Stem Changing Verb Review 1A

What happens inside the boot?

• the stem stays the same

• the stem changes

How do you get the stem of the verb?

• take off AR, ER, or IR

• add the endings

• take off the R

What happens outside the boot?

• the stem stays the same

• the stem changes

yo (cerrar)

• cierra

• cerro

• cierro

• cerramos

Ud. (volver)

• vuelves

• volve

• vuevlo

• vuelve

Uds. (pensar)

• pensamos

• piensáis

• pensáis

• piensan

elles (entender)

• entienden

• entiende

• entendemos

él (preferir)

• priefero

• prefiere

• prefere

Which vowel do you change if there is more than one in the stem?

• first

• closest to the end of verb

• 3rd

Yo _________ comer ahora. (querer)

• quiero

• quero

• quieres

• queremos