Irregular verbs


`Verbos irregulares´

This section offers an easy access to irregular verbs in Spanish that are used in everyday conversations.

Irregular verbs in Spanish do not follow the rule of regular verbs (those ending in -ar, -er or -ir). An example of this would be the verbs ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ (‘to be’ and ‘to go’).

Other verbs have a morphology that can be defined as regular. However they are conjugated differently because of the vowel sound. For example, vowel i when located between two vowels, is transformed into sound y. The past form of verb ‘leer’ (to read), changes the vowel i into y: instead of ‘leió’, it is ‘leyó’ (he read).

You can find below a list of common verbs that are irregular. Also you can check the conjugation for most used verbs here:

serto be
estarto be*difference between ser and estar available in the ‘ser vs. estar‘ page.
tener to have
poder to be able to
venirto come
hacerto do/ make
haberto habe/ be
verto see
quererto want/ love
salirto go out
decirto say
parecerto look/ seem
moverto move
sentirto feel
dormirto sleep
andarto walk
entenderto understand
pensarto think
oírto hear
sonreírto smile
caerto fall
pedirto ask for
olerto smell
conducirto drive
traerto bring
leerto read
saberto know
darto give
jugarto play
contarto tell

In the grammar section you will find other pages related to verbs, such as regular verbs. Also, you can check a complete guide to understand the difference between ser and estar verbs here.