Stem Changing Present Tense Verbs

empezar

• to think
• to play
• to begin
• to close

preferir

• to prefer
• to be able to
• to begin
• to want

querer

• to want
• to think
• to prefer
• to sleep

dormir

• to think
• to be able to
• to sleep
• to beg

jugar

• to eat lunch
• to play
• to sleep
• to begin

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Conjugate: ellos almorzar

• almuerzo

• almorzan

• almierzan

• almuerzan

Conjugate: yo cerrar

• cirro

• cierro

• cuerro

• cerro

Conjugate: ella comenzar

• comienza

• comenza

• cominza

• comuenza

entender

• to ask

• to dress

• to understand

• to begin