Stem-changing verbs The stem of a verb is the part of the infinitive that is left after you drop the ending –ar, -er, -ir. What is the stem of empezar? empez

Los verbos zapatos Stem-changing verbs have a spelling change in their stem in all forms of the present tense except the nosotros and the vosotros forms.

There are 4 kinds of stem-changing verbs 2. o-ue 3. e-i 4. u-ue 1. e-ie

e-ie cerrar to close

e-ie confesar to confess

e-ie recomendar to recommend

e-ie comenzar to begin

e-ie empezar to begin

e-ie encender to turn on/to light

e-ie entender to understand

e-ie mentir to lie

e-ie querer to want

e-ie pensar (en) to think (about)

e-ie perder to lose

e-ie preferir to prefer

e-ie querer: to want quiero quieres quiere queremos queréis quieren

e-i decir to say/tell

e-i pedir to ask for

e-i repetir to repeat

e-i seguir to continue/follow

e-i servir to serve

e-i servir: to serve sirvo sirves sirve servimos servís sirven

o-ue almorzar to eat lunch

o-ue contar to count/tell (a story)

o-ue costar to cost

o-ue dormir to sleep

o-ue encontrar to find/encounter

o-ue llover to rain

o-ue morir to die

o-ue poder to be able to (can)

o-ue probar to try/test

o-ue recordar to remember

o-ue sonar to ring/sound

o-ue soñar (con) to dream (about)

o-ue volver to return

o-ue encontrar: to find, encounter encuentro encuentras encuentra encontramos encontráis encuentran

u-ue jugar to play

u-ue jugar: to play a sport or game juego juegas juega jugamos jugáis juegan