Dormir and Poder (Realidades 1 6A)

Dormir means

• to dream

• to down

• to sleep

• to be able to

Poder means

• to can

• to be able to

• to sleep

• to power

Poder and Dormir are special because

• they are stem changing verbs

• they are boot verbs

• their o becomes ue

• all of the above

How do yo determine what the root of a verb is?

• take off the r

• take off the -ar, -er, or -ir

• Add o, as, a, amos, an

• use the first letter of the verb

Which pronouns don't stem changing verbs have stem changes (keep original stem)

• yo and tu

• ellos and ellas

• nosotros and vosotros

• ustedes

What happens to the end of a stem-changing verb

• nothing

• drop the r and add o or a

• conjugate same as -ar verbs

• conjugate same as its category of verbs

Yo ____________ ocho horas todas las noches

• dormo

• dormir

• duermo

Marta no _______ dormir bien por la noche

• poder

• puede

• pode

Mi hermana y yo usualmente ___________ en el mismo dormitorio.

• dormir

• dormimos

• duermimos

Tu _____________ hablar bien el espaňol

• podes

• podas

• podes

• puedes