E to IE - CERRAR
yo cierro
tú cierras
él/ella cierra
nosotros/as cerramos
vosotros/as cerráis
ellos/ellas cierran
E to I REPETIR
yo repito
tú repites
él/ella repite
nosotros/as repetimos
vosotros/as repetís
ellos/ellas repiten
Where the verb has two Es in the stem/
root, it’s the second E which changes
Where the verb has two Es in the stem/
root, it’s the second E which changes
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
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
reír – to laugh
despedir – to dismiss, fire
repetir – to repeat
elegir – to elect
seguir – to follow, continue
freír – to fry
servir – to serve
gemir – to groan, moan
sonreír – to smile
* The verb “decir” and those ending in ‘decir’ are irregular in the first person: yo digo, etc.