o:ue stem-changing verbs almorzar to eat lunch morir to die aprobar to approve mostrar to show colgar to hang mover

to move (an object) contar to count, to tell probar to prove, test, sample, taste costar to cost recordar to remember devolver to return (an object) resolver to solve volver to return (from someplace) rogar to beg, pray dormir to sleep sonar to sound, ring encontrar to find soar (con) to dream (about) envolver to wrap tostar to toast morder to bite volar to fly e:ie stem-changing verbs acertar to guess, get right encender to light, kindle advertir to advise, warn entender to understand cerrar to close, shut fregar to scrub, wash dishes comenzar to begin hervir to boil confesar to confess mentir to lie consentir to consent negar to deny convertir to convert pensar (en) to think about defender to defend perder to lose empezar to begin preferir to prefer

e:i stem-changing verbs bendecir (*) to bless impedir to impede colegir to deduce maldecir (*) to curse competir to compete medir to measure conseguir to get, obtain pedir to ask for, to order corregir to correct perseguir to pursue, to persecute decir (*) to say, tell rer to laugh despedir to dismiss, fire repetir to repeat elegir to elect seguir to follow, continue frer to fry servir to serve gemir to groan, moan sonrer to smile * Note: The verb "decir" and its derivitive forms are irregular in the first person: yo digo, etc.