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WorksheetsRealidades 1: Gramática 4B.1 Boot Verb: jugar- to play (u:ue)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 29mins
Use the verb " (a) " to talk about playing a sport or a game—not for playing an instrument.
Even though jugar uses the same endings as other –ar verbs, it has different (a) in some forms.
Why does Spanish have stem-changing (boot) verbs?
To differentiate between formal and informal.
To simplify verb conjugation.
To maintain ease of pronunciation by creating "new" or "soften" vowel sounds.
English has 5 vowel, however, each vowel can make more than one sound.
True
False
Since Spanish only has 5 vowel sounds, "new" sounds are created by:
a. (a) 2 vowels to create a "new" or "softened" vowel
b. (b) a vowel with a stronger/weaker vowel
Categorize each vowel as a strong or weak vowel:
a
e
o
á
é
í
ó
ú
i
u
What are the steps to conjugating a stem-changing (boot) verb:
Find the stem of your verb
jugar → jug-
Note the type of stem-change
u → ue
Change the last vowel in the stem inside the boot
jug- → jueg-
Conjugate using the regular endings
yo juego
Conjugate the verb
jugar: to play
Conjugate:
Julia y Violeta
(a)
Conjugate:
yo
(a)
Conjugate:
mis amigos y yo
(a)
Conjugate:
yo
(a)
Conjugate:
vosotros
(a)
Conjugate:
tú
(a)
There are many stem-changing (boot) verbs in Spanish.
They are called stem-changing because the stem changes inside the shape of the boot🥾.
The verb "jugar: to play" (u>ue) is the first stem-changing (boot) verb we officially learn at Crocker.
However, you have been using stem-changing verbs since Spanish 1A (6th grade).
"Yo prefiero el helado de chocolate."
"Prefiero" is from the verb "preferir: to prefer" and it is a stem-changing (boot) verb where the
e>ie.
Let's practice with the stem-changing (boot) verbs below:
What is the infinitive?
(a)
What is the stem?
(a)
What is the last vowel of the stem?
(a)
What is the change?
o→u
u→ue
o→ue
u→oe
Conjugate the verb
volar: to fly
Using the information given & what you have learned about conjugating stem-changing (boot) verbs,
conjugate "repetir: to repeat" (e→i):
Samantha/repetir
(a)
The only difference between
a regular verb
&
a stem-changing (boot) verb
is that the stem changes inside the shape of the boot.
-ar verbs are still: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an
-er verbs are still: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en
-ir verbs are still: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en
Now, draw a axolotl!
