Question
1.Conjugate the verb preferir in all forms in the Present Tense.
2.What takes place in the conjugation that makes this verb a stem-changing verb? Write in 2 sentences in 5 th grader response
2.What takes place in the conjugation that makes this verb a stem-changing verb? Write in 2 sentences in 5 th grader response
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. Here is the conjugation of the verb **preferir** (to prefer) in all forms in the Present Tense:
- **Yo prefiero** (I prefer)
- **Tú prefieres** (You prefer - informal)
- **Él/Ella/Usted prefiere** (He/She/You prefer - formal)
- **Nosotros/Nosotras preferimos** (We prefer)
- **Vosotros/Vosotras preferís** (You all prefer - informal in Spain)
- **Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes prefieren** (They/You all prefer - formal in Latin America)
2. In the conjugation of **preferir**, the stem changes from "prefer-" to "prefier-" in some forms. This means that when we say "yo," "tú," "él," "ella," and "ustedes," we replace the "e" in "preferir" with "ie" to make it sound different.
- **Yo prefiero** (I prefer)
- **Tú prefieres** (You prefer - informal)
- **Él/Ella/Usted prefiere** (He/She/You prefer - formal)
- **Nosotros/Nosotras preferimos** (We prefer)
- **Vosotros/Vosotras preferís** (You all prefer - informal in Spain)
- **Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes prefieren** (They/You all prefer - formal in Latin America)
2. In the conjugation of **preferir**, the stem changes from "prefer-" to "prefier-" in some forms. This means that when we say "yo," "tú," "él," "ella," and "ustedes," we replace the "e" in "preferir" with "ie" to make it sound different.