Question

fill in the blanks with the present tense of the stem - changing verbs, irregular verbs, or verbs with an irregular yo form in parentheses. (10 x 2 pts. each = 20 pts.)
¿qué hacemos?
mariana ¿(1)(nosotras) ____________ (to see) el partido en la televisión?
lucía no, hoy (2) ____________ (to prefer) ir al cine.
yo (3) ____________ (to want) ver una película francesa.
mariana no me gustan las películas francesas. (4) ____________ (to think) que son aburridas (boring).
lucía tú no (5) __________ (to understand) nada de películas extranjeras. por favor, si hoy nosotras (6) ________ (to go) al cine, mañana (7) __________ (can) jugar al tenis.
mariana bueno, vamos al cine. ¿a qué hora (8) ____________ (to begin) la película?
lucía a las seis, (9) ____________ (to suppose). voy a ver en el periódico. sí, es a las seis.
mariana vamos, pero ¿(10) ____________ (to return) pronto? mañana tenemos que hacer muchas cosas.

Explanation:

To solve this, we need to conjugate the verbs in the present tense according to the subject and the type of verb (stem - changing, irregular, or with irregular yo form).

(1)

The subject is nosotras (we, feminine), and the verb is ver (to see). For nosotras, the present - tense conjugation of ver is vemos.

(2)

The subject is yo (I) implied in the context (since it's a statement about preference), and the verb is preferir (to prefer). Preferir is a stem - changing verb (e - ie), and for yo, the conjugation is prefiero.

(3)

The subject is yo (I), and the verb is querer (to want). Querer is a stem - changing verb (e - ie), and for yo, the conjugation is quiero.

(4)

The subject is yo (I) implied, and the verb is pensar (to think). Pensar is a stem - changing verb (e - ie), and for yo, the conjugation is pienso.

(5)

The subject is tú (you, informal), and the verb is entender (to understand). Entender is a stem - changing verb (e - ie), and for tú, the conjugation is entiendes.

(6)

The subject is nosotras (we, feminine), and the verb is ir (to go). The present - tense conjugation of ir for nosotras is vamos.

(7)

The subject is nosotras (we, feminine) implied, and the verb is poder (can). The present - tense conjugation of poder for nosotras is podemos.

(8)

The subject is la película (the movie, third - person singular), and the verb is empezar (to begin). Empezar is a stem - changing verb (e - ie), and for él/ella/usted, the conjugation is empieza.

(9)

The subject is yo (I) implied, and the verb is suponer (to suppose). Suponer is a stem - changing verb (o - ue), and for yo, the conjugation is supongo.

(10)

The subject is nosotras (we, feminine) implied, and the verb is volver (to return). Volver is a stem - changing verb (o - ue), and for nosotras, the conjugation is volvemos.

Answer:

s:

1. vemos
2. prefiero
3. quiero
4. pienso
5. entiendes
6. vamos
7. podemos
8. empieza
9. supongo
10. volvemos