What is an irregular verb?​

Irregular Verbs​

​In Spanish, an irregular verb is any verb that does not follow the same rules or patterns of regular verbs.

How are irregular verbs different or similar to regular verbs?

Irregular Verbs​

Like regular verbs, irregular verbs have a stem and an ending.

​Irregular verbs follow the same ending-pattern of regular verbs.

Unlike regular verbs, the stem of irregular verbs is modified​.

Some irregular verbs have different endings for the first person singular 'yo'. ​

First person plural 'nosotros' never has a stem-change.

Irregular Verbs Vs Regular Verbs

Like regular verbs, irregular verbs have a stem and an ending.

​TENER

​BEBER

​Ending

​Ending

​STEM

​STEM

TENER

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​Irregular verbs follow the same ending-patterns of regular verbs.​

Irregular Verbs Vs Regular Verbs

​Unlike regular verbs, the stem of irregular verbs is modified​.

​TIENES

​BEBER

​Ending

​Ending

​STEM

​STEM

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​To conjugate 'tener', you replace 'E' for 'IE' and then replace the endings by using the same endings that are used on ER-regular verbs.

TENER

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​Some irregular verbs, like 'tener', have different endings for the first person singular 'yo'. ​

TENER

Irregular Verbs Vs Regular Verbs

​First person plural 'nosotros' never has a stem-change.

​TENEMOS

​BEBEMOS

​Ending

​Ending

​STEM

​STEM