【英文版西语语法】Spanish Irregular Present Tense Verbs

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Spanish irregular present tense verbs fall into various categories: verbs with irregular yo forms in the present indicative, stem-changing verbs, spelling-change verbs, and verbs that are irregular in all forms.

Irregular Yo

 

Some present tense yo conjugations undergo spelling changes or are irregular.

 

Verbs with Spelling Changes in the Yo Form

 

Verbs that end in -guir, -ger, or -gir undergo a spelling change in their present tense yo forms.

 

For verbs that end in -guir, the yo form ends in go.

For verbs that end in -ger or -gir, the g in the yo form changes to a j.

Here are examples of verbs that have yo spelling changes.

 

Spanish Infinitive English Infinitive Yo Form

extinguir

 

to extinguish

extingo

 

dirigir

 

to direct

dirijo

 

escoger

 

to choose

escojo

 

exigir

 

to demand

exijo

 

recoger

 

to pick up

recojo

 

Verbs with Irregular Yo Forms

 

The following verbs have irregular yo forms. The other present tense forms of these verbs follow the patterns for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

 

Here are examples of verbs with irregular yo spelling changes.

 

Spanish Infinitive English Infinitive Yo Form

caber

 

to fit

quepo

 

caer

 

to fall

caigo

 

conocer

 

to know

conozco

 

dar

 

to give

doy

 

hacer

 

to do/make

hago

 

poner

 

to put

pongo

 

saber

 

to know

sé

 

salir

 

to leave/to go out

salgo

 

traducir

 

to translate

traduzco

 

traer

 

to bring

traigo

 

valer

 

to be worth

valgo

 

ver

 

to see

veo

 

Most verbs that end in -cer or -ucir have irregular present tense yo forms.

Prefixes Count

 

Verbs made of up the above forms plus a prefix are also irregular in the yo form. Check out these examples.

 

Spanish English Yo Form

componer

 

to compose

compongo

 

deshacer

 

to undo

deshago

 

disponer

 

to make available

dispongo

 

distraer

 

to distract

distraigo

 

proponer

 

to propose

propongo

 

rehacer

 

to redo

rehago

 

reponer

 

to put back

repongo

 

suponer

 

to suppose

supongo

 

Irregular in All Forms

 

There are a number of verbs that have irregular forms other than the yo form. These include stem-changing verbs, spelling-change verbs, and verbs that are considered truly irregular.

 

Four of the most frequently-used verbs in Spanish (ser, estar, ir, and haber) are irregular. The present indicative conjugations for each are given below.

 

Irregular Conjugations

 

Ser and Estar

 

Subject ser  (to be) estar  (to be)

yo

soy

 

estoy

 

tú

eres

 

estás

 

usted, él, ella

es

 

está

 

nosotros

somos

 

estamos

 

vosotros

sois

 

estáis

 

ustedes, ellos, ellas

son

 

están

 

Ir and Haber

 

Subject ir  (to go) haber  (to have)

yo

voy

 

he

 

tú

vas

 

has

 

usted, él, ella

va

 

ha

 

nosotros

vamos

 

hemos

 

vosotros

vais

 

habéis

 

ustedes, ellos, ellas

van

 

han