Activities for Canción Bonita
Practice some of the vocabulary from this song and its stem-changing verbs using these flashcards, games and exercises.
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Activities
Vocabulary Excercises
We have chosen 15 words and phrases out of this song to form our vocabulary list, which can be found below. You can use the following activities to learn and practice this vocabulary.
Vocabulary Flashcards – Learn the vocabulary from this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Vocabulary Games – Practice the vocabulary for this song using our memory and matching games and our word search puzzle.
Vocabulary Exercises – Fill in the missing vocabulary with drag and drop and fill in the blanks exercises.
Grammar Exercises
While this song didn’t provide much grammatically to practice, there are a few verbs that have stem changes in the present tense, so we’ll focus on those. Full conjugations of these verbs can be found below.
You can use the following activities to learn and practice these verbs:
Stem-Changing Verb Flashcards – Practice the stem-changing verbs in this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Stem-Changing Verb Games – Practice the stem-changing verbs in this song using our memory and matching games.
Stem-Changing Verb Exercises – Practice the stem-changing verbs in this song using our drag and drop, fill in, and highlighting exercises.
Resources
Vocabulary List
| Term | Meaning | P of S | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| buscar | look for, search for | spl chg verb | buscarte |
| calle | street | fem noun | Calle |
| contigo | with you | pron | contigo |
| escoger | to pick, choose | spl chg verb | escoger |
| escribir | to write | reg verb | escribí |
| favorito | favorite | adj | favorita |
| fecha | date | fem noun | fecha |
| ganas | desire, interest, urge | fem pl noun | gana’ |
| gritar | to shout, yell (at) | reg verb | grito |
| guardar | keep, put away; hang on to; guard, watch over; watch out for; avoid | reg verb | Guardo |
| libreta | notebook | fem noun | libreta |
| mover | to move | stm chg verb | mueve |
| olvidar | to forget | reg verb | olvidar |
| pasar | to go ahead, proceed; cross; pass; happen | reg verb | pasar |
| volver | to return, come back | stm chg verb | vuelvo |
Stem-Changing Verbs
Some Spanish verbs require changes to the verb stem during conjugation, where one vowel is replaced by a different vowel or combination of vowels. These verbs take the normal -ar, -er or -ir endings. There are three groups of stem-changing verbs:
- ‘e‘ to ‘ie‘
- ‘e‘ to ‘i‘
- ‘o‘ to ‘ue‘
This stem change applies to all conjugations other than nosotros and vosotros. These verbs are also called boot verbs, due to the shape drawn around the conjugated verbs in table form, as shown below with the verb ‘querer’, which takes an ‘e’ to ‘ie’ stem change.
Irregular ‘yo’ form
In addition to the stem change, two of the stem-changing verbs in this song also have an irregular ‘yo’ form. These verbs are called go verbs, due to the fact that the ‘yo’ form ends in ‘-go’. The verb ‘decir’ retains the stem change in the ‘yo’ form (digo). However, the stem change is not present in the ‘yo’ form of the verb ‘tener’ (tengo).
Conjugations
Following are the full present tense conjugations of the stem-changing verbs that appear in this song.
tener (e>ie) = to have
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) tengo | (nosotros) tenemos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) tienes | (vosotros) tenéis |
| éis3rd Person | él/ella/usted tiene | ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen |
decir (e>i) = to say, tell
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) digo | (nosotros) decimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) dices | (vosotros) decís |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted dice | ellos/ellas/ustedes dicen |
volver (o>ue) = to return, come back
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) vuelvo | (nosotros) volvemos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) vuelves | (vosotros) volvéis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted vuelve | ellos/ellas/ustedes vuelven |
querer (e >ie) = to want; to love
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) quiero | (nosotros) queremos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) quieres | (vosotros) queréis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted quiere | ellos/ellas/ustedes quieren |
mover (o>ue) = to move
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) muevo | (nosotros) movemos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) mueves | (vosotros) movéis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted mueve | ellos/ellas/ustedes mueven |
sentir (e=>ie) = to feel; sense; hear; taste; feel about, think about; feel sorry about
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) siento | (nosotros) sentimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) sientes | (vosotros) sentís |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted siente | ellos/ellas/ustedes sienten |
