Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y


8.2 Más Práctica

Stem-changing Verbs e — ie


You've learned several e — ie stem-changing verbs: cerrar, empezar, entender, pensar, perder, preferir, and querer.
Do you remember how to conjugate a stem-changing verb? Here's an example.
cerrar
to close
empezar
to begin
entender
to understand
pensar
to think; to plan
perder
to lose; to waste (time)
preferir
to prefer
querer
to want
conjugate
You change the e in the stem to ie in all forms but nosotros and vosotros. Otherwise you conjugate stem-changing verbs just like regular —ar, —er, and —ir verbs.

cerrar — to close 
Yo c ierro 
Nosotros, Nosotras cerramos (no stem change) 
Tú c ierras 
Vosotros, Vosotras cerráis (no stem change) 
Él/Ella/Usted c ierra 
Ellos/Ellas/Uds c ierran 


Self Check

Click Next for a Practice Lesson on Stem Changing Verbs.