{"id":6015,"date":"2012-11-28T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=6015"},"modified":"2014-07-15T15:06:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T19:06:56","slug":"irregular-verbs-in-the-present-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/irregular-verbs-in-the-present-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Irregular verbs in the Present (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, there!<\/p>\n

I’m going to start today a series of posts with irregular verbs in the present. These irregularities happen in the Present Indicative, Present Subjunctive and Imperative. The persons affected by this irregularity are yo, t\u00fa, \u00e9l, ella, usted, ellos, ellas<\/em> and ustedes<\/em>. Nosotros(as)<\/em> and vosotros(as)<\/em> do not have these changes.<\/p>\n

The first irregularity is when the “e” becomes “ie”, like in the verb empe<\/strong>zar<\/em> (to begin)<\/p>\n

Present Indicative<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yo empie<\/strong><\/span>zo
\nT\u00fa empie<\/strong><\/span>zas
\n\u00c9l\/ella\/usted empie<\/strong><\/span>za
\nNosotros(as) empezamos
\nVosotros(as) empez\u00e1is
\nEllos, ellas, ustedes empie<\/strong><\/span>zan<\/p>\n

Present Subjunctive<\/strong><\/p>\n

que yo empie<\/strong><\/span>ce
\nque t\u00fa empie<\/strong><\/span>ces
\nque \u00e9l\/ella\/usted empie<\/strong><\/span>ce
\nque nosotros(as) empecemos
\nque vosotros(as) empec\u00e9is
\nque ellos\/ellas\/ustedes empie<\/strong><\/span>cen<\/p>\n

Imperative<\/strong><\/p>\n

empie<\/strong><\/span>za (t\u00fa) – empie<\/strong><\/span>ce (usted)
\nempecemos
\nempezad (vosotros) – empie<\/strong><\/span>cen (ustedes, ellos\/ellas)<\/p>\n

The following verbs follow the same kind of conjugation. Practice makes perfect so when you have some free time, conjugate them and master them! The changing vowel is in blue, ok?<\/p>\n

adve<\/strong><\/span>rtir (to warn)<\/em> – apre<\/span><\/strong>tar (to tighten)<\/em> – ate<\/strong><\/span>nder (to pay attention)<\/em> – atrave<\/span><\/strong>sar (to go through)<\/em> – cale<\/strong><\/span>ntar (to heat)<\/em> – ce<\/strong><\/span>rrar (to close)<\/em> – come<\/strong><\/span>nzar (to start)<\/em> – conce<\/strong><\/span>rtar (to set a date)<\/em> – confe<\/strong><\/span>sar (to confess)<\/em> – conve<\/span><\/strong>rtir (to convert)<\/em> – defe<\/strong><\/span>nder (to defend)<\/em> – despe<\/strong>rtarse (to wake up)<\/em> – dige<\/strong><\/span>rir (to digest)<\/em> – dive<\/strong><\/span>rtirse (to have fun)<\/em> – ence<\/strong><\/span>nder (to light)<\/em> – ente<\/strong><\/span>nder (to understand)<\/em> – extende<\/strong><\/span>r (to stretch)<\/em> – he<\/strong><\/span>rir (to hurt)<\/em> – he<\/strong><\/span>rvir (to boil)<\/em> – me<\/strong><\/span>ntir (to lie)<\/em> – ne<\/strong><\/span>gar (to deny)<\/em> – pe<\/strong><\/span>nsar (to think)<\/em> – pe<\/span><\/strong>rder (to lose)<\/em> – prefe<\/strong><\/span>rir (to prefer)<\/em> – que<\/strong><\/span>rer (to want)<\/em> – se<\/strong><\/span>ntarse (to sit)<\/em> – se<\/strong><\/span>ntirse (to feel)<\/em> – suge<\/strong><\/span>rir (to suggest)<\/em> – te<\/strong><\/span>mblar (to tremble)<\/em> – te<\/strong><\/span>nder (to spread out)<\/em> – transfe<\/strong>rir (to transfer)<\/em> – trope<\/strong><\/span>zar (to stumble)<\/p>\n

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Hi, there! I’m going to start today a series of posts with irregular verbs in the present. These irregularities happen in the Present Indicative, Present Subjunctive and Imperative. The persons affected by this irregularity are yo, t\u00fa, \u00e9l, ella, usted, ellos, ellas and ustedes. Nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) do not have these changes. The first irregularity…<\/p>\n

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