Stem-changing Verbs and verbs with spelling changes

Stem-changing verbs There are 4 types of stem-changes o -> ue u -> ue e -> ie e -> I Examples: encontrar (o -> ue) querer (e -> ie) jugar (u -> ue) servir (e -> i)

There are 4 types of stem-changes

o -> ue

u -> ue

e -> ie

e -> I

Verbos con el cambio e -> ie Cerrar – to close Comenzar – to begin Despertar – to wake Empezar – to begin Pensar – to think Quebrar – to break Defender – to defend Descender – to descend Encender – to light Entender – to understand Perder – to lose Querer – to want Advertir – to warn Mentir – to lie Preferir – to prefer Sentir – to feel

Cerrar – to close

Comenzar – to begin

Despertar – to wake

Empezar – to begin

Pensar – to think

Quebrar – to break

Defender – to defend

Descender – to descend

Verbos con el cambio e -> i Pedir – to ask for Re í r – to laugh Repetir – to repeat Seguir – to follow Servir – to serve Sonre í r – to smile

Pedir – to ask for

Re í r – to laugh

Repetir – to repeat

Seguir – to follow

Servir – to serve

Sonre í r – to smile

Verbos con el cambio o -> ue Almorzar – to eat lunch devolver – to return (give back) Contar – to tell, relate mover – to move Costar – to cost oler – to smell Encontrar – to find, meet poder – to be able (can) Mostrar – to show resolver – to solve Probar – to try soler – to be used to Recordar – to remember volver – to return (come back) Sonar – to ring, sound dormir – to sleep So ñ ar – to dream morir – to die

Almorzar – to eat lunch devolver – to return (give back)

Contar – to tell, relate mover – to move

Costar – to cost oler – to smell

Encontrar – to find, meet poder – to be able (can)

Mostrar – to show resolver – to solve

Probar – to try soler – to be used to

Recordar – to remember volver – to return (come back)

Sonar – to ring, sound dormir – to sleep

So ñ ar – to dream morir – to die

Verbo con el cambio u -> ue Jugar = to play (a game, sport)

Jugar = to play (a game, sport)

Otros verbos con cambio Oler = to smell o->hue Reír & sonreír = to laugh & smile accent over the í in all forms Seguir = to follow gu->g before o and a

Oler = to smell o->hue

Reír & sonreír = to laugh & smile

accent over the í in all forms

Seguir = to follow gu->g before

o and a