Stem-changing Spanish e > i verbs in the present tense
A number of Spanish verbs are semi-regular because they undergo a stem change (e > i) in the present tense in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, but the usual endings still apply. This stem change only occurs in verbs ending in -ir.The essential verbs decir and pedir follow this pattern but there are many more:
A1 Spanish verb list: Stem-changing (e > i) verbs in the present tense
These verbs can be further divided into three subgroups based on other irregularities they also have.
![stem-changing-e-to-i](https://spanish.kwiziq.com/files/lexical_features_ES/stem-changing-e-to-i.png)
These verbs can be further divided into three subgroups based on other irregularities they also have.
![stem-changing-e-to-i](https://spanish.kwiziq.com/files/lexical_features_ES/stem-changing-e-to-i.png)