2. Stem-Changing Verbs Some verbs in Spanish language have stem change in four forms of the present tense. There are three types of verbs. Note that the nosotros & vosotros forms do not change

3. Stem-changing verbs e ie

4. More stem-changing verbs from e ie Acertar(To manage to) Advertir(To alert) Atender(To attend) Atravesar(To cross) Calentar(To heat) Cerrar(To close) Comenzar(To begin) Confesar(To confess) Convertir(To convert) Defender(To defend) Despertar(To wake up) Encender(To light) Entender(To understand) Enterrar(To bury) Fregar(To scrub) Herir(To injure) Hervir(To boil) Mentir(To lie) Merendar(To have lunch) Negar(To deny) Pensar(To think) Perder(To lose)

5. More stem-changing verbs from e ie Preferir(To prefer) Regar(To water) Sugerir(To suggest) Temblar(To tremble) Tender(To spread over) Tropezar(To stumble on) Verter(To spill)

6. Stem-Changing verbs o ue Poder (Can & To be able to) Yo PuedoNosotros Podemos Tú PuedesVosotros Podéis Ud. PuedeUstedes Pueden Él / Ella PuedeEllos / Ellas Pueden Remember that the verb does not stem change in the nosotros & vosotros forms.

7. More verbs that stem change from o ue Acodar (To agree, decide) Acostar (To put to bed) Almorzar (To have lunch) Aprobar (To approve) Colgar (To hang) Demonstrar (To demonstrate, prove) Devolver (To return an object) Dormir (To sleep) Encontrar (to find) Envolver (To wrap) Forzar (To force) Morder (To bite) Morir (To die) Mostrar (To show) Mover (To move an object, to motivate)

8. More verbs that stem change from o ue Probar (To test, taste) Recordar (To remember) Reselvolver (To solve) Rogar (To beg, pray) Soler (To be in the habit of) Sonar (To sound, ring) Soñar (To dream) Tostar (To toast) Volar (To fly) Volver (To return)

9. Stem-changing verbs e i Pedir (To ask for) Yo PidoNosotrosPedimos Tú PidesVosotrosPedís Ud. PideUstedesPiden Él / Ella PideEllos/EllasPiden Remember that the verb does not stem change in the nosotros & vosotros forms.

10. More stem-changing verbs from e i Competir (To compete) Concebir(To conceive) Despedir(To fire) Impedir(To impede) Medir(To measure) Reñir(To scold, quarrel) Repetir(To repeat) Servir(To serve) Teñir(To color, dye, stain) Vestir(To dress)