CSG030

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The Present Tense of Verbs with Stern Changes

cerrar (to close)		querer (to lewe, want)
cierro	cerramos	quiero	queremos
cierras	cerrais	quieres	quereis
cierra	cierran	quiere	quieren
The followmg is a	list of commonly used verbs that follow the pattern of cerrar and querer:
-ar		-er
acertar	to guess	defender	to defend
atravesar	to cross (over)	descender	to descend, go down
comenzar	to start, begin	encender	to light up
confesar	to confess	entender	to understand
despertar(se)	to wake up	perder	to lose, miss
empezar	to start, begin
encerrar	to lock in, contain

fregar

gobernar

helar

negar

nevar

pensar (en) recomendar remendar sentar(se) tropezar (eon)

to wash dishes; to scrub to govern, rule to freeze to deny to snów

to think (of, about) to recommend, advise to mend, patch to sit down, seat (oneself) to stumble (into, across)

Keep in mind that helar and nevar are impersonal verbs used in the third-person singular only.

Podemos esquiar si nieva.    We can ski ifit snows.

La carretera es peligrosa cuando hiela. The road is dangerous when it freezes.

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ejercicio

Practica. Completa la oración eon la forma apropiada del verbo entre parentesis.

1.    En invierno, yo_ (preferir) esquiar.

2.    El camarero no_ (recomendar) el pescado.

3.    ^Quien_ (encender) el fuego en la hoguera (fireplace)?

4.    Ustedes sf_ (entender) las instrucciones del profesor.

5.    El presidente de Brasil_ (gobernar) eon laaprobación del congreso.

6.    Kelly siempre

7.    El guardia_

(pensar) antes de responder.

(cerrar) las puertas del palacio.