Stem-Changing Verbs
Ver, Dar, Ser/Ir:
Stem Vocabulary:
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100

This verb means "to feel" and has a stem change from 'e' to 'i' in the third person.


 What is "sentir"?

100

This is the "nosotros" form of "ver" in the preterite.

What is "vimos"?

100

This verb, with stem "Anduv-", means "to walk".

What is "andar"?

100

In English, "poder" means this.

What is "to be able to"?

200

In the preterite, this verb changes its stem vowel from 'o' to 'u' in the third person.

What is "dormir"?

200

This verb means "there was" or "there were" in the preterite.

What is "haber"?

200

 "Cup-" is the stem for this verb, meaning "to fit".

What is "caber"?

200

If someone is "saying" or "telling" something, they are using this verb in Spanish.

What is "decir"?

300

For the verb "sentir", this is the third person singular form in the preterite.

What is "sintió"?

300

The third person singular form of "dar" in the preterite is this.

What is "dio"?

300

The verb with stem "Quis-" signifies this desire.

What is "to want" or "querer"?

300

The action of "driving" is represented by this verb in Spanish.

What is "conducir"?

400

This verb means "to sleep", and in the preterite, its third person plural form is "durmieron".

What is "dormir"?

400

 The first person singular form of both "ser" and "ir" in the preterite.

What is "fui"?

400

 If you "know a fact", you are using the verb with this stem: "Sup-".

 What is "saber"?

400

When you "have" something, you use this verb in Spanish.

What is "tener"?

500

Only these two forms of "some-ir verbs" have stem changes in the preterite.

What are the third person singular and third person plural forms?

500

The verb that has a single form, "hubo", in the preterite.

What is "haber"?

500

"Vin-" is the stem for this verb which means "to arrive" or "to come".

What is "venir"?

500

To express the action of "bringing" something, you would use this Spanish verb.

What is "traer"?

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