Irregulars Flashcards
Present Tense Rules (radical-changing verbs)
Usually:
- ‘e’ in stem = ‘ie’
- But some verbs ‘e’ = ‘i’ (pedir, repetir, vestirse)
- ‘o’ or ‘u’ in stem = ‘ue’
Stem changes in every form apart from ‘we’ and ‘you (inf., pl.)
Present Tense: Name 10 verbs that change their ‘e’ to ‘ie’

Present Tense: Querer (to want)

Present Tense: Name 10 verbs that change their ‘o’ or ‘u’ to ‘ue’

Present Tense: Poder (to be able to)

Present Tense: Saber (to know something)

Present Tense: dar - to give

Present Tense: hacer

Preterite Tense: dar (to give)
I
he/she/it
di
dio
Preterite Tense: decir (to say)
I
he/she/it
dije
dijo
Preterite Tense: poder (to be able to)
I
he/she/it
pude
pudo
Preterite Tense: poner (to put)
I
he/she/it
puse
puso
Preterite Tense: querer (to want)
I
he/she/it
quise
quiso
Preterite Tense: tener (to have)
I
he/she/it
tuve
tuvo
Preterite Tense: traer (to bring)
I
he/she/it
traje
trajo
Preterite Tense: venir (to come)
I
he/she/it
vine
vino
Preterite Tense: hacer
Hice
Hiciste
Hizo
Hicimos
Hicisteis
Hicieron
Imperfect Tense: ser
era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran
Imperfect Tense: ir
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
ibais
iban
Imperfect Tense: ver (rule)
Almost regular: just add the ‘-er’ endings onto ‘ve-‘
e.g. ‘veía’
Past Participle: abrir
abierto (opened)
Past Participle: cubrir
cubierto (covered)
Past Participle: decir
dicho (said)
Past Participle: escribir
escrito (written)
Past Participle: hacer
hecho (done / made)
Past Participle: leer
leído (read)
Past Participle: poner
puesto (put)
Past Participle: romper
roto (broken)
Past Participle: ver
visto (seen)
Past Participle: volver
vuelto (returned)
Proper Future Tense: decir - ‘yo’ form
diré
Proper Future Tense: haber - ‘yo’ form
habré
Proper Future Tense: hacer - ‘yo’ form
haré
Proper Future Tense: tener - ‘yo’ form
tendré
Proper Future Tense: poner - ‘yo’ form
pondré
Proper Future Tense: querer - ‘yo’ form
querré
Proper Future Tense: saber - ‘yo’ form
sabré
Proper Future Tense: venir - ‘yo’ form
vendré
Proper Future Tense: salir - ‘yo’ form
saldré
Proper Future Tense: poder - ‘yo’ form
podré
I would like
Quisiera
I would have
hubiera
Radical-changing verbs: acostarse - present tense (‘yo’ form)
To go to bed
me acuesto
Radical-changing verbs: sentirse - present tense (‘yo’ form)
To feel
me siento
Radical-changing verbs: despertarse - present tense (‘yo’ form)
To wake up
me despierto
Radical-changing verbs: vertirse - present tense (‘yo’ form)
to get dressed
me visto
Present Continuous: caer
cayendo
Present Continuous: leer
leyendo
Present Continuous: oír (to hear)
oyendo
Present Continuous: construír (to build)
construyendo
Present Continuous: servir (to serve)
sirviendo
Present Continuous: pedir (to ask for)
pidiendo
Present Continuous: morir (to die)
muriendo
Present Continuous: decir (to say)
diciendo