The Spanish verb preferir (to prefer) is semi-regular since the stem changes in some forms of El Presente, but it has regular ‑ir group endings:
yo | prefiero |
tú | prefieres |
él / ella / Ud. | prefiere |
nosotros / nosotras | preferimos |
vosotros / vosotras | preferís |
ellos / ellas / Uds. | prefieren |
Notice how for all three groups, the first vowel -e- in the stem becomes -ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Verb list: Stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
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