Present Tense Irregular Verbs Page 8 – Lección Preliminar Avancemos 3
Verbos Irregulares Remember that some verbs in Spanish are irregular in the first person singular of the present tense. Look at the following examples…
Verbos Irregulares Note that other verbs you know that are conjugated like conocer are obedecer, ofrecer, and parecer.
Verbos Irregulares Conocer Dar Hacer Poner Saber Salir Traer Ver Caer Give the “yo” form… Conozco Doy Hago Pongo Sé Salgo Traigo Veo Caigo
ONLY THE YO FORM The verbs you just saw are ONLY different in the YO form… the rest follow the regular conjugation.
Verbos Irregulares Also, there are some verbs in Spanish that are irregular in all the persons of the present tense:
SER – to be soy eres es somos sois son
HACER – to do/make hago haces hace hacemos hacéis hacen
DAR – to give doy das da damos dais dan
IR – to go voy vas va vamos vais van
DECIR – to say/tell digo dices dice decimos decís dicen
ESTAR – to be estoy estás está estamos estáis están
OÍR – to hear oigo oyes oye oímos oís oyen
TENER - to have tengo tienes tiene tenemos tenéis tienen
Let’s Practice 1. I go to the pharmacy every (cada) Sunday. 2. Do you hear the music? 3. They are going to score a goal. 4. He has to be very sweet. 5. We say that he likes to draw. 6. Where are you? 7. Ya’ll go to the department store to (para) buy clothes. 8. I tell the truth to my parents.