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.