Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish

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Stem-changing verbs in Spanish

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Stem-changing verbs have a spelling change in their stem in all forms of the present tense except the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms.

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Types of stem-changers in Spanish

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There are four types: e → ie, e → i, o → ue, u → ue.

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Querer(e-ie)

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To want / love

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Pedir (e-i)

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To order or request

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Jugar (u-ue)

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To play sports or games

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entender (e-ie)

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to understand

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pensar (e-ie)

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to think/to plan

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servir (e-i)

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to serve

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costar (o-ue)

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to cost

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encontrar (o-ue)

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to find