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The indicative, irregular verbs (E>IE) Flashcards

1
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Group 1 irregular verbs change the ‘e’ in the verb stem for what letters?

Which pronouns are an exception to this rule?

A

‘ie’

Nosotros/as and vosotros/as, where it remains as ‘e’ (like regular verbs).

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There are many verbs in this group. What do apretar and atender mean?

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apretar = to tighten
atender = to attempt

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There are many verbs in this group. What do encender, empezar and entender mean?

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encender = to turn on, to ignite
empezar = to begin
entender = to understand

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There are many verbs in this group. What do cerrar and mentir mean?

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cerrar = to close
mentir = to lie

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There are many verbs in this group. What do pensar and perder mean?

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pensar = to think
perder = to forget

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There are many verbs in this group. What does querer mean?

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querer = to want

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Are the verb endings the same as with the regular present tense?

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Yes, the only thing that is different is the change of ‘e’ to ‘ie’ in the stem.

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Yo (apretar)

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aprieto = I tighten

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Yo (atender)

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atiendo = I attempt

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Yo (encender)

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enciendo = I turn on

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Yo (empezar)

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empiezo = I begin

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Yo (entender)

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entiendo = I understand

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Yo (cerrar)

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cierro = I close

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Yo (mentir)

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miento = I lie

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Yo (pensar)

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pienso = I think

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Yo (perder)

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pierdo - I forget

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Yo (querer)

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quiero - I want

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Tú (atender)

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atiendes = you attempt

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Tú (apretar)

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aprietas = you tighten

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Tú (encender)

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enciendes = you turn on

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Tú (empezar)

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empiezas = you begin

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Tú (entender)

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entiendes = you understand

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Tú (cerrar)

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cierras = you close

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Tú (mentir)

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mientes = you lie

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Tú (pensar)

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piensas = you think

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Tú (perder)

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pierdes = you forget

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Tú (querer)

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quieres = you want

28
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Él/ella/usted (atender)

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atiende = he/she/you attempts

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Él/ella/usted (apretar)

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aprieta = he/she/you tightens

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Él/ella/usted (encender)

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enciende = he/she/you turns on

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Él/ella/usted (empezar)

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empieza = he/she/you begins

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Él/ella/usted (entender)

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entiende = he/she/you understands

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Él/ella/usted (cerrar)

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cierra = he/she/you closes

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Él/ella/usted (mentir)

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miente = he/she/you lies

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Él/ella/usted (pensar)

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piensa = he/she/you thinks

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Él/ella/usted (perder)

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pierde = he/she/you loses

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Él/ella/usted (querer)

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quiere = he/she/you wants

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Nosotros/as (atender)

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atendemos = we attempt

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Nosotros/as (apretar)

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apretamos = we tighten

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Nosotros/as (encender)

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encendemos = we turn on

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Nosotros/as (empezar)

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empezamos = we begin

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Nosotros/as (entender)

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entendemos = we understand

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Nosotros/as (cerrar)

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cerramos = we close

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Nosotros/as (mentir)

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mentimos = we lie

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Nosotros/as (pensar)

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pensamos = we think

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Nosotros/as (perder)

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perdemos = we forget

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Nosotros/as (querer)

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queremos = we want

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (atender)

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atienden = they/they/you attempt

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (apretar)

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aprietan = they/they/you tighten

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (encender)

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encienden = they/they/you turn on

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (empezar)

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empiezan = they/they/you begin

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (entender)

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entienden = they/they/you understand

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (cerrar)

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cierran = they/they/you close

54
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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (mentir)

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mienten = they/they/you lie

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (pensar)

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piensan = they/they/you think

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (perder)

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pierden = they/they/you forget

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Ellos/ellas/ustedes (querer)

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quieren = they/they/you want

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Vosotros/as (apretar)

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apretáis = you (plural) tighten

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Vosotros/as (atender)

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atendéis = you (plural) attempt

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Vosotros/as (encender)

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encendéis = you (plural) turn on

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Vosotros/as (empezar)

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empezáis = you (plural) start

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Vosotros/as (entender)

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entendéis = you (plural) understand

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Vosotros/as (cerrar)

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cerráis = you (plural) close

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Vosotros/as (mentir)

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mentís = you (plural) lie

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Vosotros/as (pensar)

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pensáis = you (plural) think

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Vosotros/as (perder)

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perdéis = you (plural) forget

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Vosotros/as (querer)

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queréis = you (plural) want

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