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Stem-Changing Verbs
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Stem-Changing Verbs by Miguel

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Present


This is a change in spelling and pronunciation in the stem in all forms except the nosotros and vosotros.


There are four kinds:

e -- ie
o -- ue
e -- I
u -- ue


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pensar (ie)volver (ue)pedir (i)
piensovuelvopido
piensovuelvespides
piensavuelvepide
pensamosvolvemospedimos
pensáisvolvéispedís
piensanvuelvenpiden



Preterit


If the verb ends in -ir only have a stem change in the 3rd person singular and plural.



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dormir (ue, u)mentir (ie, i)vestirse (i, i)
dormímentíme vestí
dormistementistete vestiste
durmiómintióse vistió
dormimosmentimosnos vestimos
dormisteismentisteisos vestisteis
durmieronmintieronse vistieron


Imperfect


Any change.


Present Participle


The ending -ir change:

Dormir (ue, u) durmiendo. Duerme/Está durmiendo. (He sleeps/He is sleeping).
Vestir (e, i) vistiendo. Viste/Está vistiendo. (He dresses/He is dressing).
Sentir (ie, i) sintiendo. Siente/Está sintiendo. (He feels/He is feeling).


If the verb ends in a vowel + er/ir (except for a silent -u- like conseguir) uses a -y- instead of -i-:

Atr/Está atrayendo. (He attracts/He is attracting).
Cree/Está creyendo. (He believes/He is believing).


Past Participle


Any change.


Present Subjunctive


-ar and -er verbs have the same changes as in the Present Indicative tense. With -ir endings is the same as Present Indicative tense but nosotros and vosotros forms must change.

Some verbs need spelling changes to maintain the pronunciation.


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almorzarsentirdormirpedirpagarelegirsacarcazar
almuercesientaduermapidapagueelijasaquecace
almuercessientasduermaspidaspagueselijassaquescaces
almuercesientaduermapidapagueelijasaquecace
almorcemossintamosdurmamospidamospaguemoselijamossaquemoscacemos
almorcéissintáisdurmáispidáispaguéiseliissaquéiscais
almuercensientanduermanpidanpaguenelijansaquencacen


Imperfect Subjunctive


Any change.


Future


Any change.


Conditional


Any change.

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