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Aprender un idioma: stem-change verbs like 'encontrar', 'pensar', 'poder'
I can use stem-changing verbs to describe effective ways to learn a language.
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Aprender un idioma: stem-change verbs like 'encontrar', 'pensar', 'poder'
I can use stem-changing verbs to describe effective ways to learn a language.
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Key learning points
- It is important to revisit previously learnt words regularly to store them in your long-term memory.
- Stem-changing verbs have a change in the stem for some grammatical persons.
- Some verbs with 'e' in the stem (e.g. pensar) change to 'ie' for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6 in the simple present.
- Some verbs with 'o' in the stem (e.g. encontrar, poder) change to 'ue' for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6 in the simple present.
Keywords
Stem - part of the verb that is present in all forms
Stem-changing verb - verb that has a spelling change in the stem for some grammatical persons
Common misconception
Stem-changing verbs like 'encontrar' and 'pensar' have a stem change in all conjugations of the simple present.
Stem-changing verbs 'encontrar' and 'pensar' have a stem change in persons 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the simple present. The stem reverts back to the original for persons 4 and 5.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'no-one' or 'none'?
Which word means 'no-one' or 'none'?
alguno(s)
menos
todo(s)
último
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'obviously you have to practise every day'.
Order the words to say: 'obviously you have to practise every day'.
Q5.Write in English: 'aprendo palabras nuevas'.
Write in English: 'aprendo palabras nuevas'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'outside the city'.
Write in Spanish: 'outside the city'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Stem-changing verbs like 'encontrar' and 'pensar' do not have a stem change in the forms of the simple present.
Stem-changing verbs like 'encontrar' and 'pensar' do not have a stem change in the forms of the simple present.
first person singular (I)
second person singular (you)
third person singular (she, he, it)
Q2.Which verb is not a stem-changing verb in the simple present?
Which verb is not a stem-changing verb in the simple present?
empezar
practicar
recomendar
volver
Q3.'La escuela a las nueve'. Write the correct form of 'comenzar'.
'La escuela a las nueve'. Write the correct form of 'comenzar'.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'you can swim and you all can dance'.
Order the words to say: 'you can swim and you all can dance'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'we think that it is interesting'.
Write in Spanish: 'we think that it is interesting'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they resolve the problem'.
Write in Spanish: 'they resolve the problem'.
