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Module A: Personal timelines  • 381 ❏ I can almost always correctly identify the subject of a conjugated verb (e.g., for compras , the subject is tú ). ❏ I can determine whether a verb is reflexive, regardless of tense. Lengua 5.2: Preterite of stem-changing verbs In Lengua 4.2, we saw a few examples of what happens to stem-changing verbs in the preterite. In Lengua 5.2, we will review those forms more closely. First, here is a list of the most common stem-changing verbs organized by their verb endings: -ar -er -ir contar (o:ue) poder (o:ue) pedir (e:i) pensar (e:ie) querer (e:ie) sentir (e:ie) encontrar (o:ue) entender (e:ie) morir (o:ue) recordar (o:ue) perder (e:ie) dormir (o:ue) empezar (e:ie) volver (o:ue) referirse (e:ie) comenzar (e:ie) elegir (e:i) mostrar (o:ue) requerir (e:ie) demostrar (o:ue) convertirse (e:ie) jugar (u:ue) conseguir (e:i) seguir (e:i) servir (e:i) The stem changes listed next to each verb indicate how the stem changes in present tense conjugation. Here is a review of that present tense stem-changing pattern: Yo recuerd o Tú recuerd as Ella, él, usted recuerd a Nosotras, nosotros record amos Ellas, ellos, ustedes recuerd an In the present tense, the stem changes in all forms except the nosotros form. (It also does not change in the vos or vosotros forms: vos recordás , vosotros recordáis .) For the present tense, this stem pattern applies to all stem-changing verbs, though the endings will be different depending on whether it is an -ar , -er , or -ir verb.