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’). On the other hand, other verbs have a morfology 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:
| ser | to be |
| estar | to be*difference between ser and estar available in the ‘ser vs. estar‘ page. |
| tener | to have |
| poder | to be able to |
| venir | to come |
| hacer | to do/ make |
| haber | to habe/ be |
| ver | to see |
| querer | to want/ love |
| salir | to go out |
| decir | to say |
| parecer | to look/ seem |
| mover | to move |
| sentir | to feel |
| dormir | to sleep |
| andar | to walk |
| entender | to understand |
| pensar | to think |
| oír | to hear |
| sonreír | to smile |
| caer | to fall |
| pedir | to ask for |
| oler | to smell |
| conducir | to drive |
| traer | to bring |
| leer | to read |
| saber | to know |
| dar | to give |
| jugar | to play |
| contar | to tell |