“Boot Verbs”(stem-
changing verbs)
Boot verbs=
Verbs that (when conjugated) have a change in the stem
How do I find the stem?
QUERER
stem ending
QUERER
√
√
√ √
X The stem only changes in the forms that are “in the boot”
Why are they called boot verbs?
X
X
X
X X
yo
nosotros
tú
vosotros
élellaUsted
ellosellasustedes
querer (ie)-
quiero
quieres
quiere quieren
queremos
queréis
to want
Other boot verbs•cerrar (ie)
•empezar (ie)
•entender (ie)
•pensar (ie)
•preferir (ie)
•jugar (ue)
Notes from the
book: