stem-changingpresent tense100 verbs

e → ie

Stem-changing verbs whose stressed e diphthongizes to ie. The change applies when stress falls on the stem, never to nosotros or vosotros, whose stress lands on the ending.

Verbs following this pattern

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#	Infinitive	English	1s present	Diphthong	Freq.
27	pensar	to think	pienso	e → ie	#27
33	sentir	to feel, to sense, to be sorry	siento	e → ie	#33
37	empezar	to begin	empiezo	e → ie	#37
44	perder	to lose	pierdo	e → ie	#44
47	entender	to understand	entiendo	e → ie	#47
95	defender	to defend, to protect, to hold down	defiendo	e → ie	#95
106	cerrar	to close, to shut, to shut down	cierro	e → ie	#106
120	comenzar	to begin, to commence	comienzo	e → ie	#120
193	atender	to pay attention to, to attend to, to care for	atiendo	e → ie	#193
213	convertir	to convert, to turn, to transform	convierto	e → ie	#213