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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

  1. It is important to revisit previously learnt words regularly to store them in your long-term memory.
  2. Stem-changing verbs have a change in the stem for some grammatical persons.
  3. Some verbs with 'e' in the stem (e.g. pensar) change to 'ie' for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6 in the simple present.
  4. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'no-one' or 'none'?
alguno(s)
menos
Correct answer: ninguno(s)
todo(s)
último
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cuenta (f),account

account

Correct Answer:distancia (f),distance

distance

Correct Answer:imagen (f),image

image

Correct Answer:nivel (m),level

level

Correct Answer:palabra (f),word

word

Correct Answer:cerebro (m),brain

brain

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning

to learn, learning

Correct Answer:encontrar,to find, finding

to find, finding

Correct Answer:pensar,to think, thinking

to think, thinking

Correct Answer:poder,to be able to, can

to be able to, can

Correct Answer:decir,to say, saying

to say, saying

Correct Answer:practicar,to practise, practising

to practise, practising

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'obviously you have to practise every day'.
1 - evidentemente
2 - hay
3 - que
4 - practicar
5 - todos
6 - los
7 - días
Q5.
Write in English: 'aprendo palabras nuevas'.
Correct Answer: I learn new words., I am learning new words.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'outside the city'.
Correct Answer: fuera de la ciudad

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6 Questions

Q1.
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)
Correct answer: first person plural (we)
Correct answer: second person plural (you all)
Q2.
Which verb is not a stem-changing verb in the simple present?
empezar
practicar
Correct answer: probar
recomendar
volver
Q3.
'La escuela a las nueve'. Write the correct form of 'comenzar'.
Correct Answer: comienza
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'you can swim and you all can dance'.
1 - tú
2 - puedes
3 - nadar
4 - y
5 - vosotros
6 - podéis
7 - bailar
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'we think that it is interesting'.
Correct Answer: Pensamos que es interesante.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'they resolve the problem'.
Correct Answer: Resuelven el problema., Ellos resuelven el problema., Ellas resuelven el problema.

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