Quiero, Puedo, Pido: Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs exercises
Practise with the song. Listen to Sol and type the missing words, then choose the right form. The answers and explanations are at the bottom.
Step 1
Hear it, then type it
This exercise uses the song itself, so it opens when the song is out on Sat 24 Oct, 16:00 UK.
Step 2
Choose the right form
Does the stem change? Read what the line means, then choose the form that fits.
1.Querer, yo , él quiere un café,
to want: I want, he wants a coffee,
2.Querer, yo quiero, él un café,
to want: I want, he wants a coffee,
3.pensar, yo , él piensa en ti,
to think: I think, he thinks of you,
4.¡quiero salir, pero a las nueve!
I want to go out, but I start at nine!
5.Poder, yo , él puede venir,
to be able: I can, he can come,
6.dormir, yo duermo, él mucho,
to sleep: I sleep, he sleeps a lot,
7.pedir, yo , él pide la cuenta,
to ask for: I ask, he asks for the bill,
8.pero nosotros no: , podemos,
but not for us: we want, we can,
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Answers
Choose the right form
- Querer, yo quiero, él quiere un café,Querer changes e → ie: yo quiero, not “quero”.
- Querer, yo quiero, él quiere un café,“He wants”: él quiere, with the same ie.
- pensar, yo pienso, él piensa en ti,Pensar changes e → ie: pienso.
- ¡quiero salir, pero empiezo a las nueve!“I start” is yo: empiezo.
- Poder, yo puedo, él puede venir,Poder changes o → ue: puedo.
- dormir, yo duermo, él duerme mucho,The change is in él too: duerme.
- pedir, yo pido, él pide la cuenta,“I ask for” is yo: pido. Pedir changes e → i.
- pero nosotros no: queremos, podemos,Nosotros keeps the stem of the infinitive: queremos, podemos.
Every verb from this song is in its group, with its infinitive, yo and él forms, in the verb tables on the song's page.
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