Why do these verbs need the irregular stem change?

R W.A2Kwiziq community member

Why do these verbs need the irregular stem change?

The pronouncitation without the change does not seem awkward to me.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate stem-changing-ir verbs (e > i) in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"

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SilviaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

¡Hola R! I totally understand what you mean but unfortunately grammar rules are not always logical and we need to accept it as it is...like in all languages.

Thanks for your comment.

Silvia.

Like06 years ago

R W. asked:

Why do these verbs need the irregular stem change?

The pronouncitation without the change does not seem awkward to me.

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