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Chapter 6: Cornell Notes: Preferir, Poder and Probar

This document summarizes three Spanish verbs: preferir, poder, and probar. It explains that preferir can be followed by a noun to say what someone prefers or by an infinitive to say what someone would rather do or prefers to do. It notes that poder and probar both have an o to ue stem change and that poder is normally followed by an infinitive, while probar means to try something like tasting. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of each verb.

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Chapter 6: Cornell Notes: Preferir, Poder and Probar

This document summarizes three Spanish verbs: preferir, poder, and probar. It explains that preferir can be followed by a noun to say what someone prefers or by an infinitive to say what someone would rather do or prefers to do. It notes that poder and probar both have an o to ue stem change and that poder is normally followed by an infinitive, while probar means to try something like tasting. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of each verb.

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Chapter 6: Cornell Notes: Preferir, poder and probar

Questions: Notes
 The verb preferir has an e->ie stem change. It can be
followed by a noun to say what someone prefers or by an
infinitive to say what someone would rather do or prefers to
do.
Preferir: to prefer
Prefiero Preferimos
Prefieres Preferís
Prefiere Prefieren

¿Prefieres jugo o leche? Do you prefer juice or milk?


¿Prefieres salir o ver televisión? Would you rather go out or watch TV?
 The verbs poder and probar have an oue stem change.
Poder is normally followed by an infinitive to say what
someone may, is able to, or can do. Probar means to try
something, as in to taste.

Poder: to be able to, can


Puedo Podemos
Puedes Podéis
Puede Pueden

¿Nos puedo traer otra silla? Can you bring us another chair?

Probar: to try, to taste


Pruebo Probamos
Pruebas Probáis
Prueba Prueban

¿Qué tal si pruebas la sopa? How about trying the soup?


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