Common Stem-Changing Verbs Flashcards
to cross (infinitive, present, preterit, and imperfect)
atravesar
to heat
calentar
to close
cerrar
to begin
comenzar
to confess
confesar
to consent
consentir
to defend
defender
to wake up
despertarse
to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
divertirse
to begin
empezar
to light
encender
to understand
entender
to govern
gobernar
to wound
herir
to lie
mentir
nevar
to snow
to think, to intend to
pensar
to lose
perder
to prefer
preferir
to break
quebrar
to want, to wish
querer
to sit down
sentarse
to regret, to be sorry
sentir
to feel
sentirse
to tremble
temblar
to remember
acordarse (de)
to go to bed
acostarse
to lunch
almorzar
to count
contar
to cost
costar
to return, to give back
devolver
to fall asleep
dormirse
to sleep
dormir
to find, to meet
encontrar
to wrap up
envolver
to play
jugar
to rain
llover
to bite
morder
to die
morir
to show
mostrar
to move
mover
to smell
oler (o to hue)
to be able, can
poder
to prove, to try, to test
probar
to remember
recordar
to sound
sonar
to dream
soñar
to fly
volar
to return
volver
to ask (for)
pedir
to pursue, to persecute
perseguir
to laugh
reírse
to repeat
repetir
to follow, to continue
seguir
to serve
servir
to smile
sonreír
to dress (oneself), to get dressed
vestir(se)
When do verbs change? (infinitive, present, preterit, imperfect)
Present
Exception: Preterit - Verb is third person and ends in -ir.
Endings: o -> u ; e -> i
