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106 •  Chapter 2: Las personas y las perspectivas There are some common verbs that follow the stem-changing pattern but also have an irregular first person singular ( yo ) form. One that you will recognize is the verb tener . Tener follows the stem-changing pattern as an (e:ie) verb, but the yo form is also irregular: Yo tengo Tú tien es Ella, él, usted tien e Nosotras, nosotros ten emos Ellas, ellos, ustedes tien en Here are more verbs like that: decir (digo [e:i]) seguir (sigo [e:i]) venir (vengo [e:ie]) mantener* (mantengo [e:ie]) obtener* (obtengo [e:ie]) * Note that once we know how a stem needs to change, we can apply that knowledge to all verbs that share the same stem. 15. La conjugación Fill in the chart below with the correct forms of the verbs. Remember that there are differences in conjugation rules for -ar , -er , and -ir verbs. Infinitivo Yo Tú Ella Nosotras Ellos Pensar Pienso Entender Entiendes Perder Pierde Poder Podemos Encontrar Encuentran Volver Vuelvo Jugar Juegas Venir Viene Decir Dicen