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WorksheetsRepaso: Stem-changing verbs present tense
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
Yo (a) fútbol.
jugar [u:ue]
Stem-Changing verbs have a CHANGE in the STEM/ ROOT of the verb.
cierto
falso
Tú no (a) en la clase de historia.
dormir [o:ue]
Ellos (a) en la cafetería. almorzar [o:ue]
What is the stem of a verb?
The ending of the verb (-ar, -er, -ir)
The part that is left after taking off the -ar, -er, or -ir ending
The vowels in a verb
The consonants in a verb
In a stem changing verb, we make a change to a vowel in the stem. Which answers are examples of a stem change that occurs in Spanish? (select all that apply)
e to ie
u to ue
e to i
e to ue
o to ue
Los estudiantes (a) (almorzar (o:ue)) en la cafetería.
Yo (a) (pensar e:ie) que estás loca.
Mis hermanos no (a) (poder (o:ue))
¿Qué (a) (pedir (e:i)) tú en un restaurante?
Marcela (a) (preferir (ie)) hamburguesas más que pizza.
La perra bonita (a) (dormir (o:ue) en el coche
Write only the stem of the following verb: " descansar"
(a)
Write only the stem of the following verb: " leer "
(a)
Which subject pronoun never stem changes?
Yo
nosotros
ustedes
usted
Dormir (o:ue) - We sleep
duermimos
dormimos
Querer (e:ie) - You want
quiero
quieres
quieren
queremos
Jugar (u:ue) - They play
ellas juegan
ellos jugan
nosotros jugamos
How many types of stem-changing verbs are there?
2
1
3
4
Stem-changing verbs change with EVERY subject.
True
False
Fill in the blank
by conjugating the following verb.
nosotros (entender) - (e to ie)
Nosotros (a) la tarea
All answers are spelling in lower case.
Conjugate the following verb.
Ella (entender)
(e to ie)
All answers are spelled in lower case.
(a)
Conjugate the following verb.
Tú (entender) - (e to ie)
All answers are spelling in lower case.
entiendo
entiendes
entendemos
entienden
Which is the correct way to conjugate this verb?
Ellos (entender) - (e to ie)
All answers are spelling in lower case.
entiendes
entenéis
entienden
entiendo
Fill in the blank
by conjugating the following verb.
nosotros (entender) - (e to ie)
Nosotros (a) la tarea
All answers are spelling in lower case.
Write the correct conjugation:
Yo (repetir)
e to i
(a)
Ustedes (dormir) _________ mucho los fines de semana?
(o to ue)
Choose the correct form of the verb for the sentence.
duermo
duermen
dormen
dormimos
Carlos no (poder) _______ ir a la fiesta.
(o to ue)
Choose the correct form of the verb for the blank.
podemos
puede
poder
pueden
Los estudiantes ______ el alfabeto. (repetir e:i)
repiten
ripeten
repitan
Write only the stem of the following verb: " descomponer "
(a)
Write only the stem of the following verb: " escribir"
(a)
First step in conjugating a regular AR ER IR verb.
remove the chicken
add the appropriate ending
remove the ar, er, or ir ending, leaving the stem/root
don't do anything
the most basic form of a verb. A non conjugated verb
¿Cómo se dice 'I write'?
escribir
leer
escribo
leo
AR- verbs. Hablar - to speak. Translate 'hablo'.
You speak
They speak
I speak
He speaks
ER- verbs. Comer - to eat. Translate 'comemos'.
I eat
You eat
She eats
We eat
ER- verbs. Comer - to eat. Translate 'como'.
I eat
You eat
He eats
We eat
ER- verbs. Comer - to eat. Translate 'comen'.
He eats
We eat
You (plural) eat
They eat
IR- verbs. Vivir - to live. Translate 'vivo'.
I live
He lives
We live
They live
All infinitive verbs in Spanish end with 'ar', 'er' or 'ir'.
True
False
Half of them
None of them
What is the first step when conjugating a Spanish verb?
Add the correct ending
Take off the 'ar', 'er' or 'ir
Take off the 'r'
Do nothing
Match the following verbs with their correct stem-change.
e: ie
prefiero
o:ue
pruebo
e:i
repito
u:ue
juego
Match the following verbs with their correct stem.
dibuj
dibujar
limpi
limpiar
cocin
cocinar
dorm
dormir
estudi
estudiar
