Irregular Verbs (Present Tense)

I am going to sing

Voy a cantar

We are going to buy a lamp

Vamos a comprar una lámpara

What are you going to do tomorrow?

¿Qué vas a hacer mañana?

It’s going to rain

Va a llover

They aren’t going to be here

Ellos no van a estar aquí

I ought to /should leave the office

Debo salir de la oficina

We can see the light

Podemos ver la luz

Can you swim well?

¿Puedes nadar bien?

She wants to be a linguist

Ella quiere ser lingüista

They shouldn’t tell us anything

Ellos no deben decirnos nada

dar

doy (I give), das (you give), da (he/she gives), damos (we give), dan (they give)

poder

puedo (I can), puedes (you can), puede (he/she can), podemos (we can), pueden (they can)

decir

digo (I say/tell), dices (you say/tell), dice (he/she says/tells), decimos (we say/tell), dicen (they say/tell)

hacer

hago (I make/do), haces (you make/do), hace (he/she makes/does), hacemos (we make/do), hacen (they make/do)

ir

voy (I go), vas (you go), va (he/she goes), vamos (we go), van (they go)

jugar

juego (I play), juegas (you play), juega (he/she plays), jugamos (we play), juegan (they play)

oír

oigo (I hear), oyes (you hear), oye (he/she hears), oímos (we hear), oyen (they hear)

poner

pongo (I put), pones (you put), pone (he/she puts), ponemos (we put), ponen (they put)

querer

quiero (I want), quieres (you want), quiere (he/she wants), queremos (we want), quieren (they want)

salir

salgo (I leave), sales (you leave), sale (he/she leaves), salimos (we leave), salen (they leave)

venir

vengo (I come), vienes (you come), viene (he/she comes), venimos (we come), vienen (they come)

ver

veo (I see), ves (you see), ve (he/she sees), vemos (we see), ven (they see)

to have to practice the piano

Tengo que practicar el piano

do we have to eat this meat?

¿Tenemos que comer esta carne?

you have to study

Tienes que estudiar

you all have to clean the house

Tienen que limpiar la casa

John has to study

Juan tiene que estudiar

they have to dance

Ellos tienen que bailar

Tener que + Infinitive

to have to + verb in its base form