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AV1 4.1 verbs

stem-changing verbs - present tense

TermDefinition
tener to have
yo tengo I have
tú tienes you (informal) have
usted tiene you (formal) have
él tiene he has
ella tiene she has
nosotros tenemos we have
ustedes tienen you all (formal) have
ellos tienen they (masculine) have
ellas tienen they (feminine) have
Él tiene pantalones feos. He has ugly pants.
Tengo zapatos de muchos colores. I have lots of shoes in different colors.
Tienes que comprar nueva ropa. You have to buy new clothes.
Ellas tienen suerte los precios son baratos. They are lucky the prices are low/cheap.
La maestra quiere un suéter porque tiene fríó en la clase. The teacher wants a sweater because she is cold in the classroom.
Nosotros tenemos calor por eso llevamos pantalones cortos. We are hot that's why we are wearing shorts.
Ustedes tienen razón. La tienda vende ropa formal. You (pl) are right. The store sells formal clothing.
Querer to want
Quiero comprar un vestido azul o rosado. I want to buy a blue or pink dress.
¿Qué quieres? What do you want? (informal)
Ana quiere comprar botas negras. Ana wants to buy black boots.
Queremos ir de compras. we want to go shopping
queréis you all (inf. pl) want
quieren they/you (pl) want
Empezar to start/to begin
Empiezo la clase a las siete y veinticinco. I start class at 7:25.
La primavera empieza en abril. Spring starts in April.
¿A qué hora empieza la escuela? At what time does school start?
empezamos we start/begin
empezáis you all (inf. pl) start/begin
Preferir to prefer
Prefiero el otoño porque mi cumple es en septiembre. I prefer the fall because my birthday is in September.
¿Cuál prefieres? ¿el amarillo o el rojo? Which do you prefer? the yellow or the red one (m)?
prefiere las camisetas blancas no las anaranjadas. he/she/you (F) prefers the white t-shirts not the orange ones.
Preferimos ir de compras en el centro comercial. We prefer to go shopping in the mall.
preferís you all (inf. Spain) prefer
Prefieren llevar la ropa informal. They prefer to wear casual clothes.
Entender To understand
Entiendo que tú no quieres pagar más que treinta dólares. I understand that you do not want to pay more than $30.
¿Entiendes? Do you understand?
entiende she/he/ you (F) understands
Entendemos cuando la maestra habla español. We understand when the teacher speaks Spanish.
entendéis you all (Spain) understand
entienden they/you (pl) understand
Pensar to think (about), plan
Pienso comprar nueva ropa. I plan to buy new clothing.
¿Qué piensas? What do you think?
Ella piensa que quiere ir también. She thinks that she wants to go too.
Pensamos llevar chaquestas porque hace frío. We plan to wear jackets because it is cold outside.
pensáis you all (Spain) think/plan
Piensan llegar a las siete. They plan to arrive at 7:00.
Cerrar To close
cierro I close
cierras you close
La tienda cierra a las nueve. The store closes at 9:00.
Cerramos nuestros libros antes de la prueba. We close our books before the quiz.
cerráis you all (Spain) close
cierran they/you (pl) close
Perder to lose, miss
Tengo mala suerte hoy. Pierdo uno de mis guantes. I am having a bad (luck) day. I am missing one of my gloves.
¿Pierdes tu gorro? Are you missing your (winter) hat?
La chaqueta pierde el precio. ¿Cuánto cuesta? The jacket is missing the price. How much does it cost?
Perdemos nuestras mochilas. We are missing our backpacks.
Perdéis you all (Spain) miss/lose, are missing, did lose/did miss
¡Qué mala suerte! Pierden diez dólares. What bad luck! They are missing $10.
No me gusta perder cuando juego a los videojuegos. I don't like to lose when I play videogames.
¿Pierden o ganan? Are they losing or winning?
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