O-UE/U-UE
E-IE
E-I
Guidelines for stem changing
Correct the sentence
100

What does the word costar mean?

To cost

100

What does querer mean?

to want

100

What does the word servir mean?

to serve

100

What is a stem changing verb?

It is a verb in which you change the beginning /middle of the word when it is being conjugated.

100

Correct the following sentence:yo Encontro la escuela.(o-ue)

Yo encuentro la escula.

200

Conjugate the word encontrar for ‘yo

encauentro

200

Conjugate the word entender for ‘tu’

entiendes

200

Conjugate the word pedir for ‘Ustedes’

piden

200

What are the 4 ways to stem change?

(e-ie), (e-i), (o-ue), (u-ue)

200

Correct the following sentence :Yo cerro la tindia.(e-ie)

Yo cierro la tindia

300

What does volver mean?

to return 

300

What does Preferir mean?

to prefer

300

What does the word pedir mean?

to ask for/to order

300

How is stem changing different then Conjugating?

stem changing is in the beginning/ middle and conjugating is at the end

300

Correct the following sentence : Luke pensa sobre basketball.(e-ie)

Luke piensa sobre basketball.

400

What does domir mean?

to sleep

400

What does the word cerrar mean?

to close 

400

Conjugate the word the word sevir for ‘ella’

sive

400

What is the stem change for this word? Dormir.

you use (o-ue)

duemir

400

Correct the following sentence: John Cerra el comercio.(e-ie)

John Cierra el comercio.

500

Conjugate the word Almorzar for ‘yo’

Almuerzo

500

Conjugate the word empezar for ‘nosotros’

empezamos

500
  •  do you change the first or second ‘E’ to the ‘IE’

second/last

500

If there are 2 ‘e’s’ in 1 sentence then which one of them do you change?

the second one

500

Correct the following sentence :Landon es empeza el hockey.(e-ie)

Landon es empieza el hockey.