Chapter 3 Shoe Verbs

Why are stem change verbs also called "shoe" or "boot" verbs?

• These verbs deal with clothing and footwear.
• When you draw around the forms that do get stem changed, it looks like a shoe or boot.
• Because my teacher says weird things about verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What two forms of a verb don't do the shoe verb change because they are "outside the boot"?

• nosotros & vosotros

• ellos & Ud.

• yo & tú

• nosotros & ellos

Translate: Cerrar

• to name someone

• to close

• to dress yourself

• to correct

Empezar means...

• to start
• to lose
• to want
• to prefer

Translate: Entender

• to have

• to understand

• to count

• to follow

Translate: Pedir

• to walk

• to practice

• to ask for/request

• to understand

Translate: Pensar

• to think

• to know

• to be

• to sing

Perder means...

• to play
• to be able to 
• to lose
• to return something

Translate: Preferir

• to prefer

• to practice

• to write

• to sing

Querer means...

• to be able to
• to return to a place
• to want
• to begin