Stem Changing Verbs

cerrar (e:ie)

to close

defender (e:ie)

to defend

recommendar (e:ie)

to recommend

comenzar (e:ie)

to begin, to start

entender (e:ie)

to understand

sentirse (e:ie)

to feel

despertarse (e-ie)

to wake up

empezar (ie)

to begin, to start

sentarse (e:ie)

to sit down

divertirse (e:ie)

to have fun

pensar (e:ie)

to think

tener (e:ie)

to have

mentir (e:ie)

to lie

perder (e:ie)

to lose

calentar (e:ie)

to warm up

encender (e:ie)

to turn on / to light up

preferir (e:ie)

to prefer

venir (e:ie)

to come

decir (e:i)

to say, to tell

servir (e:i)

to serve / to work

pedir (e:i)

to ask for, to request

medir (e:i)

to measure

vestirse (e:i)

to get dressed

repetir (e:i)

to repeat

reirse (e:i)

to laugh

despedir (e:i)

to say goodbye

sonreir (e:i)

to smile

almorzar (o:ue)

to have lunch

dormirse (o:ue)

to fall asleep

contar (o:ue)

to count; to tell

morir (o:ue)

to die

poder (o:ue)

to be able, can

recordar (o:ue)

to remember

demostrar (o:ue)

to demonstrate

morder (o:ue)

to bite

devolver (o:ue)

to return something

mover (o:ue)

to move

so�ar (o:ue)

to dream

dormir (o:ue)

to sleep

acostarse (o:ue)

to lay down / to go to bed

doler (o:ue)

to hurt, to ache

probar (o:ue)

to taste, to try

mostrar (o:ue)

to show

volar (o:ue)

to fly

the boot method

only the forms of Yo, Tu, El/Ella/Usted, & Ellos/Ustedes ARE stem changing.
NOSOTROS is NOT

Jugar (u:ue)

to play