Chapter 03.: Present Tense Irregular Verbs Flashcards
Conjugate “pensar” (to think) in the present tense
1st conjugation e->ie verb
pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan
Conjugate “querer” (to want/to love) in the present tense
2nd conjug. e->ie verb
quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren
Conjugate “preferir” (to prefer) in the present tense
3rd conj e->ie verb
prefiero, prefieres, prefiere, preferimos, preferís, prefieren
to cross over
atravesar (e->ie)
to close
cerrar (e->ie)
to start (begins with c)
comenzar (e->ie)
to promote
ascender (e->ie)
to defend
defender (e->ie)
to go down
descender (e->ie)
to notify/to warn
advertir (e->ie)
to convert
convertir (e->ie)
to have fun
divertir (e->ie)
to confess
confesar (e->ie)
to wake up
despertar (e->ie)
to start (begins with e)
empezar (e->ie)
to scrub
fregar (e->ie)
to govern/to rule
gobernar (e->ie)
to deny
negar (e->ie)
to advise (with an r)
recomendar (e->ie)
to sit
sentar (e->ie)
to light up/to turn on (an appliance)
encender (e->ie)
to lock in
encerrar (e->ie)
to understand (with an e)
entender (e->ie)
to lose/to miss
perder (e->ie)
to hurt
herir (e->ie)
to boil
hervir (e->ie)
to lie (to tell a falsehood)
mentir (e->ie)
to sense
presentir (e->ie)
to feel
sentir (e->ie)
conjugate “contar” (to count, to tell [a story, e.g.]) in the present tense.
o->ue verb in the 1st conj
cuento, cuentas, cuenta, contamos, contáis, cuentan
conjugate “poder” (to be able to/can) in the present tense
o->ue 2nd conj verb
puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden
conjugate “dormir” (to sleep) in the present tense
o->ue 3rd conj verb
duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, dormís, duermen
to eat lunch
almorzar (o->ue)
to approve
aprobar (o->ue)
to hang
colgar (o->ue)
to cost
costar (o->ue)
to prove
demostrar (o->ue)
to find
encontrar (o->ue)
to show
mostrar (o->ue)
to remember
recordar (o->ue)
to beg
rogar (o->ue)
to dream (about)
soñar (con) (o->ue)
to ring/to sound
sonar (o->ue)
to fly
volar (o->ue)
to move, to touch
conmover (o->ue)
to return (with a d)
devolver (o->ue)
to hurt (with a d)
doler (o->ue)
to rain
llover (o->ue)
to bite
morder (o->ue)
to move (with an m)
mover (o->ue)
to smell
oler (o->ue)
Note that an “h” is added at the beginning of the forms that undergo the change. huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, oléis, huelen
to solve
resolver (o->ue)
to stir
revolver (o->ue)
to return (with a v)
volver (o->ue)
to tend to
soler (o->ue)
to play (a game, e.g.)
jugar (u->ue)
This is the only common u-ue verb. It follows a similar paradigm to the o->ue verbs:
juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan
Conjugate “pedir” (to ask for/to request) in the present tense
e->i. This happens only in some 3rd conj. verbs.
pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden
to compete
competir (e->i)
to get, obtain
conseguir (e->i)
yo consigo, tú consigues, etc.
to say, tell
decir (e->i), also irreg. 1st ps form
digo, dices, dice, etc.
to fire (so)
despedir (e->i)
to choose, elect
elegir (e->i)
to fry
freír (e->i)
to moan
gemir (e->i)
to avoid, prevent
impedir (e->i)
to measure
medir (e->i)
to pursue/to follow
perseguir (e->i)
to laugh
reír (e->i)
to repeat
repetir (e->i)
to follow, continue
seguir (e->i)
sigo, sigues, sigue, etc.
to serve
servir (e->i)
to smile
sonreír (e->i)
to dress
vestir (e->i)
conjugate “concluir” (to conclude/to finish) in the present tense
verb ending in -uir not preceded by a g.
concluyo, concluyes, concluye, concluimos, concluís, concluyen
to build, construct
construir (conj like concluir)
contribute
contribuir (conj like concluir)
to destroy
destruir (conj like concluir)
to destribute
distribuir (conj like concluir)
to flee, run away
huir (conj like concluir)
to include
incluir (conj like concluir)
to influence
influir (conj like concluir)
to substitute
sustituir (conj like concluir)
to redo
rehacer (conj. like hacer)
to undo
deshacer (conj like hacer)
to compose
componer (conj like componer)
to arrange
disponer (conj like poner)
to propose
proponer (conj like poner)
to replace
reponer (conj like poner)
to suppose
suponer (conj like poner)
to contain, hold
contener (conj like tener)
to distract/to entertain
entretener (conj like tener)
to keep/to retain
retener (conj like tener)
to hold up, support
sostener (conj like tener)
to attract
atraer (conj like traer)
to distract
distraer (conj like traer)
to subtract
sustraer (conj like traer)
They -know- the details about the accident.
Ellos -saben- los detalles del accidente.
Lola -knows- that I live in Florida.
Lola -sabe- que vivo en Florida.
I -know how- to play the guitar.
-Sé- tocar la guitarra.
I -know- Juan.
-Conozco- a Juan.
We -are- not -familiar- with that museum.
No -conocemos- ese museo.
It is a pleasure -to meet- your son.
Es un gusto -conocer- a su hijo.
