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Stem-Changers

25 Common Stem-changing Verbs Flashcards
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This set below will help you learn the conjugations as well as the translations.  ​
E-->I Practice
E-->IE Practice
O-->UE practice
How to form the Present tense of Stem-changers

​Stem-Changers have regular verb endings, the only difference is that the "stem" or "root" of the verb is going to have a small change.  There are three types of "stem-changing" verbs;        e --> ie       e-->i       o-->ue

Students will know if a verb is a stem-changer because in the dictionary it will indicate if it is (i.e. pedir (i); pensar (ie);  poder (ue)).  The letter that will always get the stem-change will be the second vowel from the ending.  

                  pedir (i)            pensar (ie)             poder (ue)

Not every form of the verb will be stem-changed, it is only the 1st Person Singular (YO), 2nd Person Singular (TÚ), and the 3rd Person Singular & Plural (Él, Ella, Usted, Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes).  Many call it the "Boot" because of where it lies on the verb chart the the image it makes. 

Pedir (i) = to ask for/order

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Pensar (ie) = to think/plan​

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Dormir (ue) = to sleep

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