Más Verbos Irregulares del Pretérito: Preterite Stem-Changers
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Present tense stem-changers
Stem-changing verbs are so named because of a vowel that changes in the stem in certain
forms.
This change occurs when that vowel is stressed. That happens
in all but the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Stem-changing verbs take regular -ar, -er, or -ir endings.
pensar, to think, exemplifies e>ie stem-changers.
pienso
piensas
piensa
pensamos (not stressed)
piensan
Conjugate some e>ie verbs. Start with comenzar, to begin.
comienzo
comienzas
comienza
comenzamos
comienzan
Conjugate empezar, to begin.
empiezo
empiezas
empieza
empezamos
empiezan
Conjugate querer, to want.
quiero
quieres
quiere
queremos
quieren
Conjugate entender, to understand.
entiendo
entiendes
entiende
entendemos
entienden
tener, to have, and venir, to come have irregular yo forms.
tener
tengo
tienes
tiene
tenemos
tienen
venir, to come, is conjugated like tener.
vengo
vienes
viene
venimos
vienen
volar, to fly, is typical of the verbs that change o>ue.
vuelo
vuelas
vuela
volamos
vuelan
Conjugate volver, to return.
vuelvo
vuelves
vuelve
volvemos
vuelven
Conjugate dormir, to sleep.
duermo
duermes
duerme
dormimos
duermen
jugar, to play, changes u>ue. Conjugate it.
juego
juegas
juega
jugamos
juegan
Some -ir verbs, like pedir, to ask for, change e> i.
pido
pides
pide
pedimos
piden
Conjugate servir, to serve.
sirvo
sirves
sirve
servimos
sirven
Conjugate repetir, to repeat.
repito
repites
repite
repetimos
repiten
Conjugate seguir, to continue or to follow.
sigo
sigues
sigue
seguimos
siguen
decir, to say, has an irregular i, has an irregular yo form.
digo
dices
dice
decimos
dicen
Happy conjugating!
FIN