Stem-Changing Verbs - (e) changes to (i)
The verbs servir (to serve) and reir (to laugh) are irregular, (e) changes to (i) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros). All (e) to (i) verbs are -ir verbs.
The congugation of the verbs servir and reir is shown in the table below.
reir (example sentences) (full conjugation)
| reir | ||
| yo | rio |
I laugh |
| tú | ries |
you laugh |
| Ud./él/ella | rie |
you/he/she laughs |
| nosotros (as) | reimos |
we laugh |
| vosotros (as) | reís |
you guys laugh |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | rien |
you all/they laugh |
servir (example sentences)(full conjugation)
| servir | ||
| yo | sirvo |
I serve |
| tú | sirves |
you serve |
| Ud./él/ella | sirve |
you/he/she serves |
| nosotros (as) | servimos |
we serve |
| vosotros (as) | servís |
you guys serve |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | sirven |
you all/they serve |
other (e) to (i) verbs
despedirse - to say goodbye
impedir - to impede, prevent
medir - to measure
reír - to laugh
repetir - to repeat
seguir - to follow
servir - to serve
sonreír - to smile
vestir - to dress
Note: yo = I, tú = you (informal), usted (Ud.)
= you (formal), él = he, ella = she, nosotros
= we (males), nosotras = we (females),
vosotros = you guys (informal, males), vosotras
= you guys (informal, females), ellos = they
(males), ellas = they (females), ustedes (Uds.)
= you all (formal)