What is the stem of the verb?
Everything thing before the AR/ER/IR ending
Conjugate: Poder (tĂș)
Puedes
Conjugate: Pensar (I)
Pienso
Conjugate: Repetir (we)
Repetimos
What is the only U -> UE stem changing verb
Jugar
If the stem of the verb has two "e"s, which "e" gets the stem change?
The second
Conjugate: Almorzar (ellos)
Almuerzan
Conjugate: Cerrar (he)
Cierra
Usted mide
Tengo
Stem changing verbs are also known as.......
SHOE or BOOT
Conjugate: Encontrar (nosotros)
Encontramos
Conjugate: Querer (vosotros)
Quereis
Conjugate: Competir (You all, formal)
Ustedes compiten
Translate: I tell jokes.
Yo digo chistes.
What subject pronoun does NOT have a stem change applied to them when conjugated?
Nosotros
Translate: We play basketball.
Ella cuenta el dinero.
Preferimos la pizza queso.
Translate: They elect the president.
Ellos eligen el presidente.
I come to the market (mercado) a lot.
Are stem changing verbs Regualar or Irregular?
IRREGULAR
Translate: They can (are able to) dance.
Translate: She begins the class.
Ella empieza la clase.
Translate: They say hello every day.
Ellos dicen "hola" todos los dias.
Yo corrijo los papeles.