(o to ue)

Remember the verbs preferir, querer, and empezar?

We changed the e to ie in all the forms but vosotros and nosotros

prefiero preferimos

prefieres preferís

prefiere prefieren

Querer y Empezar

(e ie)

quiero queremos

quieres queréis

quiere quieren

Querer

empiezo empezamos

empiezas empezáis

empieza empiezan

Empezar

Today we are going to learn about the verbs almorzar and poder

•Remember these verbs are like preferir, querer, and empezar, because one of the letters will change.

•Instead of changing the e to ie (like preferir, querer and empezar), this time we will change the o to ue in almorzar and poder.

o ue

Now, let’s conjugate almorzar1. Draw box with six spaces and write the verb almorzar on top of it.

2. Now add the endings we already know for all our verbs

o

_ s

__ n

almorzar (o ue)

3. Now since it’s an –ar verb we can add in the –a’s where they belong

o a

as a

a

an

almorzar o ue

4. Underline the root

almorzar almorzar

5. Now remembering that the –o changes to ue. Let’s add in the rest.

almuerzo almorzamos

almuerzas almorzáis

almuerza almuerzan

almorzar almorzar (o to ue)

Now we’ll congujate poder the same way!!1. Draw box with six spaces and write the verb poder on top of it.

poder (o ue)

2. Now add the endings we already know for all our verbs

o

_ s

__ n

3. Now since it’s an –er verb instead of adding an a we will ad –e’s where they belong

poder o ue

o e

es e

e

en

4. Underline the root

poder poder

5. Now remembering that the –o changes to ue. Let’s add in the rest.

poder o ue

puedo podemos

puedes podéis

puede pueden