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EL PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO IRREGULAR PRESENT TENSE IRREGULAR |
There are two types of verbs in Spanish: regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow the rules of conjugation whereas irregular verbs don’t. Below is a table of all the different irregular types of verbs in the present tense.
| CHANGE E -> IE | EJEMPLO: QUERER |
| quiero |
| quieres |
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quiere |
| queremos |
| queréis |
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quieren |
The following verbs have the same kind of irregularity as QUERER:
–AR Verbs: atravesar, calentar, cerrar, comenzar, despertar, empezar, fregar, negar, pensar, recomendar, sentar, tropezar, etc.
-ER Verbs: ascender, atender, defender, encender, entender, extender, perder, etc.
-IR Verbs: concernir, discernir, etc.
| CHANGE O-> UE | EJEMPLO: CONTAR |
| cuento |
| cuentas |
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cuenta |
| contamos |
| contais |
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cuentan |
The following verbs have the same kind of irregularity as CONTAR:
–AR verbs: acostar, almorzar, colgar, comprobar, demostrar, encontrar, recordar, soñar, volar, etc.
–ER verbs: poder, devolver, doler, llover, mover, volver, etc.
| CHANGE E-> I | EJEMPLO: PEDIR |
| pido |
| pides |
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pide |
| pedimos |
| pedís |
|
piden |
The following verbs have the same kind of irregularity as PEDIR:
–IR verbs: conseguir, corregir, despedir, elegir, reír, repetir, seguir, vestir, etc.
| CHANGE U-> UE | EJEMPLO: JUGAR |
| juego |
| juegas |
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juega |
| jugamos |
| jugáis |
| juegan |
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