Present tense of Stem-changing E to IE words a.Many verbs that contain e in the stem, change the e to ie b.This change occurs in the syllable directly before the ending. c.The verbs cerrar, perder, and sentir have regular endings in the present tense. In Spanish some verbs have an irregular stem in the present tense.
Lets use the word cerrar cerrar means to close You would remove the e and replace it with ie except for nosotros. yo cierro túcierras él/ella/ud.cierra nosotroscerramos ellos/ellas/uds.cierran
Lets use the word perder perder means to lose You would remove the e and replace it with ie except for nosotros. yo pierdo túpierdes él/ella/ud.pierde nosotrosperdemos ellos/ellas/uds.pierden
Lets use the word sentir sentir means to regret You would remove the e and replace it with ie except for nosotros. yo siento túsientes él/ella/ud.siente nosotrossentimos ellos/ellas/uds.sienten