E to IE
U to UE
O to UE
Stem Changer Facts
100

Yo querer (to want)

What is quiero?

100

Yo jugar (to play)

What is juego?

100

Yo poder (to be able to)

What is puedo?

100

The only U to UE stem changer is _________. 

What is jugar?

200

Nosotros sentar (to sit)

What is sentamos?

200

Él jugar (to play)

What is juega?

200

Usted almorzar (to have lunch)

What is almuerzan?

200

Only those in the ________ have stem changers; not nosotros or vosotros.

What is boot?

300

Ella mentir (to lie)

What is miente?


300

Ella no jugar (to play) baloncesto despúes de lastimarse.

What is juega?

300

Nosotros volver (to return)

What is volvemos?

300

If it is a 2 syllable word, change the vowel of the _________ syllable.

What is first?

400

Ellos pensar (to think) que si van a ir!

What is piensan?

400

Nosotros no jugar (to play) cuando esta lloviendo.

What is jugamos?

400

Ellas no devolver (to return) los lapices. 

What is devuelven?

400

If it is a 3 syllable word, change the vowel of the _________ syllable. 

What is middle/second syllable?

500

Ustedes defender (to defend) a su hermano menor.

What is defienden?

500

Ustedes jugar (to play) baloncesto y beísbol todo los dias! No estan cansados?

What is juegan?

500
Ellas dormir (to sleep) a las 8 de la noche.

What is duermen?

500

The four types of spanish stem changers.

What is E to IE, O to UE, U to UE, and E to I?

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