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Shoe Verbs 2025
stem-changing intro verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| preferir | to prefer |
| what vowel changes in preferir | the second e changes to ie |
| What two conjugations never take the vowel change? | nosotros and vosotros DO NOT change the original vowel when you conjugate them |
| Yo (preferir) | prefiero |
| Tú (preferir) | prefieres |
| Él, ella, usted (preferir) | prefiere |
| nosotros (preferir) | preferimos |
| vosotros (preferir) | preferís |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes (preferir) | prefieren |
| pensar | to think/plan |
| What vowel change does pensar have? | the e changes to ie |
| Yo (pensar) | peinso |
| Tú (pensar) | piensas |
| Él, ella, usted (pensar) | piensa |
| nosotros (pensar) | pensamos |
| vosotros (pensar) | pensáis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes (pensar) | piensan |
| querer | to want |
| What vowel change does querer have? | the e changes to ie |
| Yo (querer) | quiero |
| Tú (querer) | quieres |
| Él, ella, usted (querer) | quiere |
| nosotros (querer) | queremos |
| vosotros (querer) | queréis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes (querer) | quieren |
| probar | to try on |
| What vowel change does probar have? | the o changes to the letter ue |
| Yo (probar) | pruebo |
| Tú (probar) | pruebas |
| Él, ella, usted (porobar) | prueba |
| Nosotros (probar) | probamos |
| Vosotros (probar) | probáis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes (probar) | prueban |
| What do you do if you have to use two sentences (back-to-back) in the same sentence? | The first verb gets conjugated but the second one does NOT (it stays in the infinitive form). example: He wants to try on the shirt. Él quiere probar la camisa. |