Irregular Spanish Verbs

Irregular Spanish verbs should be learned in groups, that have similar patterns. Fortunately, many highly irregular verbs are very common, and you will have many opportunities to hear and use them.

With children – Spanish irregular verbs should be learned naturally, through games and play.

Ser	To be
soy	somos
eres	sois
es	son

Estar	To be
estoy	estamos
estás	estáis
está	están

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Ir	To go
voy	vamos
vas	vais
va	van

Dar	To give
doy	damos
das	dais
da	dan

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Stem Changing Irregular Verbs

The following verbs change the stem, in the present tense, for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Jugar	To play
juego	jugamos
juegas	jugáis
juega	juegan

Dormir	To sleep
duermo	dormimos
duermes	dormís
duerme	duermen

Volver	To return
vuelvo	volvemos
vuelves	volvéis
vuelve	vuelven

The following verbs are conjugated the same way. Devolver (to give back), envolver (to wrap or wind up), revolver( to stir). One of my favorite foods is los huevos revueltos (scrambled eggs).

Almorzar	To lunch
almuerzo	almorzamos
almuerzas	almorzáis
almuerza	almuerzan

Spanish Irregular Verbs That Add G in Yo form

The following irregular Spanish verbs change the stem, in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. They also add a g to the stem, in the Yo form.

Tener	To have
tengo	tenemos
tienes	tenéis
tiene	tienen

These irregular Spanish verbs are conjugated like tener: abstener (to abstain), contener (to contain), detener (to detain), entretener (to distract), mantener (to support), obtener (to obtain), retener (to retain), sostener (to defend).

Venir	To come
vengo	venimos
vienes	venís
viene	vienen

Salir	To leave
salgo	salimos
sales	salís
sale	salen

Poner	To put
pongo	ponemos
pones	ponéis
pone	ponen

Similar verbs: componer (to compose), oponer (to oppose). Traer and oir add the g in the Yo form. Oír also adds y in several forms.

Traer	To bring
traigo	traemos
traes	traéis
trae	traen

Oír	To hear
oigo	oímos
oyes	oís
oye	oyen

Change C to G in the You Form

Hacer and decir change c to g in the Yo form.Decir changes e to i in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Decir	To say
digo	decimos
dices	decís
dice	dicen

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Hacer	To make or to do
hago	hacemos
haces	hacéis
hace/td>	hacen

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Change Stem to ie

The following verbs change the stem except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.

Pensar	To think
pienso	pensamos
piensas	pensáis
piensa	piensan

Cerrar	To close
cierro	cerramos
cierras	cerráis
cierra	cierran

Empezar	To begin
empiezo	empezamos
empiezas	empezáis
empieza	empiezan

Querer	To want
quiero	queremos
quieres	queréis
quiere	quieren

Other Important Irregular Spanish Verbs

Ver	To see or watch
veo	vemos
ves	veos
ve	ven

Prever (to preview) is conjugated the same way.

Saber	To know
sé	sabemos
sabes	sabéis
sabe	saben

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