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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:
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.

LESSONS: Financial Structure I & Financial Structure Ia


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:
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.

LESSONS: Financial Structure II & Financial Structure IIa


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:
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

LESSONS: Financial Structure III & Financial Structure IIIa


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
   
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
   
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

LESSONS: Financial Structure IV , Financial Structure IVa , Financial Structure V & (Financial Structure Va. Coming up 7/12/99)

 

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