Irregular Present Verbs

| **O - UE, U-UE** | **E - IE** |
|----|----|
| **jugar** - to play \n juego / jugamos | **empezar**- to start \n empiezo / empezamos |
| **volver** - to return \n vuelvo / volvemos | **cerrar**- to close \n cierro / cerramos |
| **almorzar** - to eat lunch \n almuerzo / almorzamos | **comenzar**- to begin/to start \n comienzo / comenzamos |
| **dormir** - to sleep \n duermo / dormimos | **entender**- to understand \n entiendo / entendemos |
| **poder** - to be able to \n puedo / podemos | **preferir**- to prefer \n prefiero / preferimos |
| **recordar** - to remeber \n recuerdo / recordamos | **pensar**- to think \n pienso / pensamos |
| **encontrar** - to find \n encuentro / encontramos | **perder**- to lose \n pierdo / perdemos |
| **contar** - to count \n cuento / contamos | **pedir**(E- I) - to ask for / to order \n pido / pedimos |
| **soñar** - to dream \n sueno / soñamos | **decir**(E-I) and irregular YO - to say / to tell \n digo / decimos |
| \n **Más verbos que cambian E-IE** | |
| **regar** - to water \n riego / regamos | **convertirse**- to become \n convierto / convertimos |
| **querer** - to want \n quiero / queremos | **sentirse** - to feel \n siento / sentimos |

**B. Some other verbs that have irregular conjugation patterns  See p.14-15!**

**Write the meaning of the verb, the YO form, and the NOSOTROS forms.**

| dar - to give \n **doy / damos** | ser/estar - to be \n soy / somos - estoy / estamos |
|----|----|
| **it**- to go \n voy / vamos | **saber** - to know \n sé / sabemos |
| **tener**\* \[also a boot verb\] - to have \n tengo / tenemos | **venir** \[also a boot verb\]\* -to come \n vengo / venimos |
| **poner**- to put \n pongo / ponemos | **hacer** - to do / to make \n hice / hicimos |
| **caer** - to fall \n caigo / caemos | **distinguir** - to distinguish / to tell the difference \n distingo / distinguimos |

**Verbs** that have irregular **YO forms** (see other verbs that follow the same patterns p. 15)

| **ending in - ZCO** | **ending in -JO** |
|----|----|
| **conducir** - to drive \n conduzco / conducimos | **dirigir**- to manage/ to run \n dirijo / dirigimos |
| **conocer** -to know \n conozco / conocemos | **escoger**- to choose \n escojo / escogemos |
| **crecer** - to grow \n crezco / crecemos | **exigir**- to demand / to call for \n exijo / exigimos |
| **obedecer** - to obey \n obedezco / obedecemos | **proteger**- to protect \n protejo / protegemos |
| **parece** - to seem \n parezco / parecemos | **aparecer**- to appear \n aparezco / aparecemos |
| **producer** - to produce \n produczo / producimos | **traducir** - to translate \n traduzco / traducimos |

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