"E" Changes To "IE" Flashcards by Christopher Zapf

To start

I start

We start

They start

Comenzar = Empezar (also followed by “a + infinitive”). Comenzando comenzado

Comienzo

Comenzamos

Comienzan

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The E changes to IE except in the first and second person plural.

To Begin

Empezar -always followed by “ a + infinitive
Empezando Empezado
Empiezo
Empiezas
Empieza
Empezamos
Empezáis
Empiezan

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To prefer

They

Preferir Prefiriendo Preferido

Prefiero

Preferimos

Prefieren

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To understand

They

My little cousin (F) does not understand when we speak Spanish.

Entender Entendiendo Entendido

Entiendo

Entendemos

Entienden
Mi prima pequeña no entiende cuándo hablamos español.

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To want

They

Querer Queriendo Querido

Quiero

Queremos

Quieren

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To wake up

Despertarse Despertando Despertado

Me despierto

Nos despertamos

Se despiertan

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To feel or to perceive

I feel sick.

Where do you feel the pain

We feel. //. You (plural) feel

Sentir ( Sintiendo ). Sentido

Siento mal.

Dónde siente el dolor?

Nosotros sentimos // Vosotros sentís

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To feel or to perceive

Sentir (Past is Irregular )
Siento Sentí
Sientes Sentiste
Siente Sintió
Sentimos Sentimos
Sentís Sentisteis
Sienten Sintieron

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To sit

Sentarse Sentando Sentado

Me siento Me senté
Te sientas Te sentaste
Se sienta Se sentó
Nos sentamos Nos sentamos
Os sentáis Os sentasteis
Se sientan Se sentaron

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To rent (LM)

He rented a car while he was on vacation in Ecuador.

Arrendar Arrendando Arrendado

Arriendo, arriendas, arrienda, arrendamos, arrendáis, arriendan.

Arrendó un coche mientras estaba en vacaciones en Ecuador.

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To think

To think that…. To believe that…

To think about…

Rocio always thinks about you Robert.

Pensar Pensando Pensado

Pensar que Creer que (Believe that)

Pensar en

Rocío siempre piensa en ti, Roberto.

Note: “ti” is direct object pronoun, whereas “te” is indirect

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To lose

Perder Perdiendo (Past is regular) Perdido

Pierdo
Pierdes
Pierde
Perdemos
Perdéis
Pierden

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To close

Jose closes the door of his room.

Cerrar Cerrando Cerrado
Cierro (all other tenses are regular)
Cierras
Cierra
Cerramos
Cerráis
Cierran
José cierra la puerta de su cuarto.

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To tell a lie

My cousins lie to their parents

Mentir Mintiendo Mentido

Miento
Mientes
Miente
Mentimos
Mentís
Mienten
Mis primos mienten a sus padres.

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To Guess Correctly
To Identify Correctly
To Get Correctly

Acertar

Acierto

Acertamos

Aciertan

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To Warn

Advertir

Advierto

Advertimos

Advierten

To Cross (over something)

Atravesar

Atravieso

Atravesamos

Atraviesan

To Confess

Confesar

Confieso

Confesamos

Confiesan

To Consent

Consentir

Consiento

Consentimos

Consienten

To Convert

Convertir

Convierto

Convertimos

Convierten

To Defend

Defender

Defiendo

Defendemos

Defienden

To have a good time

To have fun

To amuse oneself

Divertir(se)

Me Divierto

Nos Divertimos

Se Divierten

To Light

Encender

Enciendo

Encendemos

Encienden

To Scrub

Fregar

Friego

Fregamos

Friegan

To Govern To Rule

Gobernar Gobierno Gobernamos Gobiernan

To freeze

Helar Hielo Helamos Hielan Note: Congelar is regular

To Boil When the water boils, you can toss in the green beans.

Hervir Hiervo Hervimos Hierven Cuando hierva (subjunctive) el agua, puedes echar las judías verdes. Echar = To Throw (in) EH-char

To Deny The official refused to help us. They denied us use of the hotel pool because we weren't guests.

Negar Niego Negamos Niegan El oficial nos negó su ayuda. Nos negaron el uso de la piscina del hotel porque no éramos huéspedes. 1st person past is Negué , otherwise regular in all tenses except present.

To Snow Snow

Nevar Nievo Nievas Nieva Nevamos Neváis Nievan La Nieve

To Want

Querer Quiero Queremos Quieren

To Recommend

Recomendar Recomiendo Recomendamos Recomiendan

To Refer

Referir (like preferir) Refiero Referimos Refieren

To Sit Down

Sentar(se) Me Siento Nos Sentamos Se Sientan

To Feel To Regret To Feel Sorry For

Sentir Siento Sentimos Sienten

To Suggest I suggest you go to sleep now. It's late.

Sugerir (like Preferir) sue-HEY-rear Sugiero Sugerimos Sugieren Sugiero que te vayas a dormir ya; es tarde.

To Tremble

Temblar Tiemblo Temblamos Tiemblan