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Stem-changing verbs
The stem of a verb is the part of the infinitive that is left after you drop the ending –ar, -er, -ir.
What is the stem of empezar?•empez
Los verbos zapatos
Stem-changing verbs have a spelling
change in their stem in all forms of
the present tense except the
nosotros and the vosotros forms.
There are 4 kinds of stem-changing verbs
2. o-ue
3. e-i
4. u-ue
1. e-ie
e-ie
cerrar
to close
e-ie
confesar
to confess
e-ie
recomendar
to recommend
e-ie
comenzar
to begin
e-ie
empezar
to begin
e-ie
encender
to turn on/to light
e-ie
entender
to understand
e-ie
mentir
to lie
e-ie
querer
to want
e-ie
pensar (en)
to think (about)
e-ie
perder
to lose
e-ie
preferir
to prefer
e-iequerer: to want
quiero
quieres
quiere
queremos
queréis
quieren
e-i
decir
to say/tell
e-i
pedir
to ask for
e-i
repetir
to repeat
e-i
seguir
to continue/follow
e-i
servir
to serve
e-iservir: to serve
sirvo
sirves
sirve
servimos
servís
sirven
o-ue
almorzar
to eat lunch
o-ue
contar
to count/tell (a story)
o-ue
costar
to cost
o-ue
dormir
to sleep
o-ue
encontrar
to find/encounter
o-ue
llover
to rain
o-ue
morir
to die
o-ue
poder
to be able to (can)
o-ue
probar
to try/test
o-ue
recordar
to remember
o-ue
sonar
to ring/sound
o-ue
soñar (con)
to dream (about)
o-ue
volver
to return
o-ueencontrar: to find, encounter
encuentro
encuentras
encuentra
encontramos
encontráis
encuentran
u-ue
jugar
to play
u-uejugar: to play a sport or game
juego
juegas
juega
jugamos
jugáis
juegan