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Spanish A1.15 Listening Practice: The E Opens

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Unit 2: add e to ie in stressed roots to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.

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1. Carmen · Teacher

Welcome! I'm Carmen, and today we're exploring how the root vowel E opens to IE in Spanish verbs like quiero, tiene, and piensa.

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2. Carmen · Teacher

Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía in a quick five-sentence conversation.

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3. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1

¿Qué piensa Diego hoy?

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4. Lucía · Native Speaker 2

Diego piensa en estudiar.

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5. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1

Yo quiero ayudar ahora.

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6. Lucía · Native Speaker 2

Él tiene tiempo libre.

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7. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1

Tiene tiempo y quiere ayudar.

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8. Carmen · Teacher

Let me break down what they said. First, Álvaro asked: ¿Qué piensa Diego hoy? That means 'What is Diego thinking today?'

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9. Diego · Student

So the verb pensar changes its root E to IE in thinks or thinks about?

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10. Carmen · Teacher

Exactly, Diego! The stressed E becomes IE, turning pensar into piensa.

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11. Carmen · Teacher

Next, Álvaro said: Yo quiero ayudar ahora, which means 'I want to help now.'

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12. Diego · Student

Is quiero coming from the verb querer?

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13. Carmen · Teacher

Yes! Querer becomes quiero when you say 'I want'.

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14. Carmen · Teacher

Finally, Álvaro said: Tiene tiempo y quiere ayudar. That means 'He has time and wants to help.'

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15. Diego · Student

Does tener work the exact same way to become tiene?

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16. Carmen · Teacher

Precisely! Tener becomes tiene when speaking about he or she.

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