The indicative, irregular verbs (E>IE) Flashcards
Group 1 irregular verbs change the ‘e’ in the verb stem for what letters?
Which pronouns are an exception to this rule?
‘ie’
Nosotros/as and vosotros/as, where it remains as ‘e’ (like regular verbs).
There are many verbs in this group. What do apretar and atender mean?
apretar = to tighten
atender = to attempt
There are many verbs in this group. What do encender, empezar and entender mean?
encender = to turn on, to ignite
empezar = to begin
entender = to understand
There are many verbs in this group. What do cerrar and mentir mean?
cerrar = to close
mentir = to lie
There are many verbs in this group. What do pensar and perder mean?
pensar = to think
perder = to forget
There are many verbs in this group. What does querer mean?
querer = to want
Are the verb endings the same as with the regular present tense?
Yes, the only thing that is different is the change of ‘e’ to ‘ie’ in the stem.
Yo (apretar)
aprieto = I tighten
Yo (atender)
atiendo = I attempt
Yo (encender)
enciendo = I turn on
Yo (empezar)
empiezo = I begin
Yo (entender)
entiendo = I understand
Yo (cerrar)
cierro = I close
Yo (mentir)
miento = I lie
Yo (pensar)
pienso = I think
Yo (perder)
pierdo - I forget
Yo (querer)
quiero - I want
Tú (atender)
atiendes = you attempt
Tú (apretar)
aprietas = you tighten
Tú (encender)
enciendes = you turn on
Tú (empezar)
empiezas = you begin
Tú (entender)
entiendes = you understand
Tú (cerrar)
cierras = you close
Tú (mentir)
mientes = you lie
Tú (pensar)
piensas = you think
Tú (perder)
pierdes = you forget