Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs and Verbs with Spelling Changes

e-ie: acertar

To be on target; to guess right

e-ie: apretar

To tighten; to squeeze

e-ie: ascender

To ascend; to promote

e-ie: atravesar

To cross

e-ie: comenzar

To confess

e-ie: defender

To defend

e-ie: descender

To descend

e-ie: despertar(se)

To awaken; to wake up

e-ie: empezar

To begin

e-ie: encender

To light; to ignite

e-ie: encerrar

To lock in; to contain

e-ie: entender

To understand

e-ie: gobernar

To govern

e-ie: helar

To freeze

e-ie: nevar

To snow

e-ie: pensar

To lose

e-ie: perder

To lose

e-ie: quebrar

To break

e-ie: remender

To patch; to mend

e-ie: sentar(se)

To seat; to sit down

e-ie: cerrar

To close

e-ie: querer

To want; to wish; to love

e-ie: advertir

To notify; to warn

e-ie: consentir

To consent

e-ie: convertir

To convert

e-ie: divertirse

To enjoy oneself; to have a good time

e-ie: hervir

To boil

e-ie: mentir

To lie

e-ie: preferir

To prefer

e-ie: referir

To recount; to refer

e-ie: sentirse

To feel (well, ill)

o-ue: acordarse (de)

To remember

o-ue: acostar(se)

To put to bed; to go to bed

o-ue: almorzar

To eat lunch

o-ue: conmover

To move (emotionally)

o-ue: costar

To cost

o-ue: devolver

To return; to give back

o-ue: doler

To ache; to pain

o-ue: encontrar

To find; to meet

o-ue: jugar

To play (games, sports)

o-ue: llover

To rain

o-ue: morder

To bite

o-ue: mostar

To show

hue: oler

To smell

o-ue: poder

To be able

o-ue: recordar

To remember

o-ue: renovar

To remodel; to renew

o-ue: contar

To count; to tell

o-ue: mover

To move

o-ue: dormirse

To fall asleep

o-ue: morir(se)

To die

e-i: despidirse (de)

To take leave (of); to say goodbye (to)

e-i: gemir

To groan; moan

e-i: impedir

To prevent

e-i: pedir

To ask for; to request

e-i: reír(se)

To laugh

e-i: reñir

To quarrel; to scold

e-i: repetir

To repeat

e-i: servir

To serve

e-i: sonreír(se)

to smile

e-i: vestir(se)

To dress (oneself)

u-uy: concluir

To conclude; to end

u-uy: construir

To construct

u-uy: contribuir

To contribute

u-uy: destruir

To destroy

u-uy: distribuir

To deistribute

U-uy: huir

To flee

U-uy: incluir

To include

u-uy: influir

To influence; to have influence

u-uy: sustituir

To substitute