Question

1. Conjugate the verb preferir.

2. What takes place in the conjugation that makes this verb a stem-changing verb?

Answer 1

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PREFERIR presente

prefiero

prefieres

prefiere

preferimos

preferís

prefieren

the stem verbs have the same endings but change in the last syllable except 1st & 2nd person pluriel

e => ie = preferer = prefieren

pensar = piensan

o => ue = dormir = duermen

u => ue = jugar = juegan

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Answer 2

1. Conjugation of the verb preferir in Present Indicative:

Yo prefiero

Tú prefieres

Él, ella, Usted prefiere

Nosotros preferimos

Vosotros preferís

Ellos, ellas, ustedes prefieren

2. Stem-changing verbs undergo a vowel change in the last syllable of the sme.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. In Spanish, verbs have a different conjugation for each pronoun, and is different in every tense as well. In this case I conjugated the verb preferir (to prefer) in Present Indicative (or Simple Present).

Yo prefiero (I prefer)

Tú prefieres (You prefer)

Él, ella, Usted prefiere (He, she prefers)

Nosotros preferimos (We prefer)

Vosotros preferís (Plural You prefer)

Ellos, ellas, ustedes prefieren (They prefer)

2. In the verb preferir, the "e" in the last syllable of the stem changes to "ie". Present tense stem changes do not apply to nosotros and vosotros forms. These two forms maintain the form of the infinitive stem.

Infinitive = Preferir

Conjugated

Yo prefiero

Tú prefieres

Él, ella, Usted prefiere

Nosotros preferimos

Vosotros preferís

Ellos, ellas, ustedes prefieren