Conversational Spanish Course - Irregular Verbs - Verbos Irregulares (2) (Viajeros)
VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN LA ( E ) POR (IE)
Verbs Cerrar and Perder - Theory (Teoría)
The verbs cerrar (to close) and perder (to lose) are irregular, (e) changes to (ie) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros).
The congugation of the verbs cerrar and perder is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - cerrar and perder
| cerrar | perder | ||
| Yo | cierro | pierdo | |
| Tú | cierras | pierdes | |
| Él | cierra | pierde | |
| Nosotros | cerramos | perdemos | |
| Ellos | cierran | pierden |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN LA ( E ) POR (I)
Verbs Servir and Reir - Theory (Teoría)
The verbs servir (to serve) and reir (to laugh) are irregular, (e) changes to (i) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros).
The congugation of the verbs servir and reir is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - servir and reir
| servir | reir | ||
| Yo | sirvo | rio | |
| Tú | sirves | ries | |
| Él | sirve | rie | |
| Nosotros | servimos | reimos | |
| Ellos | sirven | rien |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN ( IAR Y UAR) POR (Í/Ú)
Verb guiar - Theory (Teoría)
The verb guiar (to guide) is irregular. The (i) changes to (í) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros). The table below shows how to conjugate the verb guiar.
Present Tense - guiar
| guiar | |||
| Yo | guío | (I guide) | |
| Tú | guías | (you guide) | |
| Él | guía | (he guides) | |
| Nosotros | guiamos | (we come) | |
| Ellos | guían | (they guide) |
Verb situar - Theory (Teoría)
The verb situar (to locate) is irregular. The (u) changes to (ú) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros). The table below shows how to conjugate the verb situar.
Present Tense - situar
| situar | |||
| Yo | sitúo | (I locate) | |
| Tú | sitúas | (you locate) | |
| Él | sitúa | (he locates) | |
| Nosotros | situamos | (we locate) | |
| Ellos | sitúan | (they locate) |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN(GUIR) POR (GU Y G)
Verbs perseguir and seguir - Theory (Teoría)
The verbs perseguir (to pursue) and seguir (to follow) are irregular, (gu) changes to (g) in the first person sigular of the present tense.
The congugation of the verbs perseguir and seguir is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - perseguir and seguir
| perseguir | seguir | ||
| Yo | persigo | sigo | |
| Tú | persigues | sigues | |
| Él | persigue | sigue | |
| Nosotros | perseguimos | seguimos | |
| Ellos | persiguen | siguen |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
Irregular Verbs - (gir) changes to (g) and (j)
Verbs elegir and corregir - Theory (Teoría)
The verbs elegir (to select) and corregir (to correct) are irregular, (g) changes to (j) in the present tense (with the exception of nostoros).
The congugation of the verbs elegir and corregir is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - elegir and corregir
| elegir | corregir | ||
| Yo | elijo | corrijo | |
| Tú | elijes | corriges | |
| Él | elije | corrige | |
| Nosotros | elegimos | corregimos | |
| Ellos | elijen | corrigen |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
VERBOS QUE CAMBIAN(CER Y CIR ) POR (ZCO)
Verbs conducir, desaparecer, and aparecer - Theory (Teoría)
The verbs aparecer (to appear) and desaparecer (to disappear) are irregular, (cer) changes to (zco) in the first person singular of the present tense.
The congugation of the verbs aparecer and desaparecer is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - aparecer and desaparecer
| aparecer | desaparecer | ||
| Yo | aparecezco | desaparecezco | |
| Tú | apareces | desapareces | |
| Él | aparece | desaparece | |
| Nosotros | aparecemos | desaparecemos | |
| Ellos | aparecen | desaparecen |
Verb conducir - Theory
The verb conducir (to drive ) is irregular, (cir) changes to (zco) in the first person singular of the present tense.
The congugation of the verb conducir is shown in the table below.
Present Tense - conducir
| conducir | |||
| Yo | conduzco | (I drive) | |
| Tú | conduces | (you drive) | |
| Él | conduce | (he drives) | |
| Nosotros | conducimos | (we drive) | |
| Ellos | conducen | (they drive) |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
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