stem-changing present tense verbs

Venir

To come

e-ie, vien-

Repetir

To repeat

e-i, repit-

Servir

To serve

e-i, sirv-

Comenzar

To start/begin

e-ie, comienz-

Sentir

To feel

e-ie, sient-

Volver

To return

O-ue, vuelv-

Preferir

To prefer

E-ie, prefier-

Costar

To cost

O-ue, cuest-

Dormir

to sleep

o-ue, duerm-

seguir

to follow

e-i, sig(u)-

pensar

to think

e-ie, piens-

decir

to say/tell

*-go verb in “yo” form- digo

e-i, dic-,

tener

to have

*go verb in ‘yo’ form - tengo

e-ie, tien-

recordar

to remember

o-ue, recuerd-

probar

to try

o-ue, prueb-

querer

to want

e-ie, quier-

contar

multiple definitions

to count or

to tell a story/ share info/ recount something

o-ue, cuent-

encontrar

to find

o-ue, enuentr-

recomendar

to recommend

e-ie, recomiend-

pedir

to ask for / to order

e-i, pid-

mover

to move

o-ue, muev-

poder

to be able to

o-ue, pued-

empezar

to start/ begin

e-ie, empiez

entender

to understand

e-ie, entiend-

cerrar

to close

e-ie, cierr-