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PRESENT-TENSE PRACTICE LABINTERACTIVE GUIDE

STEM-CHANGERS + YO-GO VERBS

Notice what moves.
Use what stays.

Explore one pattern at a time, hear it in context, sort what you notice, and then make it personal.

e→ieo→ueu→uee→iyo→go
01 · NOTICE THE PATTERN

The six-pronoun box

The stem changes inside the highlighted “boot.” Nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem.

USE IT IN A THOUGHTYo recomiendo este restaurante.I recommend this restaurant.
Why a boot? The four darker positions—yo, tú, él/ella/usted, and ellos/ellas/ustedes—sit inside the boot. Nosotros and vosotros remain outside.
yo · túél / ellaellos
02 · CHECK THE IDEA

Which forms do not follow the stem-change pattern?

Choose the two subject forms that remain outside the boot.

03 · DRAG + SORT

Which pattern does each verb follow?

Drag each infinitive into its family. On a phone or tablet, tap a verb and then tap its destination.

0 of 20 placed

Begin with any verb you recognize.

04 · LISTEN + CHOOSE

Which form do you hear?

Listen to the complete sentence. Choose the verb form before revealing the transcript.

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05 · BUILD A SENTENCE

Choose. Conjugate. Expand.

Change the person or action. The sentence updates so you can see the pattern in context.

YOUR SENTENCE
Change one thing

06 · ADD THE YO-GO VERBS

The change begins with yo.

These verbs have a distinctive first-person form ending in -go. Some also change their stems in the boot.

Watch the overlap: tener and venir are yo-go verbs and e→ie stem-changers. Seguir and conseguir are yo-go verbs and e→i stem-changers. Learn both parts of the pattern: tengo / tienes, vengo / vienes, sigo / sigues, consigo / consigues.
07 · HEAR + UNDERSTAND

Un almuerzo y unos planes

Listen once for the general idea. Listen again for the verbs.

Los sábados, Elena y Marcos almuerzan juntos en un café. Elena prefiere la terraza, pero Marcos quiere sentarse adentro porque no puede dormir bien cuando tiene frío. Elena pide sopa y Marcos pide un sándwich. La camarera sirve la comida y repite una pregunta. Después, Elena muestra unas fotos de un viaje. Marcos piensa en sus próximas vacaciones y dice que viene a México en junio. Antes de salir, los dos consiguen café para llevar.

What did you notice?

Which forms in the paragraph visibly show a stem change?
Which infinitives from the paragraph belong to the yo-go family?
1. Why does Marcos want to sit inside?
2. What does the server do?
3. What do Elena and Marcos get before leaving?
08 · MAKE IT PERSONAL

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