Conjugations
YO / entender
What is entiendo
Yo prefiero el chocolate.
I prefer chocolate.
What is a boot verb?
A verb that does not stem change in the NOSOTROS or VOSOTROS forms.
Yo entendo las matematicas.
Yo entiendo
Cerrar
To close
Tú / Cerrar
What is cierras
Ellos cierran la puerta.
They close the door.
True or False: QUERER is an E-IE boot verb
True
Mi amigos y yo quieremos ir a la playa.
Mi amigos y yo queremos ir a la playa.
Empezar
To begin or start
Ustedes / preferir
What is prefieren?
Nosotros pensamos viajar a Italia.
We are planning to travel to Italy.
Why do stem changing verbs exist?
It all has to do with the sound of the verbs. Stem changers make it easier to pronounce verbs and allow sentences to flow easily
Cierro comer
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Quiero comer. (I want to eat)
Pensar
To think
Nosotros / empezar
What is empezamos
Siempre cierro las ventanas.
I always close the windows.
VOSOTROS form of pensar
Pensais
Penso almorzar en mi casa.
Pienso almorzar
Perder
To lose or miss
Usted / tener
What is tiene?
¿Qué comida prefieres?
What food do you prefer?
Which of the following follows the E - IE pattern:
A. Comer B. Perder C. Jugar D. Poner E. Impedir
B, Perder!
Yo preferimos comer en la cafeteria.
Yo prefiero comer en la cafeteria.
Querer
To want