domingo, 13 de febrero de 2011

2/11 - review and stem changing verbs

1. WB p60, answer, check answers on board.
2. Stem changing verb explanation. Stem changing verbs are often called "Boot verbs" because the conjugated forms that have a change are in the shape of a boot. There is no way to tell if a verb is a stem changer just from looking at it; you have to memorize these. One we have been using is "preferir - to prefer" It is an e to ie stem changer, which means that the "e" in the stem ( the last one before the verb ending -ir) changes to "ie" in the boot forms. See below for an example using the verb "querer - to want."



3. We practiced conjugating many e to ie stemchanging verbs.

4. We also discussed "tener - to want." I call it an "ankle boot verb" because it has an irregular "yo" form (tengo), and then it has the stem change in all the other boot forms.

La tarea: TEST ON WEDNESDAY, study vocab and grammar.

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