SPN 101: Weely Actividades Marzo 27, 2012

SPN 101: Weekly Actividades; Irregular Verbs Groups in the Present Tense
27 de Marzo, 2012

Group 2: Present Tense of Irregular Verbs (e→ ie): These verbs change their ‘e’ stem to ‘ie’ in most of their present conjugations. These verbs are:
Cerrar (to close), comenzar (to commence); empezar (to start); pensar (to think); nevar (to snow); defender (to defend); entender (to understand); perder (to lose); querer (to want, to love); sentir (to feel); mentir (to lie); preferir (to prefer).
Some conjugations:
Yo cierro, Tú cierras, Usted cierra; N cerramos; Vosotros cerrais, Ellos cierran.
(Only in the third person singular: Nieva (It snows)
Yo comienzo, Tú comienzas, Ella comienza; N comenzamos, V comenzais; Ellas comienzan.
More conjugations
Ejemplos

Actividad A. Provide the correct conjugation of the irregular verb (e→ ie) in the present tense of the verb in parenthesis.

1. La tienda del Dollar Store _________________________ a las 9 de la noche. (cerrar)
2. Las clases _________________________ a las 8 de la mañana. (empezar)
3. Yo ______________________ que esta clase es muy importante. (pensar)
4. En invierno ____________________ mucho en Minneapolis. (nevar)
5. Mi papá ______________________ a mi hermana mucho. (defender)
6. Dora y Jaime no _________________________ los objetivos. (entender)
7. Ustedes nunca ______________________ los partidos de beisbol. (perder)
8. Tú ______________________ jugar baloncesto. (querer)
9. Nosotros ________________________ bailar salsa. (preferir)
10. Yo nunca ___________________ (mentir).

Actividad B. Creativity. Write 6 sentences with six different irregular verbs (e→ ie) from the previous list. Provide the English translations. Pronounce these sentences. Be ready to share and perform them (with voice and body) with your classmates.

Group 3: Present Tense of Irregular Verbs (o→ ue): These verbs change their ‘o’ stem to ‘ue’ in most of their present conjugations. These verbs are:
almorzar (to have lunch), costar (to cost); contar (to count); encontrar (to meet, to find); mostrar (to show); recordar (to remember); volar (to fly); sonar (to sound), soñar (to dream); llover (to rain); mover (to move); poder (to be able, can); volver (to return); dormir (to sleep); morirse (to die)
Only (u→ ue) verb: jugar (to play a sport): Yo juego, tú juegas, él juega; N jugamos, V jugais, Ellos juegan
Some conjugations:
Yo almuerzo, Tú almuerzas, Usted almuerza; N almorzamos; Vosotros almorzais, Ellos almuerzan.
(Mostly in the third person; Cuesta (It costs); Cuestan (They cost)
Yo encuentro, Tú encuentras, Ella encuentra; N encontramos, V encontrais; Ellas encuentran.
More conjugations
Ejemplos

Actividad C. Provide the correct conjugation of the irregular verb (o→ ue) in the present tense of the verb in parenthesis.

1. Ana y Natalia _________________________ en la cafetería. (almorzar)
2. Estos zapatos _________________________ 50 dólares. (costar)
3. Yo ______________________ a mi novio esta noche. (encontrar)
4. Grace ____________________ con Diego. (soñar)
5. Mi mamá ______________________ a Genaro mucho. (recordar)
6. En Lima no _________________________mucho. (llover)
7. Ustedes ______________________ estudiar más. (poder)
8. Tú ______________________ a casa a las 10 de la noche. (volver)
9. Yo ________________________ con mi perro y mi gato. (dormir)
10. Edgar y Ramón ________________ baloncesto. (jugar)

Actividad D. Creativity. Write 6 sentences with six different irregular verbs (o→ ue) from the previous list. Provide the English translations. Pronounce these sentences. Be ready to share and perform them (with voice and body) with your classmates.

Group 4: Present Tense of Irregular Verbs (e→ i): These verbs change their ‘e’ stem to ‘i’ in most of their present conjugations. These four verbs are:
repetir (to repeat), reírse (to laugh); pedir (to ask for, to request); servir (to serve).
Some conjugations:
Yo repito, Tú repites, Usted repite; N repetimos; Vosotros repetís, Ellos repiten.
Yo río, Tú ríes, Usted ríe, N reímos, V reís; Ellas ríen.
More conjugations
Ejemplos

Actividad E. Provide the correct conjugation of the irregular verb (e→ i) in the present tense of the verb in parenthesis.

1. Valentina y Verónica _________________________ las palabras. (repetir)
2. Carlos _________________________ de sus problemas. (reírse)
3. Yo ______________________ más tiempo para el examen. (pedir)
4. Mi mamá siempre ____________________ el almuerzo a la 1. (servir)

Actividad F. Creativity. Write 3 sentences with six different irregular verbs (e→ i) from the previous list. Provide the English translations. Pronounce these sentences. Be ready to share and perform them (with voice and body) with your classmates.