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Title: Stem-Changing Verbs Poder, Empezar, Pedir


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Stem-Changing VerbsPoder, Empezar, Pedir
  • Realidades 2

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Stem-Changing Verbs
  • The stem of a verb is the part of the infinitive
    that is left after you drop the endings -ar, -er,
    or -ir.

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Stem-Changing Verbs
  • For example, the stem of empezar is empez-.
  • Stem-changing verbs have a spelling change in
    their stem in all forms of the present tense
    except the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms.

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Stem-Changing Verbs
  • There are three kinds of stem-changing verbs that
    you have learned.
  • To review them, here are the present-tense forms
    of poder (o?ue), empezar (e?ie), and pedir (e?i)

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Stem-changing verbs
  • One verb is in a category by itself . JUGAR.
    JUGAR is a stem-changing verb but it changes u?ue.

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PODER
  • yo puedo
  • tú puedes
  • él
  • ella puede
  • Ud.

nosotros podemos vosotros podéis ellos ellas
pueden Uds.
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EMPEZAR
  • yo empiezo
  • tú empiezas
  • él
  • ella empieza
  • Ud.

nosotros empezamos vosotros empezáis ellos ell
as empiezan Uds.
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PEDIR
  • yo pido
  • tú pides
  • él
  • ella pide
  • Ud.

nosotros pedimos vosotros pedís ellos ellas p
iden Uds.
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Stem-Changing Verbs
  • Si no puedes contestar una pregunta qué haces?
  • If you are not able to answer a question, what
    do you do?
  • Generalmente le pido ayuda a otro estudiante o al
    profesor.
  • Usually, I ask for help from another student or
    the teacher.

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Stem-changing Verbs
  • Common Stem-changing verbs
  • o ?ue e?ie e?i u?ue
  • almorzar empezar servir
    jugar
  • costar comenzar pedir
  • dormir entender repetir
  • poder preferir medir
  • acostar querer competir
  • volver pensar vestir
  • devolver mentir despedir
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