You`ve already seen that many verbs in Spanish change their stem

You’ve already seen that many verbs
in Spanish change their stem vowel when
conjugated. There is a third kind of stem-vowel
change in some verbs, such as pedir (to ask for;
to request). In these verbs, the stressed vowel in
the stem changes from e to i, as shown in the
diagram.
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4.3-1
!  As
with other stem-changing verbs you
have learned, there is no stem change in
the nosotros/as or vosotros/as forms
in the present tense.
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4.3-2
!  To
help you identify verbs with the e:i stem
change, they will appear as follows
throughout the text:
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4.3-3
!  These
are the most common e:i stemchanging verbs:
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4.3-4
!  ¡Atención!
The verb decir is irregular in its
yo form: yo digo.
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4.3-5
!  The
yo forms of seguir and conseguir
have a spelling change in addition to the
stem change e:i.
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4.3-6
Provide the correct forms of the verbs.
repetir (e:i)
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
repiten
Arturo y Eva _______.
Yo _____.
Nosotros _____.
Julia _____.
Sofía y yo _____.
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decir (e:i)
seguir (e: i)
digo
1.  Yo _______.
sigo
1.  Yo _______.
2.  Él _____.
2.  Nosotros _____.
3.  Tú _____.
3.  Tú _____.
4.  Usted _____.
4.  Los chicos _____.
5.  Ellas _____.
5.  Usted _____.
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