- •Ser & estar/ to be
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Irregular/ irregular
- •Irregular conditional forms
- •Past tense
- •Prefixes des-, in-, and re-
- •Disminutivo/ diminutive
- •Conocer & Saber/ to know
- •Gerundio/ gerund
- •Verbos irregulares / Irregular Verbs
- •Reflexivo/ reflexive
- •Preposiciones/ prepositions
- •Dif. Between pedir & preguntar
- •Hay / there is (are)
- •Imperfecto/ imperfect tense
- •Verbos irregulares/ irregular verbs
- •Subjuntivo/ subjunctive
- •Voz pasiva/ passive voice
- •Hacer/ to do, make
- •To have
- •2. The simplest way of expressing possession is by using tener/ to have.
- •3. In Spanish, tener is used for indicating age. On the other hand, in English the verb to be is used for telling age.
- •Gustar / to like
- •4. Other verbs in the same category are following:
Verbos irregulares/ irregular verbs
Stem-changing verbs: e to ie
Spanish verbs are composed of a stem and a root (-ar, -er and -ir). Some irregular verbs change their stem in the present tense, indicative mode. When a verb is conjugated, and e is the last stem vowel, and it's stressed, e changes to ie. However, in the third (nosotros) and second-person (vosotros) plural forms, there is NO stem change because the stress does not fall on the stem that contains e. For a fully conjugated list, click on an underlined Spanish verb.
NOTE their endings are regular in all forms.
Pronoun |
Pensar/ to think |
Querer/ to want |
Preferir / to prefer |
yo/ I |
pienso |
quiero |
prefiero |
tú/ you |
piensas |
quieres |
prefieres |
él, ella, Ud./ he, she, you |
piensa |
quiere |
prefiere |
nosotros/ we |
pensamos |
queremos |
preferimos |
vosotros/ you |
pensáis |
queréis |
preferís |
ellos/ they |
piensan |
quieren |
prefieren |
Other verbs in the same category: |
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For a full conjugation, click on a verb |
Cerrar/ to close, comenzar/ to start, empezar/ to begin, entender/ to understand, mentir/ to lie, negar/ to deny, perder/ to lose. |
Stem-changing verbs: o to ue
Certain verbs change their stem in the present tense. When the last stem vowel is a stressed o, it changes to ue. Also note that stem vowel is NOT stressed in nosotros and vosotros; therefore, the o does NOT change to ue. Their endings are regular in all forms. For a fully conjugated list, click on an underlined Spanish verb.
Pronoun |
Almorzar/ to have lunch |
Poder/ to be able |
Dormir/ to sleep |
yo/ I |
almuerzo |
puedo |
duermo |
tú/ you |
almuerzas |
puedes |
duermes |
él, ella, Ud./ he, she, you |
almuerza |
puede |
duerme |
nosotros/ we |
almorzamos |
podemos |
dormimos |
vosotros/ you |
almorzáis |
podéis |
dormís |
ellos/ they |
almuerzan |
pueden |
duermen |
Other verbs in the same category: |
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For a full conjugation, click on a verb |
contar/ to count, costar/ to cost (It's conjugated only in 3rd persons) devolver/ to return something, morir/ to die, mostrar/ to show, recordar/ to remember, soñar/ to dream about, sonar/ to ring, sound, volar/ to fly. |
Stem-changing verbs: e to i
Verbs of the third conjugation group, -ir, change the stem vowel from e to i in the present tense, indicative mode. For these verbs, when e is stressed, and it's the last stem vowel, it changes to i. However, in nosotros and vosotros there is NO change. For a fully conjugated list, click on an underlined Spanish verb.
Pronoun |
Competir/ to compete |
Seguir/ to continue, follow |
yo/ I |
compito |
sigo |
tú/ you |
compites |
sigues |
él, ella, Ud./ he, she, you |
compite |
sigue |
nosotros/ we |
competimos |
seguimos |
vosotros/ you |
competís |
seguís |
ellos/ they |
compiten |
siguen |
Other verbs in the same category: |
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For a full conjugation, click on a verb |
conseguir/ to obtain, corregir/ to correct, decir/ to say, tell, elegir/ to elect, choose, impedir/ to prevent, pedir/ to ask for, repetir/ to repeat, servir/ to serve |
Irregular 1st person forms
The following verbs are irregular only in the first person singular of the present tense, indicative mode. The other conjugations (persons) are regular. For a fully conjugated list, click on an underlined Spanish verb.
Full conjugation |
Present, Indicative Mode |
Conducir/ to drive |
conduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen |
Conocer/ to know |
conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, conocen |
Traducir/ to translate |
traduzco, traduces, traduce, traducimos, traducís, traducen |
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Hacer/ to do, make |
hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen |
Poner/ to put, place |
pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen |
Salir/ to go out |
salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen |
Traer/ to bring |
traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen |
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Oír/ to hear |
oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen |
Ver/ to see |
veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven |
Saber/ to know |
sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben |