Spanish Verbs
Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
Many verbs are irregular in the present tense. The irregular forms of these verbs must be memorized, especially since a lot of these verbs are very commonly used.
Verbs that are mostly or completely irregular
| estar (to be) estoy estás está estamos estáis están |
ir (to go) voy vas va vamos vais van |
ser (to be) soy eres es somos sois son |
Verbs that are irregular in the 1st-person singular
| caer caigo caes cae caemos caéis caen |
dar doy das da damos dais dan |
hacer hago haces hace hacemos hacéis hacen |
poner pongo pones pone pinemos ponéis ponen |
saber sé sabes sabe salimos salís salen |
| salir salgo sales sale salimos salís salen |
traer traigo traes trae traemos traéis traen |
valer valgo vales vale valemos valéis valen |
ver veo ves ve vemos veis ven |
Verbs ending in -uir
Verbs that end in -uir in the present tense add a "y" after the "u" in all forms except for the first and second-person plural forms. However, this change does not occur if the verb ends in -guir.
Examples:
| contribuir (to contribute) contribuyo contribuyes contribuye contribuimos contribuís contribuyen |
incluir (to include) incluyo incluyes incluye incluimos incluís incluyen |
Other verbs conjugated like this:
atribuir (to attribute), concluir (to conclude), construir (to construct),
disminuir (to diminish), distribuir (to distribute), huir (to run away; to
flee), influir (to influence), sustituir (to substitute)
Grammar Exercises
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answer key.
Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
1. Carmen __________ en el parque.
(estar)
2. María y Teresa __________ a la playa.
(ir)
3. Eduardo __________ el ruido. (oír)
4. Marisol __________ ingeniera. (ser)
5. Ellas __________ en los Estados Unidos.
(estar)
6. Yo te __________ el libro. (dar)
7. Ellos __________ una casa. (construir)
8. Yo __________ del aeropuerto. (salir)
Answer Key
1. está
2. van
3. oye
4. es
5. están
6. doy
7. construyen
8. salgo