Irregular Spanish Verbs - (e) changes to (ie)

mentir(example sentences) (full conjugation)

   
yo
   
miento
   
(I lie)


   
tú
   
mientes
   
(you lie)


   
Ud./él/ella
   
miente
   
(you/he/she lies)


   
nosotros (as)
   
mentimos
   
(we lie)


   
vosotros (as)
   
mentís
   
(you guys lie)


   
Uds./ellos/ ellas
   
mienten
   
(you all/they lie)

-ar verbs that that change e to ie

   
cerrar
   
to close


   
comenzar
   
to begin


   
confesar
   
to confess


   
despertar
   
to wake up


   
empezar
   
to begin


   
gobernar
   
to govern


   
negar
   
to deny


   
recomendar
   
to recommend

-er verbs that change e to ie

   
ascender
   
to ascend (to go up)


   
descender
   
to descend (to go down)


   
defender
   
to defend


   
encender
   
to light


   
entender
   
to understand


   
querer
   
to want

-ir verbs that change e to ie

   
preferir
   
to prefer


   
sentir
   
to feel, to regret


   
sugerir
   
to suggest

pensar(example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
pienso
				
(I think)
			
			

				
tú
				
piensas
				
(you think)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ ella
				
piensa
				
(you/he/she thinks)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
pensamos
				
(we think)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
pensáis
				
(you guys think)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
piensan
				
(you all/they think)
			
		

defender(example sentences) (full conjugation)

   
yo
   
defiendo
   
(I defend)


   
tú
   
defiendes
   
(you defend)


   
Ud./él/ ella
   
defiende
   
(you/he/she defends)


   
nosotros (as)
   
defendemos
   
(we defend)


   
vosotros (as)
   
defendéis
   
(you guys defend)


   
Uds./ellos/ ellas
   
defienden
   
(you all/they defend)

preferir (example sentences)(full conjugation)

   
yo
   
prefiero
   
(I prefer)


   
tú
   
prefieres
   
(you prefer)


   
Ud./él/ella
   
prefiere
   
(he prefers)


   
nosotros (as)
   
preferimos
   
(we prefer)


   
vosotros (as)
   
preferís
   
(you guys prefer)


   
Uds./ellos/ ellas
   
prefieren
   
(you all/they prefer)

The verb tener (full conjugation) and venir (full conjugation) are are e to ie stem changer with an irregular form of yo.

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)