Spanish conjugation explanation

Stem change: -e- → -i- (present)

<p>The -e- &#8594; -i- stem change affects many Spanish -ir verbs where the last vowel in the stem is an E (e.g. p<strong style="text-decoration: underline;">e</strong>dir, s<strong style="text-decoration: underline;">e</strong>guir - guir counts as one syllable).</p>

<p>Common verbs affected by this spelling change are: <span style="font-style: italic"><strong>pedir, seguir, vestir, servir, competir, medir, repetir</strong></span>, etc.</p>

<p>In the following conjugation tables, the affected present indicative verb forms of <span style="font-style: italic">pedir</span> are highlighted: </p>

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yo

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">pido<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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tú

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">pides<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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él

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">pide<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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nosotros

</span>pedimos

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vosotros

</span>pedís

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ellos

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">piden<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Exceptions</div>

Many such -ir verbs (e.g. sentir, convertir, referir) are affected by a different kind of stem change, the -e- &#8594; -ie- (for more information,

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