Stem-Changing Verbs - (e) changes to (ie)

The verbs cerrar (to close), perder (to lose) and mentir (to lie) are irregular in the present tense. When conjugated, (e) changes to (ie) (with the exception of nostoros and vosotros).

The congugation of the verbs cerrar and perder is shown in the table below.

cerrar (example sentences)(full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
 cierro
				
(I close)
			
			

				
tú
				
 cierras
				
(you close)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ ella
				
 cierra
				
(you/he/she closes)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
 cerramos
				
(we close)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
 cerráis
				
(you guys close)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
 cierran
				
(they all/they close)
			
		

perder (example sentences)(full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
 pierdo
				
(I lose)
			
			

				
tú
				
 pierdes
				
(you lose)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ ella
				
 pierde
				
(you/he/she loses)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
 perdemos
				
(we lose)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
 perdéis
				
(you guys lose)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
 pierden
				
(you all/they lose)
			
		

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