The indicative, irregular verbs (E>IE)

Question 1

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

Which pronouns are an exception to this rule?

Answer 1

‘ie’

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

apretar = to tighten
atender = to attempt

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

cerrar = to close
mentir = to lie

Question 5

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

Answer 5

pensar = to think
perder = to forget

Question 6

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

Answer 6

querer = to want

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Yo (apretar)

Answer 8

aprieto = I tighten

Question 9

Yo (atender)

Answer 9

atiendo = I attempt

Question 10

Yo (encender)

Answer 10

enciendo = I turn on

Question 11

Yo (empezar)

Answer 11

empiezo = I begin

Question 12

Yo (entender)

Answer 12

entiendo = I understand

Question 13

Yo (cerrar)

Answer 13

cierro = I close

Question 14

Yo (mentir)

Answer 14

miento = I lie

Question 15

Yo (pensar)

Answer 15

pienso = I think

Question 16

Yo (perder)

Answer 16

pierdo - I forget

Question 17

Yo (querer)

Answer 17

quiero - I want

Question 18

Tú (atender)

Answer 18

atiendes = you attempt

Question 19

Tú (apretar)

Answer 19

aprietas = you tighten

Question 20

Tú (encender)

Answer 20

enciendes = you turn on

Question 21

Tú (empezar)

Answer 21

empiezas = you begin

Question 22

Tú (entender)

Answer 22

entiendes = you understand

Question 23

Tú (cerrar)

Answer 23

cierras = you close

Question 24

Tú (mentir)

Answer 24

mientes = you lie

Question 25

Tú (pensar)

Answer 25

piensas = you think

Question 26

Tú (perder)

Answer 26

pierdes = you forget

Question 27

Tú (querer)

Answer 27

quieres = you want

Question 28

Él/ella/usted (atender)

Answer 28

atiende = he/she/you attempts

Question 29

Él/ella/usted (apretar)

Answer 29

aprieta = he/she/you tightens

Question 30

Él/ella/usted (encender)

Answer 30

enciende = he/she/you turns on

Question 31

Él/ella/usted (empezar)

Answer 31

empieza = he/she/you begins

Question 32

Él/ella/usted (entender)

Answer 32

entiende = he/she/you understands

Question 33

Él/ella/usted (cerrar)

Answer 33

cierra = he/she/you closes

Question 34

Él/ella/usted (mentir)

Answer 34

miente = he/she/you lies

Question 35

Él/ella/usted (pensar)

Answer 35

piensa = he/she/you thinks

Question 36

Él/ella/usted (perder)

Answer 36

pierde = he/she/you loses

Question 37

Él/ella/usted (querer)

Answer 37

quiere = he/she/you wants

Question 38

Nosotros/as (atender)

Answer 38

atendemos = we attempt

Question 39

Nosotros/as (apretar)

Answer 39

apretamos = we tighten

Question 40

Nosotros/as (encender)

Answer 40

encendemos = we turn on

Question 41

Nosotros/as (empezar)

Answer 41

empezamos = we begin

Question 42

Nosotros/as (entender)

Answer 42

entendemos = we understand

Question 43

Nosotros/as (cerrar)

Answer 43

cerramos = we close

Question 44

Nosotros/as (mentir)

Answer 44

mentimos = we lie

Question 45

Nosotros/as (pensar)

Answer 45

pensamos = we think

Question 46

Nosotros/as (perder)

Answer 46

perdemos = we forget

Question 47

Nosotros/as (querer)

Answer 47

queremos = we want

Question 48

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (atender)

Answer 48

atienden = they/they/you attempt

Question 49

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (apretar)

Answer 49

aprietan = they/they/you tighten

Question 50

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (encender)

Answer 50

encienden = they/they/you turn on

Question 51

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (empezar)

Answer 51

empiezan = they/they/you begin

Question 52

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (entender)

Answer 52

entienden = they/they/you understand

Question 53

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (cerrar)

Answer 53

cierran = they/they/you close

Question 54

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (mentir)

Answer 54

mienten = they/they/you lie

Question 55

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (pensar)

Answer 55

piensan = they/they/you think

Question 56

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (perder)

Answer 56

pierden = they/they/you forget

Question 57

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (querer)

Answer 57

quieren = they/they/you want

Question 58

Vosotros/as (apretar)

Answer 58

apretáis = you (plural) tighten

Question 59

Vosotros/as (atender)

Answer 59

atendéis = you (plural) attempt

Question 60

Vosotros/as (encender)

Answer 60

encendéis = you (plural) turn on

Question 61

Vosotros/as (empezar)

Answer 61

empezáis = you (plural) start

Question 62

Vosotros/as (entender)

Answer 62

entendéis = you (plural) understand

Question 63

Vosotros/as (cerrar)

Answer 63

cerráis = you (plural) close

Question 64

Vosotros/as (mentir)

Answer 64

mentís = you (plural) lie

Question 65

Vosotros/as (pensar)

Answer 65

pensáis = you (plural) think

Question 66

Vosotros/as (perder)

Answer 66

perdéis = you (plural) forget

Question 67

Vosotros/as (querer)

Answer 67

queréis = you (plural) want