1. SPANISH
BOOT VERBS
(Stem changing verbs)

2. Boot verbs have specific changes.

3. Only “nosotros” doesn’t have this change
I stay out of the boot!
NOSOTROS

4. All boot verb conjugations that would be “in the boot” have a change before adding the regular endings.

5. I don’t like all of these crazy changes, so I avoid boots.
I feel regular & normal.
I don’t like all of these crazy changes, so I avoid boots.
NOSOTROS

6. Él Ella Ellos Nosotros Tú Yo
Please click on the form that would not have a BOOT verb change. Él
Ella
Ellos
Nosotros Tú Yo

7. Nosotros

8. Some boot change verbs take an innocent little “e” and make it into an “ie.”
See what happens with the verb “pensar”

9. As usual, the “—ar” ending comes off.
Pensar

10. As usual, the “—ar” ending comes off.
Pens-

11. Now the “e” becomes “ie”.
Pens-

12. Now the “e” becomes “ie”.
Piens-

13. Now you just add the regular endings.
Piens-

14. For example: With “Yo” you add
the “-o”. Yo
Pienso

15. What would you add with “Tú?”
-as Tú
Piens_ -a
-nosotros
-an

16. Remember the “-ar” endings?
Yo o
Nosotros -amos
Tú as X Él
Ella a
Usted
Ellos
Ellas an
Ustedes

17. ¡Muy bien!
Tú Piensas

18. So now that you know about the “-e” to “-ie” boot verbs, click on the form that would not make this change with these boot verbs:
Él (pensar)
Yo (querer)
Ella (comenzar)
Nosotros (preferir)
Tú (cerrar)

19. Maybe you need to see this again. Hmmmm…

20. ¡Excelente! Notice that the “nosotros” form kept its innocent little “e,” but nobody else did?
Él piensa
Yo quiero
Ellas comienzan
Nosotros preferimos
Tú cierras

21. You remembered that “nosotros” doesn’t have
the boot verb change.
I stay out of the boot!
NOSOTROS

22. So now you get the idea of the “e” to “ie” boot verbs.
There are some boot verbs that make a change from an “o” or a “u” into “ue.”
One that we have practiced is “jugar.”
It is a “u” to “ue” boot verb.

23. All you need to do now is get through a maze to give “jugar” its “ue.”

24. Sounds simple, doesn’t it
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? All you have to do to finish the practice it get to the “ue.”

25. Es muy fácil.

26. Ok, click the “jugar” button to play.
Oh, by the way: Don’t touch the walls of the maze.
You will have 10 seconds.
Suerte.
JUGAR

27. UE
JUGAR

28. Ouch! You got the boot!
That must have hurt!
Try again.

29. ¡Tú juegas muy bien! You have completed your boot verb practice!
P.S.: I was just kidding about only having 10 seconds. If you did it that fast, give yourself a pat on the back. Gracias.

30. Now just write your name and date on a paper with a note telling that you practiced boot verbs. This will give you wonderful extra credit! ¡Chévere!

31. ¡No hay más!