stem changers

What is a stem changer verb?

• a verb that grows in the ground

• a verb that has a change made to the vowel in the stem

• a verb that changes depending on the number and gender of the subject

• a verb that has to do with a farm

Which of the following are examples of a stem change in Spanish? PICK ALL THAT APPLY!!!!

• o-ue

• e-ie

• e-i

• u-oe

How can you tell which verbs are stem changers in Spanish?

• You have to memorize them

• You hope they crawl off of the paper and tell you

• they always start with an "r"

• They are the only verbs that have more than one vowel in them

How do you find the "stem" of a verb?

• It is what is left after you remove the "ar", "er" or "ir"

• it is the first three letters of the verb

• it depends on the definition of the verb

• it is where all of the flowers grow

conjugate: yo/dormir

• duermo

• dormo

• duermir

• dormiero

conjugate: mis amigos/preferir

• ellos prefieren

• ellos prieferen

• ellos prefueren

• ellos prefierer

conjugate: tú/ poder

• tú puedes

• tú pudes

• tú podues

• tú poder

Which TWO forms of a stem changer verb do not get the stem change?

• nosotros

• ellos

• ustedes

• vosotros

Nosotros _____ (poder) ir al cine esta noche.

• podemos

• puedemos

• pudemos

• pidemos

Renaldo y Chico _____ (almorzar) en la cafetería.

• almuerzan

• almorzan

• almierzan

• almorzo