1. Español I – Sr. Johnston
el quince de mayo del 2013
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2. You’ve already seen that many verbs in
Spanish change their stem vowel when conjugated. There
is a third kind of stem-vowel change in some verbs, such
as pedir (to ask for; to request). In these verbs, the
stressed vowel in the stem changes from e to i, as shown
in the diagram.
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3. As with other stem-changing verbs you
have learned, there is no stem change in
the nosotros/as or vosotros/as forms
in the present tense.
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4. To help you identify verbs with the e:i stem change, they
will appear as follows throughout the text:
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5. These are the most common e:i stem-changing verbs:
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6. ¡Atención! The verb decir is irregular in its yo form:
yo digo.
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7. The yo forms of seguir and conseguir
have a spelling change as well as the
stem change e  i.
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Provide the correct forms of the verbs.
1. Arturo y Eva _______.
2. Yo _____.
3. Nosotros _____.
4. Julia _____.
5. Sofía y yo _____.
1. Yo _______.
2. Él _____.
3. Tú _____.
4. Usted _____.
5. Ellas _____.
1. Yo _______.
2. Nosotros _____.
3. Tú _____.
4. Los chicos _____.
5. Usted _____.
repiten sigo
seguir (e: i)repetir (e:i) decir (e:i)
digo