Irregular Verbs Flashcards
vowel + CER
those verbs are irregular only in 1st singular person, and the ending is - ZCO (conocer - yo conozco)
to be thankful
agradecer
to appear
aparecer
to know a person
conocer
to disappear
desaparecer
to establish
establecer
to deserve, to merit
merecer
to be born
nacer
to obey
obedecer
to offer
ofrecer
to seem
parecer
to belong
pertenecer
to please, to gratify
placer
to recognize
reconocer
to lie down
yacer
I know Juan.
Yo conozco a Juan.
I belong to a club.
Yo pertenezco a un club.
I don’t recognize nobody here.
Yo no reconozco nadie aquí.
I offer a hundred dollars to a winner.
Yo ofrezco un cien dólares a l ganador.
I deserve a raise.
Yo merezco un aumento.
This program seems absurd to me.
Este programa me parece absurd.
These books belong to me.
Estos libros me pertenecen.
Every day many babies are born in the world.
Cada día muchos bebés nacen en el mundo.
If a baby doesn’t eat well, doesn’t grow well.
Si bebé no come bien, no crece bien.
verbs ending in -UCIR
ending changes only in 1st person singular, and Z is inserted (traducir - traduzco)
to conduct, to drive
conducir
to deduce
deducir
to tarnish, to spoil
deslucir
to persuade
inducir
to insert, to introduce
introducir
to light up, to display
lucir
to produce
producir
to reduce
reducir
to translate
traducir
I don’t drive an automatic car, but a stick shift.
Yo no conduzco un coche automático, pero de marchas.
Do you translate many sentences in this book?
¿Traduces muchas frases en este libro?
Do you insert a coin into a public phone?
¿Introduces un moneda en el teléfono público?
consonant +CER or +CIR
1st person singular will have the C replaced by Z (ejercer - yo ejerzo)
to convince, to persuade
convencer
to exert, to exercise
ejercer
to scatter, to spread
esparcir
to conquer, to defeat
vencer
to mend, to darn
zurcir
I scatter seeds in the garden,
Yo esparzo semillas en el jardín.
I conquer the enemy.
Yo venzo al enemigo.
I darn the socks.
Yo zurzo los calcetines.
verbs ending in - GER and - GIR
1st person singular - G changes to J (coger - yo cojo) and E - I (corregir - corrijo
to catch, seize, grab
coger
to deduce
colegir
to correct
corregir
to direct
dirigir
to elect, to chose
elegir
to select
escoger
to demand, require
exigir
to pretend
fingir
to protect
proteger
to pick up, to gather
recoger
to submerge, to immerse
sumergir
I protect my family.
Yo protejo mi familia.
I correct my problems.
Yo corrijo mis problemas.
The teacher corrects many paper.
El maestro corrige muchos trabajos.
Sometimes I pretend to be happy when I am sad.
A veces finjo estar feliz cuando estoy triste.
I select my friends with a lot of care.
Yo escojo mis amigos con mucho cuidado.
Every four years we elect a new leader.
Cada cuatro años elegimos a un nuevo líder.
I pick up my socks from the floor.
Yo recojo mis calcetines del suelo.
I catch a taxi for the airport.
Yo cojo un taxi por el aeropuerto.
I demand a lot from my employees.
Yo exijo mucho de mis empleados.
I submerge the sweater in cold water.
Yo sumerjo el suéter en agua fría.
Verbs ending in - AER
1st person singular changes to -AIGO
to attract
atraer
to fall
caer
to contract
contraer
to scrape, rub off
raer
to bring back
retraer
to remove, to subtract
sustraer
to bring
traer
Usually I bring something to a party.
Usualmente yo traigo algo a una fiesta.
The painter scrapes the old painting from the canvas.
El pintor rae la vieja pintura del lienzo.
The sugar attracts the flies.
El azúcar atrae a las moscas.
The math students subtract the min quantity from the maximum quantity.
Los estudiantes de matemáticas sustraen la cantidad mínima de la cantidad máxima.
verbs ending in - UIR not preceded by G
all singular and 3rd plural are irregular (boot)
to conclude
concluir
to constitue
constituir
to construct, to build
construir
to contribute
contribuir
to destroy
destruir
to flow
fluir
to flee, to run away
huir
to include
incluir
to influence
influir
I build a wooden house.
Yo construyo una casa de madera.
The river flows east.
El río fluye al oeste.
The books of H.L. Mencken influence me a lot.
Los libros de H.L. Mencken me influyen mucho.
You conclude the meeting at eight PM.
Tú concluyes la reunión a las ocho de la noche.
The novelist always includes various personalities in the books.
El novelista siempre incluye varios personajes en los libros.
The libraries contribute a lot to society.
Las bibliotecas contribuyen mucho a la sociedad.
verbs ending in - GUIR
1st person singular - drop U, also E changes to I
to get, to obtain
conseguir
to distinguish
distinguir
to erect, lift up
erguir
to extinguish
extinguir
to pursue, persecute
perseguir
to follow
seguir
I distinguish between the good and the bad
Yo distingo entre lo bueno y lo malo.
The police follows the criminal.
La policía sigue al criminal.
I extinguish the candles.
Yo extingo las velas.
I get a job in a telephone company.
Yo consigo trabajo en la compañía telefónica.
In the summer the mosquitos purse me.
En el verano los mosquitos me persiguen.
Naomi gets all her clothes from a catalog.
Noami consigue toda su ropa por catálogo.
My math and english classes follow my Spanish class.
Mia clases de matemáticas e inglés siguen a mi clase de español.
Many people don’t distniguish red from green.
Muchas personas no distinguen el rojo del verde.
I follow you to the party
Yo te sigo a la fiesta.
The firefighters extinguish the fire.
Los bomberos extinguen el incendio.
