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Stem Changing Verbs

**-AR regular verbs in the present tense**

hablar (to talk)

hablo hablamos hablas habla hablan

**-ER regular verbs in the present tense**

comer (to eat)

como comemos comos come comen

**-IR regular verbs in the present tense** vivir (to live)

vivo vivimos vives vive viven

E --> IE E --> I  U --> UE  O --> UE  ______________________________________________________________________________
 * There are several types of stem-changing verbs.
 * With a verb, there is both a stem and an ending.
 * types:

E --> IE


 * first stem changing verb. The stem is part before ER.
 * E-IE is used EXCEPT for when doing “nosotros,” it will not take place.
 * they are a type of “boot verb”

Example : querer (to want)

quiero queremos quieres quiere quieren

E --> I

Example : pedir (to ask for)

pido pedimos pides pide piden

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