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Stem changing e>i
Present tense stem changing Spanish verbs: e to i
Verb form | Answer | Sample Sentence | Translation |
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conseguir (to get): second person (tú) | consigues | Consigues muchas cartas. | You get many letters.. |
corregir (to correct): third person singular | corrige | La profesora corrige los exámenes. | The teacher corrects the exams. |
decir (to say/tell): third person plural | dicen | Mis amigos dicen que es un buen libro. | My friends say it’s a good book. |
despedir (to fire/(to say goodbye): first person singular | despido | El jefe despide al empleado. | The boss fires the employee. |
elegir (to elect): second person (tú) | eliges | Tú eliges el restaurante para cenar. | You choose the restaurant for dinner. |
impeder (to impede): third person singular | impide | La lluvia impide que salgamos. | The rain prevents us from going out. |
medir (to measure): third person plural | miden | Los científicos miden la temperatura del agua. | The scientists measure the water temperature. |
pedir (to ask for): first person singular | pido | Siempre pido un café en la mañana. | I always ask for coffee in the morning. |
perseguir (to follow): second person (tú) | persigues | Tú persigues tus sueños. | You pursue your dreams. |
repetir (to repeat): third person singular | repite | Ella repite la lección. | She repeats the lesson |
reírse (to laugh): second person (tú) | te ríes | Cuando ves una comedia, tú ríes mucho. | When you watch a comedy, you laugh a lot. |
seguir (to follow): third person singular | sigue | El perro sigue a su dueño. | The dog follows its owner. |
servir (to serve): first person singular | sirvo | En el restaurante, yo sirvo la comida. | At the restaurant, I serve the food. |
sonreírse (to smile): third person plural | se sonríen | Los niños se sonríen en el parque. | The children smile at each other in the park. |
vestirse (to get dressed): first person singular | me visto | Por la mañana, yo me visto rápido. | In the morning, I get dressed quickly. |
decir (to say): first person singular | digo | Siempre digo la verdad. | I always say the truth. |
conseguir (to get): first person singular | consigo | Ella consigue un nuevo trabajo. | She gets a new job. |
elegir (to choose): first person singular | elijo | Yo elijo la pizza de pepperoni. | I choose the pepperoni pizza. |
seguir (to follow): first person singular | sigo | Después de la pausa, yo sigo trabajando. | After the break, I continue working. |
reirse (to smile): first person singular | me río (All present tense forms have an accent) | Cuando veo una comedia, yo me río mucho. | When I watch a comedy, I laugh a lot. |