Spanish GCSE Conjugations

Preterite (irregulars) conditional, future, imperfect

Preterite - ar endings

é

aste

ó

amos

asteis

aron

Preterite - er/ir endings

í

iste

ió

imos

isteis

ieron

To walk

andar - anduv-

To fit

Caber - cup-

To be

Estar - Estuv

To do/make

Hacer - hic (hizo)

Can

Poder - pud-

To put

Poner - pus-

To want

Querer - quis-

To know

Saber - sup-

To have

Tener - tuv-

To bring

Traer - traj- (eron)

To come

Venir - vin-

To say/tell

Decir - dij- (eron)

To produce

Producir - produj- (eron)

To drive

Conducir - conduj- (eron)

Endings

e
iste
o

imos

isteis

ieron/eron

Stem changing - e —→ i

Pedir, preferir, sentir, seguir, reír

Stem changing - o —→ u

dormir, morir

Verb ending in -car

Change first person singular form to -que-

Verb ending in -gar

Change first person singular form to -gu-

Verb ending in -zar

Change first person singular form to -c-

Verbs with vowel preceding the preterite ending

To read - leer > le-

To hear - oir > o-

To believe - creer > cre-

To fall - craer > ca

Verbs with vowel preceding the preterite ending Conjugation

-í

-íste

-yó

-ímos

-ísteis

-yeron

Future Tense Conjugation - infinitive +

é

ás

á

emos

éis

án

Imperfect Conjugation -ar

aba

abas

aba

ábamos

abais

aban

Imperfect Conjugation -er -ir

ía

ías

ía

íamos

íais

ían

Conditional Tense Conjugation infinitive +

ía

ías

ía

íamos

íais

ían

Irregular for Conditional and Future

habr

sabr

podr

querr

cabr

pondr

tendr

valdr

vendr

saldr

har

dir

present perfect

Present tense of Haber + past participle
he
Has
ha
hemos
Habeis
Han
Ar - ado
ir/er - ido
hacer - hecho
ver - visto
escribir - escrito
abrir - abierto

subjunctive

future
impersonal opinion
express doubt or negative opinions
Dar → dé

Ir → vaya

Ser → sea

Haber → haya

Estar → esté

Saber → sepa

• Start with the YO form of the normal present tense (e.g., hablo, como, duermo).

• Drop the -o.

• Add the opposite vowel endings:

  • -AR verbs get -ER style endings (-e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en).

  • -ER/-IR verbs get -AR style endings (-a, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an).