/ella

oigo
oyes
oye

nosotros/as
vosotros/as

Uds./ellos/ellas

oímos
oís
oyen

Singular forms

Plural forms

Verbs with irregular yo forms

The verb oír (to hear)

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