Radical Changing verbs in Spanish
April 28, 2017
Stem-changing verbs in the Present Tense Name……………………………………………
1. The following verbs change their stem e -> ie. Fill in the appropriate forms:
| Empezar (to begin) | Acertar (to guess) | Pensar (to think) | Recomendar (to recommend) | Encender (to switch on) | Extender (to extend) |
a. she thinks ____________________ f. I switch on ______________________
b. we extend ____________________ g. you (sg) begin ______________________
c. they recommend ____________________ h. you (pl) guess ______________________
d. he begins ____________________ i. I think ______________________
e. we recommend ____________________ j. he switches on ______________________
2. The following verbs change their stem o -> ue. Fill in the appropriate forms.
| Volver (to return) | Contar (to count) | Rogar (to ask) | Aprobar (to approve) | Renovar (to renew) | Probar (to try) |
a. he counts ____________________ f. she tries ______________________
b. they ask ____________________ g. you (pl) ask ______________________
c. I approve ____________________ h. I count ______________________
d. you (sg) return ____________________ i. we return ______________________
e. we renew ____________________ j. you (sg) renew ______________________
3. The following verbs change their stem e -> ie. Fill in the appropriate forms.
| Mentir (to tell lies) | Invertir (to invest) | Preferir (to prefer) | Sentir (to feel) |
a. he tells lies __________________ d. you (sg) prefer ____________________
b. you (pl) invest __________________ e. I feel ____________________
c. we feel __________________ f. they tell lies ____________________
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