Stem-changing Verbs and Verbs w/ Spelling Changes

Stem-changing verbs There are 4 types of stem-changes o -> ue u -> ue e -> ie e -> I Examples: encontrar (o -> ue) querer (e -> ie) jugar (u -> ue) servir (e -> i)

Verbos con el cambio e -> ie Encender – to light Entender – to understand Perder – to lose Querer – to want Advertir – to warn Mentir – to lie Preferir – to prefer Sentir – to feel Cerrar – to close Comenzar – to begin Despertar – to wake Empezar – to begin Pensar – to think Quebrar – to break Defender – to defend Descender – to descend

Verbos con el cambio e -> i Pedir – to ask for Reír – to laugh Repetir – to repeat Seguir – to follow Servir – to serve Sonreír – to smile

Verbos con el cambio o -> ue almorzar – to eat lunch devolver – to return (give back) contar – to tell, relate mover – to move costar – to cost oler – to smell encontrar – to find, meet poder – to be able (can) mostrar – to show resolver – to solve probar – to try soler – to be used to recordar – to remember volver – to return (come back) sonar – to ring, sound dormir – to sleep soñar – to dream morir – to die

Verbo con el cambio u -> ue Jugar = to play (a game, sport)

Otros verbos con cambio Oler = to smell o->hue Reír & sonreír = to laugh & smile accent over the í in all forms Seguir = to follow gu->g before o and a