Stem-changing verbs - Light Bulb Languages

Stem-changing verbs (I)
Escribe las formas de los verbos apropiadas.
e > ie
Empezar
(to begin)
Acertar
(to guess)
Pensar
(to think)
Recomendar
(to recommend)
Encender
(to switch on)
Extender
(to extend)
1. she thinks
____________
6. I switch on
____________
2. we extend
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7. you (sing.) begin
____________
3. they recommend
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8. you (pl.) guess
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4. he begins
____________
9. I think
____________
5. we recommend
____________ 10. he switches on
____________
o > ue
Volver
(to return)
Contar
(to count)
Rogar
(to ask)
Aprobar
(to approve)
Renovar
(to renew)
Probar
(to try)
11. he counts
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16. she tries
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12. they ask
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17. you (pl.) ask
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13. I approve
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18. I count
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19. we return
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14. you (sing) return ____________
15. we renew
____________ 20. you (sing) renew
____________
e > ie
Mentir
(to tell lies)
Invertir
(to invest)
Preferir
(to prefer)
Sentir
(to feel)
21. he tells lies
____________ 24. you (sing) feel
____________
22. you (pl.) invest
____________ 25. I feel
____________
23. we prefer
____________ 26. they tell lies
____________
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Stem-changing verbs (II)
Horizontal
1 vestir / they (e > i)
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3 recomendar / you (sing.)
(e > ie)
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5 preferir / they (e > ie)
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10 soltar / I (o > ue)
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12 pedir / they (e > i)
13 absolver / you (pl.)
(o > ue)
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14 mover / you (pl.) (o > ue)
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15 medir / I (e > i)
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16 encontrar / we (o > ue)
20 llover / it (o > ue)
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22 pensar / I (e > ie)
24 temblar / she (e > ie)
25 almorzar / they (o > ue)
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1 volver / we (o > ue)
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2 elegir / you (sing.) (e > i)
4 cerrar / I (e > ie)
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6 fregar / you (pl.) (e > ie)
7 manifestar / they (e > ie)
8 tropezar / we (e > ie)
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9 empezar / we (e > ie)
11 invertir / I (e > ie)
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13 aprobar / I (o > ue)
17 comenzar / you (sing.)
(e > ie)
18 contar / you (sing.)
(o > ue)
19 volar / you (sing.) (o > ue)
21 mentir / you (sing.) (e > ie)
23 soñar / they (o > ue)
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Stem-changing verbs (I)
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This worksheet is designed to help students practise stem-changing
verbs. They use the infinitives given to fill in the appropriate verb forms.
Answers:
1. piensa
2. extendemos
3. recomiendan
4. empieza
5. recomendamos
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cuenta
ruegan
apruebo
vuelves
renovamos
21. miente
22. invertís
23. preferimos
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enciendo
empiezas
acertáis
pienso
enciende
prueba
rogáis
cuento
volvemos
renuevas
24. sientes
25. siento
26. mienten
Stem-changing verbs (II)
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