Topic 2 Present Tense Irregular Verbs
Los verbos irregulares
Present Tense Endings
Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
An irregular verb, while in its infinitive form, might look like a regular verb, when conjugated into a person or tense, the presence of a “g” or a “y” when conjugated, but only in the first person singular.
| Estar (to be) | ||
| Yo | estoy | bien. |
| Tú | estás | bien. |
| Ud./él/ella | está | bien. |
| Nosotros | estamos | bien. |
| Uds./ellos/as | están | bien. |
| Salir (to go out) | ||
| Yo | salgo | temprano de la clase. |
| Tú | sales | temprano de la clase. |
| Ud./él/ella | sale | temprano de la clase. |
| Nosotros | salimos | temprano de la clase. |
| Uds./ellos/as | salen | temprano de la clase. |
- Other common irregular verbs with a “g” in the yo form:
- hacer (to do, make) yo hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen
- poner (to put) yo pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponen
- traer (to bring) yo traigo, traes, trae, traemos, trae
- Ser (to be) and Ir (to go) are irregular verbs not only on the yo form, but on all other forms as well;
Ser (to be) Ir (to go) Yo soy voy Tú eres vas Ud./él/ella es va Nosotros somos vamos Uds./ellos/as son van - Most verbs that end in a vowel + -cer, c changes to zc, in the yo form.
- agradecer (to thank) yo agradezco, agradeces, agradece, agradecemos, agradecen
- conocer (to know) yo conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocen
- crecer (to grow) yo crezco, creces, crece, crecemos, crecen
- obedecer (to obey) yo obedezco, obedeces, obedece, obedecemos, obedecen
- ofrecer (to offer) yo ofrezco, ofreces, ofrece, ofrecemos, ofrecen
- parecer (to seem) yo parezco, pareces, parece, parecemos, parecen
- Verbs that end in -ucir have the -zco in the yo form ending as well.
- conducir (to drive) yo conduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducen
- producir (to produce) yo produzco, produces, produce, producimos, producen
- reducir (to reduce) yo reduzco, reduces, reduce, reducimos, reducen
- traducir (to translate) yo traduzco, traduces, traduce, traducimos, traducen
