Common Stem-changing Verbs
e – ie
| cerrar - to close | comenzar - to begin |
| confesar - to confess | defender - to defend |
| despertar(se) - to wake (up) | divertirse - to have fun |
| empezar - to begin | encender - to light, to turn on (electrical object) |
| entender - to understand | gobernar - to govern |
| mentir - to lie | nevar - to snow |
| pensar - to think | perder - to lose |
| preferir - to prefer | querer - to want |
| sentarse - to sit down | sentir - to regret |
| sentirse - to feel | temblar - to tremble |
Common Stem-changing Verbs
o – ue
| acordarse (de) - to remember | acostarse - to go to bed |
| almorzar - to eat lunch | contar - to count, to tell |
| costar - to cost | devolver - to return (object) |
| doler - to ache, hurt | dormir - to sleep |
| encontrar - to meet, to find | llover - to rain |
| morder - to bite | mostrar - to show |
| mover - to move | poder - to be able |
| probar - to try, to test | recordar - to remember |
| sonar - to sound | soñar - to dream |
| volar - to fly | volver - to return |
Common Stem-changing Verbs
e - i
| pedir - to ask for | perseguir - to pursue, to persecute |
| reír - to laugh | repetir - to repeat |
| seguir - to follow, to continue | servir - to serve |
| servir para - to be good for, useful for | sonreír - to smile |
| vestir(se) - to dress (get dressed) |