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The verb poder
The Verb PODERThe verb PODER means
“to be able to” or “can”
The Verb PODERRemember, in Spanish all verbs have two parts, the stem and the ending.
The Verb PoderFor example POD is the stemER is the ending…thus makes PODER
Stem Changing VerbsPODER is what we call a “stem-changing verb”.
Stem Changing VerbsThe “stem” is what changes, so the stem POD changes the “o” to “ue” in all forms except the nosotros and vosotros.
Stem Changing VerbsSo instead of POD, you have PUED.The endings follow the regular ‘er’ endings.
Remember “ER” Endings?o
es
e
emos
éis
en
PODERyo puedo
tú puedes
Ud.él puedeella
nosotrosnosotras podemos (NO CHANGE)
Uds.ellos puedenellas
Uses of PODERWhen the forms of PODER are followed by another verb, the second verb is always an infinitive.
Uses of PODERFor example:No puedo ir al cine contigo el viernes.
DORMIR
The verb DORMIR is very similar to PODER. It means “to sleep.”
DORMIRDORMIR is a “stem-changing” verb.It is an “o > ue” stem-changing verb.
DORMIRThe stem of “dormir” is…“dorm”What changes?
“duerm”
DORMIRDORMIR follows regular “-ir” endings. o, es, e, imos, ís, en
DORMIRAll forms change except the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Let’s see!
DORMIRyo duermo
tú duermes
élella duermeUd.
nosotrosnosotras dormimos (NO CHANGE) ellos ellas duermen Uds.
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