1. 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

2. 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.

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

4. e-ie cerrar to close

5. e-ie confesar to confess

6. e-ie recomendar to recommend

7. e-ie comenzar to begin

8. e-ie empezar to begin

9. e-ie encender to turn on/to light

10. e-ie entender to understand

11. e-ie mentir to lie

12. e-ie querer to want

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

14. e-ie perder to lose

15. e-ie preferir to prefer

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

17. e-i decir to say/tell

18. e-i pedir to ask for

19. e-i repetir to repeat

20. e-i seguir to continue/follow

21. e-i servir to serve

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

23. o-ue almorzar to eat lunch

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

25. o-ue costar to cost

26. o-ue dormir to sleep

27. o-ue encontrar to find/encounter

28. o-ue llover to rain

29. o-ue morir to die

30. o-ue poder to be able to (can)

31. o-ue probar to try/test

32. o-ue recordar to remember

33. o-ue sonar to ring/sound

34. o-ue soñar (con) to dream (about)

35. o-ue volver to return

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

37. u-ue jugar to play

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