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The Present Tense of Stem-ChangingVerbs: e ie, e i, o ue
(El tiempo presente de los verbos de cambioradical)
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There is a fairly large grop of verbs in Spanish that ndergochanges in their stem !hen con"gated in the present tense#
These changes occr only in the first and second personssinglar and third persons singlar and plral#
$hen a line is dra!n arond the forms that change, the resltingshape vagely resembles a boot or high-top shoe% ths, these verbs
are sometimes informally called &boot' or &shoe' verbs#
There are three types or classes of &boot' verbs#
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entender
entiendoentiendes
entiende
entendemosentendis
entienden
Type : e ieWe’ll use entender , to understand, as an example of this type.
The stem ndergoes the change only !hen stressed#
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*ere are some other common e ie verbs:
empe+ar, comen+ar to begin
pensar ( infinitive) to think; to plan (to
do something) perder to lose
erer to want, to love
preferir to prefer
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tengotienes
tiene
tenemostenis
tienen
tener, venir The verbs tener and venir are what might be alled partial
stem!hanging verbs; the yo forms do not have the stemhange, but they do have an irregularity.
vengo
vienesviene
venimos
ven.svienen
Tengo ex"menes ma#ana. / have e0ams tomorro!#
Vengo de la bibliotea. /1m coming from the library#
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servir
sirvosirves
sirve
servimosserv.s
sirven
Type 2: e iWe’ll use servir , to serve, as an example of this type.
3ote: 4ll e i verbs are -ir verbs#
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*ere are some other common e i verbs:
repetir to repeat, to have aseond helping
pedir to ask for, to re$uest
medir to measure, to bea ertain height
te5ir to dye, to olor
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almor+ar
almer+oalmer+as
almer+a
almor+amosalmor+6is
almer+an
Type 7: o eWe’ll use almor%ar , to have lunh, as an example of this type.
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"gar
"ego "egas
"ega
"gamos "g6is
"egan
The verb &ugar , to play (games or sports), follows thesame pattern as o ue verbs, but the hange is u ue.
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*ere are some other common o ue verbs:
volver to return, toome bak
costar8 to ostdormir to sleep
encontrar to find
poder to be able; anrecordar to remember
so5ar (con) to dream (about)
8Costar is normally sed only in the third persons#
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The verbs querer and preferir
E0pressing desires and
preferences
Querer and preferir are important stem-
changing verbs that have mltiple ses#
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iero
ieresiere
eremos
erisieren
erer
$hen sed !ith a thing as the direct ob"ect,querer means to !ant#
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'uiere uns"ndwihde pollo
*+, y $uiero
papas fritastambin, por
favor.
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erer
$hen sed !ith a person as the direct ob"ect,querer means to love#
iero
ieresiere
eremos
erisieren
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uiero muhoa su hi&a, se#or
-ega.
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pref iero
pref ieres pref iere
preferimos
prefer.s pref ieren
preferir
Preferir , of corse, means to prefer#
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'uiere uns"ndwihde pollo o se#or,prefiero una
hamburguesa.
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9oth querer and preferir can be sed!ith an infinitive directly after them
/afael quiere es$uiar, pero su noviaprefiere patinar.
afael !ants to s;i, bt his girlfriend prefersto s;ate#
iero
ieresiere
eremos
erisieren
$e start !ith an appropriate person andnmber of querer or preferir . . . and then add any infinitive#
estdiar escribir via"ar
bailar
leer comer aprender dormir
estdiar
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pienso piensas
piensa
pensamos pens6is
piensan
Thin;ing and planning
The verb pensar is another very useful stem!hanging verb.
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Thin;ing and planning Pensar basically means &to thin;#'
0e gusta ir al par$ue parapensar y desansar.
/ li;e to go to the par; tothin; and rest#
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Thin;ing and planning
'1n $u piensas
Pensar en means &to thin; abot#'
2abriela siempre piensa en sus estudios.
3ensamos en el bienestar de la familia.
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Thin;ing and planning Pensar de means &to thin; of' (to
have an opinion abot#)
'u piensas de las novelas de 0"r$ue%$hat do yo thin; of >6re+1s novels=
Pensar que means &to thin; that' (in ans!er tothe above estion, for e0ample#)
4o pienso $ue sus novelas son maravillosas./ thin; that his novels are !onderfl#
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pensar + infinitive =to plan to do something
Thin;ing and planning Pensar also has a special se # # #
3ensamos esuharm5sia en el par$ue estatarde.
$e1re planning to listento msic in the par; thisafternoon#
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Thin;ing and planning
'u piensas haer despus de lase?esps de clase, yo pienso # # #
'u piensas haer este fin de semanaEste fin de semana, pienso # # #
'u piensan haer 6ds. (t5 y tu familia)
en las vaaiones de veranoEn las vacaciones de verano, pensamos # # #
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