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 |