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29. Irregularities in Regular Verbs
Some verbs have vowel changes in the present tense for all forms except first
and second person plural. After dropping the endings (-ar, -er, or -ir),
the e of the last syllable changes to ie, and o in the last syllable changes to ue.
Some -ir verbs change the e to i.
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e to ie |
o to ue |
e to i |
pensar - to think
querer - to want, like, love
cerrar - to close
comenzar - to begin
despertar - to awaken
empezar - to begin
entender - to understand
perder - to lose
preferir - to prefer
sentar - to seat
sentir - to regret, feel |
contar - to count
poder - to be able
costar - to cost
dormir - to sleep
encontrar - to find, meet
jugar - to play
morir - to die
mostrar - to show
volar - to fly
volver - to return |
pedir - to ask (for)
repetir - to repeat
seguir - to follow
servir - to serve
vestir - to dress |
pienso
piensas
piensa |
pensamos
pensáis
piensan |
cuento
cuentas
cuenta |
contamos
contáis
cuentan |
pido
pides
pide |
pedimos
pidáis
piden |
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