Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense in Spanish

It will take some time to remember each irregular verb in the present tense and incorporate them into your vocabulary.

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The present tense in Spanish has some irregular verbs. It is impossible to know what verb will be irregular or not as they are entirely random and have no formula. It will just take some time to remember each irregular verb in the present tense and incorporate them into your vocabulary.

To make the job easier, we will group the verbs into groups with the same irregularity. Remember that you must use the endings AR-ER or IR according to the verb.

1. Verbs that change from E to IE in the root. (In all forms except Vos and Nosotros)

Mentir

Yo Miento

Vos Mentís

Ud./Él/Ella Miente

Nosotros-as Mentimos

Uds./Ellos-as Mienten

Mentir (to lie), Querer (to Want/to love),  Pensar  (to  Think),  Hervir  (to  Boil),  Sentir  (to   Feel),   Preferir   (to   prefer), Nevar (to snow)

2. Verbs that change from E to I in the root. (In all forms except Vos and Nosotros)

Pedir

Yo Pido

Vos Pedís

UD./Él/Ella Pide

Nosotros-as Pedimos

Uds./Ellos-as Piden

Pedir (to order/to ask for something), Servir (to serve), Repetir (to repeat).

3. Verbs that change from O to UE in the root. (In all forms except Vos and Nosotros)

Dormir

Yo Duermo

Vos Dormís

Ud./Él/Ella Duerme

Nosotros-as Dormimos

Uds./Ellos-as Duermen

Dormir (to sleep), Costar (to cost), Llover (to rain), Poder (can/may/to be able to), Jugar (to play)

4. Verbs that add Y in the root. (In all forms except Vos and Nosotros)

Distribuir

Yo Distribuyo

Vos Distribuís

Ud./ÉL /Ella Distribuye

Nosotros-as Distribuímos

Uds./Ellos-as Distribuyen

Distribuir (to distribute), Concluir (to conclude), Destruir (to destroy), Influir (to influence), Construir (to build)

5. Verbs only Irregular in the first person (Yo).

Ver: Veo

Poner: Pongo

Hacer: Hago

Conocer: Conozco

Conducir: Conduzco

Producir: Produzco

Traer: Traigo

Caer: Caigo

Dar: Doy

6) Irregular Verbs in “yo” and other irregularities.

Tener (To have)

Yo Tengo

Vos Tenés

Ud./Él/Ella Tiene

Nosotros-as Tenemos

Uds./Ellos-as Tienen

Decir (To say)

Yo Digo

Vos Decís

Ud./Él/Ella Dice

Nosotros-as Decimos

Uds./Ellos-as Dicen

Venir (To Come)

Yo Vengo

Vos Venís

Ud./Él/Ella Viene

Nosotros-as Venimos

Uds./Ellos-as Vienen

Oir (To hear)

Yo Oigo

Vos Oís

Ud./Él/Ella Oye

Nosotros-as Oímos

Uds./Ellos-as Oyen

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Practices Exercises (For Paid Subscribers Only):

1. Normalmente yo (dormir)__________ siete horas, pero mi novio (dormir)_________ ocho horas o más.

2. Marisa (invertir)__________ su dinero en bienes raíces, yo, en cambio (invertir)_________ en la bolsa de valores.