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Ei stem changing verbs7/14/2023 ![]() (Every time I go to that restaurant, I order the chicken soup.) Seguir (To follow, to continue) (The shirt costs ten dollars.) E-I Stem-changing Verbs Pedir (To ask, to request, to order)Ĭada vez que voy a ese restaurante, p ido la sopa de pollo. (Every night, I sleep 8 hours.) Costar (To cost) (He moves his arms when he walks.) Dormir (To sleep) (Do you return to the United States after your trip?) Mover (To move) ¿V uelves a los Estados Unidos después de tu viaje? (He tends to arrive late.) Volver (To return) (They can’t come because they have to work.) Soler (To tend to, to be in the habit of) ![]() (She loses her phone frequently.) O-UE Stem-changing Verbs Poder (To be able to)Įllos no p ueden venir porque tienen que trabajar. (I like strawberries, but I prefer apples.) Tener (To have) Me gustan las fresas, pero pref iero las manzanas. (She thinks a lot about others.) Preferir (To prefer) (Do you want to go to the movies?) Pensar (To think) (They feel very happy because they have won the game.) Querer (To want) Se s ienten muy felices porque han ganado el partido. (Today I begin my new job.) Sentirse (To feel) I-E Stem-changing Verbs Empezar (To begin) E-IE Verbsįor o-ue stem-changing verbs, change the o to a u. E-I Verbsįor e-ie stem-changing verbs, change the e to an i. Only gerunds for – ir verbs undergo a stem change, and they’re the same as in the past tense.įor e-i stem-changing verbs, change the e to an i. In Spanish, they end in – ando or – iendo. English gerunds are verbs that end in -ing. The present continuous tense comprises two parts: a conjugation of the verb estar (to be) and a gerund. Sentir (E-IE)įor o-ue stem-changing verbs such as dormir (to sleep), change the o to a u. Pedir (E-I)įor e-ie stem-changing verbs such as sentir (to feel), change the e to an i. The stem changes are also different from those in the present simple tense.įor e-i stem-changing verbs such as pedir (to ask), change the e to an i (like in the present tense). In the past simple tense, only – ir verbs are stem-changing, and only in the é l/ella/usted form and ellos/ellas/ustedes form. Let’s look at the e-ie verb empezar (to begin), the e-i verb repetir (to repeat) and the o-ue verb poder (to be able to). In the present simple tense, the stem change applies to all verb forms except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.įor these, you keep the stem the same and treat it like any regular verb. In the other tenses (such as the imperfect tense and future simple), stem-changing verbs follow the typical conjugation rules. ![]() Stem changes affect verbs in three tenses: the present simple, the past simple and the present continuous. How to Conjugate Stem-changing Verbs in Spanish
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