Verbs in the Present Tense (Los verbos en el tiempo presente)
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The Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs: e ie, o ue
(El tiempo presente de los verbos de cambio radical)
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There is a fairly large group of verbs in Spanish that undergo changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense.
These changes occur only in the first and second persons singular and third persons singular and plural.
When a line is drawn around the forms that change, the resulting shape vaguely resembles a boot or high-top shoe; thus, these verbs
are sometimes informally called “boot” verbs.
There are three types or classes of “boot” verbs.
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entiendoentiendesentiende
entendemosentendéisentienden
Type 1: e ieWe’ll use entender, to understand, as an example of this
type.
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Here are some other common e ie verbs:
empezar, comenzar to begin
entender to understand
querer to want, to love
preferir to prefer
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E-IEnevar- to snow
merendar- to snackcerrar- to closepensar- to thinkperder- to lose
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Type 2: o ueWe’ll use poder, to be able, as an example of this type.
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Here are some other common o ue verbs:
volver to return, to come back
costar* to cost
dormir to sleep
encontrar to find
almorzar to have lunch
*Costar is normally used only in the third persons.
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O-UEllover- to rain
recordar- to rememberdevolver- to return (items)
encontrar- to find
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The verbs querer and preferirExpressing desires and
preferences
Querer and preferir are important stem-changing verbs that have multiple uses.
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quieroquieresquiere
queremosqueréisquieren
querer
When used with a thing as the direct object, querer means to want.
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¿Quiere un
sándwich de pollo?
Sí, y quiero papas fritas también, por
favor.
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querer
When used with a person as the direct object, querer means to love.
quieroquieresquiere
queremosqueréisquieren
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Quiero mucho a su hija, señor
Vega.
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prefieroprefieresprefiere
preferimospreferísprefieren
preferir
Preferir, of course, means to prefer.
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¿Quiere un
sándwich de pollo?
No señor, prefiero una hamburgues
a.
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