Chapter 5 Cornell Notes: Stem-changing verbs: eie

Questions: Notes
What are some • Some verbs show a vowel stem change from e to ie, such as
of the e ie empezar (to begin, to start), merendar (to have a snack),
stem changing entender (to understand), and querer (to want).
verbs? • The e changes to ie in all but the nosotros(as) and
vosotros(as) forms.
Empezar: to begin, to start
Empiezo Empezamos
Empiezas Empezáis
Empieza Empiezan
Examples Merendar: to eat lunch
Meriendo Merendamos
Meriendas Merendáis
merienda Meriendan
Entender: to understand
Entiendo Entendemos
Entiendes Entendéis
entiende Entienden
Querer: to want, love
Quiero Queremos
Quieres Queréis
Quiere Quieren
• ¿A qué hora empieza la película?
• What time does the movie start?
• Empieza a las siete.
• It starts at 7.
• Tengo que estudiar más. No entiendo nada en las clase de
francés.
• I have to study more. I don’t understand anything in French
class.
How do you • You can also use empezar a followed by an infinitive to say
say that you what you or others start to do.
are starting to
do something?
• ¿A qué hora empiezan a trabajar tus padres?
• What time do your parents start to work?
• Empiezan a trabajar a las ocho de la mañana.
• They start to work at 8 in the morning.
Summary:
e ie stem changing verbs work just like the oue stem changing verbs. Remember
that the “e” closest to the ending is the one that must change.