29. Irregularities in Regular Verbs
Some verbs have vowel changes in the present tense for all forms except first and second person plural. After dropping the endings (-ar, -er, or -ir), the e of the last syllable changes to ie, and o in the last syllable changes to ue. Some -ir verbs change the e to i. | e to ie | o to ue | e to i | pensar - to think
querer - to want, like, love
cerrar - to close
comenzar - to begin
despertar - to awaken
empezar - to begin
entender - to understand
perder - to lose
preferir - to prefer
sentar - to seat
sentir - to regret, feel | contar - to count
poder - to be able
costar - to cost
dormir - to sleep
encontrar - to find, meet
jugar - to play
morir - to die
mostrar - to show
volar - to fly
volver - to return | pedir - to ask (for)
repetir - to repeat
seguir - to follow
servir - to serve
vestir - to dress | pienso
piensas
piensa | pensamos
pensáis
piensan | cuento
cuentas
cuenta | contamos
contáis
cuentan | pido
pides
pide | pedimos
pidáis
piden | |
