Common Stem-changing verbs o > ue e > ie e > i calentar corregir to heat to correct – – comenzar elegir to to begin to elect or to – – – defender put to to defend chose – pedir bed despertar to wake to ask for – – divertir repetir to repeat to have fun – – empezar servir – to serve to begin – – to eat medir encender to turn on to measure – – lunch entender to understand – contar mentir to lie – to – pensar – to think count perder to lose – or to preferir to prefer – tell querer to want – sentar to sit – to – sentir to feel – sleep – to meet jugar (u > ue) – to play llover to – rain morir to – die
Common Stem-changing verbs o > ue e > ie e > i – to put to bed – to eat lunch contar – to count or to tell – to sleep – to meet jugar (u > ue) – to play llover – to rain morir – to die calentar – to heat comenzar – to begin defender – to defend despertar – to wake divertir – to have fun empezar – to begin encender – to turn on entender – to understand mentir – to lie pensar – to think perder – to lose preferir – to prefer querer – to want sentar – to sit sentir – to feel corregir – to correct elegir – to elect or to chose pedir – to ask for repetir – to repeat servir – to serve medir – to measure
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