Monday, June 12, 2006

Stemchanging verbs


Stem-changing verbs

Unit 1: Página 27:
E-IE     O-UE     E-I               
EMPEZAR – to start/begin     ALMORZAR – to eat lunch     PEDIR – to request/ ask for
COMENZAR – to start/begin     DORMIR-to sleep     REPETIR – to repeat
ENTENDER-to understand     PODER- to be able to (can)     SERVIR – to serve
PENSAR-to think     COSTAR – to cost     
QUERER-to want/love     (JUGAR U-UE) – to play games/sports
PREFERIR – to prefer


Otros:
E-IE     O-UE     E-I
TENER – to have (own)     CONTAR- to count, to tell (recount)     VESTIRSE – to get dressed
VENIR- to come     VOLVER- to return (person/place)     SEGUIR – to follow, to continue
DESPERTARSE – to wake up     DEVOLVER- to return an object     DESPEDIR – to say “goodbye”, to bid farewell
DIVERTIRSE- to have fun     RECORDAR- to remember          Sonreir – to smile
SENTARSE- to sit down     ACORDARSE – to remember          Reírse – to laugh     
SENTIRSE – to feel     ACOSTARSE – to go to bed
CERRAR- to close     MOSTRAR – to show, demonstrate
MENTIR – to lie (not tell the truth)     PROBAR – to prove, try-out, test, sample
     MORIR – to die
     MOVER – to move (physically)




“boot verbs”    
               Jugar
Juego     jugamos
Juegas     jugáis
Juega     Juegan

“shoe verbs” – yo isn’t stem-changes  
            Tener
Tengo     tenemos
Tienes     tenéis
Tiene     tienen