What is the STEM of a verb in Spanish?
Give an example:
It's the part of the verb that comes before the AR, ER or IR ending.
The stem of hablAR is habl.
to say
decir
Ver
to see
servir (yo)
sirvo
Ver *yo
veo
What are stem-changing verbs also called?
boot verbs
servir
to serve
decir
to say
pedir (tú)
pides
hacer *yo
hago
Stem-changing verbs change in all forms of conjugation except for
Nosotros and vosotros
pedir
to ask for/order
salir
to leave
repetir (ella)
repite
decir *yo
digo
Which stem-change are we learning about in 4.3 Gram?
E-I
seguir
to follow
traer
to bring
pedir (nosotros)
pedimos
traer *yo
traigo
From 4.2 Gram, what type of stem change is Comenzar?
e to ie
conseguir
to get/obtain
suponer
to suppose
conseguir (ustedes)
consiguen
oír *yo
oigo