Irregular forms in the present tense (review)

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of -AR, -ER and -IR verbs. There are different categories of irregular verbs. Some only have irregularities in certain boxes. Some are irregular throughout the conjugation.

Some verbs only have an irregular form in box 1 (Yo) then they are regular throughout boxes 2-6.

• Yo hago

• Tú haces

• Ella hace

• Nosotros hacemos

• Vosotros hacéis

• Ellas hacen

Poner= to place or put

Salir= to leave or go out

• Saber= to know facts, how to do things

• Conocer= to know people or be familiar with things

• They both have irregular Yo forms

• Saber goes to "Sé" in the Yo form

• Conocer is a -zco verb so it changes to a -zco in the Yo form

• Yo sé

• Tú sabes

• Ella sabe

• Nostoros sabemos

• Vosotros sabéis

• Ellas saben

• Yo conozco

• Tú conoces

• Ella conoce

• Nosotros conocemos

• Vosotros conocéis

• Ellas conocen

Stem changers have an indicated stem change in the boot (box 1,2,3,6).

Nosotros and Vosotros NEVER stem change!!!

The stem changes are indicated as such:

(e-ie) (e-i) (o-ue) (u-ue)

• Yo quiero

• Tú quieres

• Ella quiere

• Nosotros queremos

• Vosotros queréis

• Ellas quieren

These verbs do not have a normal, recognizable pattern.

• Yo voy

• Tú vas

• Ella va

• Nosotros vamos

• Vosotros vais

• Ellas van

• Replace the A's in Ir with E's to get Ver

• Replace the V's in Ir with D's to get Dar

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• veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven

• doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan

• Ser= to be (description)

• Estar= to be (located or feeling)

• Tener= to have

• soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son

• estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están

• tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen