Spoken Description

Conoce las conjugaciones irregulares de los verbos en español: reglas, listas de verbos comunes y tablas de conjugación para presente, pretérito, imperfecto, futuro y más. Fuente:

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Know the irregular conjugations of Spanish verbs: rules, lists of common verbs, and conjugation tables for present, past, imperfect, future, and more.

Irregular verbs break the usual patterns and need to be learned page by page, because they often show up in every tense and every kind of sentence. This guide focuses on common irregulars in the present, past, and future forms, with clear examples to copy.

Present Tense

The present tense shows actions that happen regularly, truths, and things happening now. Irregulars here often change their stem or ending, and some change only in certain persons like yo or .

Examples

Yo(poner) la mesa cada día.

I set the table every day.

yo (poner)

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Preterite Tense

The preterite tense describes completed actions in the past. Many common irregulars change their stem and endings in ways you must memorize, because they appear in stories and reports.

Examples

Yo(poner) la mesa cada día.

I set the table every day.

yo (poner)

1 of 3

Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense describes ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past. Fewer irregulars appear here, but some key ones show up every time you tell a past narrative or description.

Examples

Yo(poner) la mesa cada día.

I set the table every day.

yo (poner)

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Future Tense

The future tense expresses what will happen. In the future, some irregular verbs change their stem but then use the same endings for all persons, making them predictable once you know the stem.

Examples

Yo(poner) la mesa cada día.

I set the table every day.

yo (poner)

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Summary

Irregular verbs shape real speech and writing; learn the most common ones in each tense so you can follow and tell stories, make plans, and describe habits. Focus first on high-frequency verbs that appear in every lesson and every day.

Suggested Reading

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Essential Grammar in Use

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New Concept English

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Oxford Practice Grammar

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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

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