Stem-Changing Verbs: e  ie, e  i, o  ue Los Verbos de Cambio Radical

There are 3 types of “boot” verbs. Stem changing verbs, also known as “boot” or “shoe” verbs. They are verbs that have a vowel change when conjugated. There are 3 types of “boot” verbs.

entender, to understand Type 1: e  ie entender, to understand entiendo entiendes entiende entendemos entienden

Here are some other common e  ie verbs: empezar, comenzar to begin pensar (+ infinitive) to think; to plan (to do something) perder to lose preferir to prefer querer to want

When used with a thing as the direct object, querer means to want. quiero quieres quiere queremos quieren When used with a thing as the direct object, querer means to want.

¿Quiere un sándwich de pollo? Sí, y quiero papas fritas también, por favor.

When used with a person as the direct object, querer means to love. quiero quieres quiere queremos quieren When used with a person as the direct object, querer means to love.

Quiero mucho a su hija, señor Vega.

preferir prefiero prefieres prefiere preferimos prefieren

¿Quiere un sándwich de pollo? No señor, prefiero una hamburguesa.

Thinking and planning pienso piensas piensa pensamos piensan The verb pensar pienso piensas piensa pensamos piensan

Pensar basically means “to think.” Thinking and planning Pensar basically means “to think.” Me gusta ir al parque para pensar y descansar.

Note: All e  i verbs are -ir verbs. Type 2: e  i servir, to serve sirvo sirves sirve servimos sirven Note: All e  i verbs are -ir verbs.

Here are some other common e  i verbs: medir to measure, to be a certain height pedir to ask for repetir to repeat teñir to dye, to color

Type 3: o  ue almuerzo almuerzas almuerza almorzamos almuerzan almorzar, to have lunch almuerzo almuerzas almuerza almorzamos almuerzan

Here are some other common o  ue verbs: costar* to cost dormir to sleep encontrar to find poder to be able; can recordar to remember soñar (con) to dream (about) volver to come back, return to, start again devolver to return (sth.), to give back probar to taste, test, prove

jugar juego juegas juega jugamos juegan The verb jugar, to play (games or sports), follows the same pattern as o  ue verbs, but the change is u  ue. jugar juego juegas juega jugamos juegan

tener tengo tienes tiene tenemos tienen The verbs tener and venir are what might be called partial stem-changing verbs; the yo forms do not have the stem change, but they do have an irregularity. tener tengo tienes tiene tenemos tienen

Venir = to arrive, to come vengo vienes viene venimos vienen

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