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Irregular Spanish Verbs

Pensar and Acordar

We shall give only those Primary Tenses which are irregular and the Derivative Tenses when they are not formed regularly from the Primary Tenses from which they are derived[2]--

Footnote 2: For Primary and Derivative Tenses see Synopsis at the end.

	Pensar (to think).[3]
Pres. Indic.	Pienso-as-a, pensamos, pensáis, piensan.
Pres. Subj.	Piense-es-e, pensemos, penséis, piensen.
Imperative	Piensa, pensad (reg.).
	Acordar (to agree).[3]
Pres. Indic.	Acuerdo-as-a, acordamos, acordáis, acuerdan.
Pres. Subj.	Acuerde-es-e, acordemos, acordéis, acuerden.
Imperative	Acuerda, acordad (reg.).

Footnote 3: And its group; see Appendix VI - Irregular Spanish Verbs.

Andar and Dar

	Andar (to walk, to go).
Past Def.	Anduve,-iste,-uvo,-uvimos-uvisteis-uvieron.
	Dar (to give).
Pres. Indic.	Doy,[4] das, da, damos, dais, dan.
Pres. Subj.	Dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.
Past Def.	Dí, diste, dió, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Footnote 4: Only 6 verbs in Spanish do not end in "o" in the 1st pers. sing., pres. indic., viz., Doy (I give), Soy (I am), Estoy (I am), Voy (I see), He (I have), Sé (I know).

	Entender[3] (to understand).
Pres. Indic.	Entiendo-es-e, entendemos, entendéis, entienden.
Pres. Subj.	Entienda-as-a, entendamos, entendáis, entiendan.
Imper. Mood	Entiende, entended (reg.).

	Mover[3] (to move).
Pres. Indic.	Muevo-es-e, movemos, movéis, mueven.
Pres. Subj.	Mueva-as-a, movamos, mováis, muevan.
Imper. Mood	Mueve, moved (reg.).

Footnote 3: And its group (see Appendix IV - Augmentatives and Diminutives)

Conocer - to know

(changes "c" into zc before "a" or "o").

Pres. Indic.	conozco
Pres. Subj.	conozca-as-a-amos-áis-an

Hacer - to do or make

Past Part.	Hecho
Pres. Indic.	Hago
Past Def.	Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron
Fut. Indic.	Haré, harás, hará, haremos, haréis, harán
Imp. Mood	Haz, haced (reg.)

Footnote 5: Model verb for all those ending in cer or cir preceded by a vowel, except cocer (conj. like mover), mecer (reg.) and hacer. (Those ending in ducir are further irreg. in the Past Definite.)

Caer - to fall

Pres. Ind.	Caigo -- -- -- -- --
Pres. Subj.	Caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Caber - to be able to contain = to hold

(to be able to be contained = to go in)

Pres. Indic.	Quepo
Past Def.	Cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron
Fut. Indic.	Cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán

Poder - to be able

Pres. Part.	Pudiendo
Pres. Indic.	Puedo, puedes, puede, ... pueden
Imp. Mood	NONE
Past Def.	Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron
Fut. Indic.	Podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán

Poner - to put, to place

Past Part.	Puesto
Pres. Indic.	Pongo [1]
Imper. Mood	Pon ... poned ...[2]
Past Def.	Puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
Future Indic.	Pondré, pondras, pondrá, pondremos, pondéis, pondrán

Querer - to want a thing or person, to love a person, to be willing

Pres. Indic.	Quiero, quieres, quiere,--,--, quieren [3]
Past Def.	Quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron
Fut. Indic.	Querré, querrás, querrá, querremos, querréis, querrán

Footnote 1: Verbs which are irregular in the Pres. Indic. 1st person singular only, have the same irregularity in the present subj. all through.

Footnote 2: The 1st person pi. and 3rd pers. sing. and pl. of the Imperative Mood are taken from the Subj. Mood.

Footnote 3: Verbs which in the pres. indic. are irregular in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd pers. sing. and 3rd pers. pl. have the same irregularities in the pres. subj. in the same persons.

Saber - to know

Pres. Indic.	Sé, . . .
Pres. Subj.	Sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan
Past Def.	Supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron
Fut. Indic.	Sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán

Traer - to bring

Pres. Part.	Trayendo ("i" unstressed between two vowels always changes into "y")
Pres. Indic.	Traigo
Past Def.	Traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron

Valer - to be worth

Pres. Indic.	Valgo
Fut. Indic.	Valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán
Imper. Mood	Val or vale

Ver - to see

Past Part.	Visto
Pres. Indic.	Veo [3]

Footnote 3: It forms the pres. subj., Vea, veas, etc. Imperf. Indic., Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían.]

Conducir - to conduct, to lead
model verb for all ending in ducir

Pres. Indic.	Conduzco----------
Pres. Subj.	Conduzca, conduzcas, conduzca, conduzcamos, conduzcáis, conduzcan
Past Def.	Conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron

Not "condujieron." Imp. Subj., of course, Condujese, etc.

Sentir - to feel, to regret

Pres. Part.	Sintiendo
Pres. Indic.	Siento, sientes, siente ... sienten
Pres. Subj.	Sienta, sientas, sienta, sintamos, sintáis, sientan
Past Def.	-- -- -- sintió -- -- -- sintieron

Pedir - to ask, to request

Pres. Part.	Pidiendo
Pres. Indic.	Pido, pides, pide -- -- -- -- piden
Pres. Subj.	Pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan
Past Def.	-- -- -- pidió -- -- -- pidieron

Dormir - to sleep [1]

Pres. Part.	Durmiendo
Pres. Indic.	Duermo, duermes, duerme ... duermen
Pres. Subj.	Duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, durmáis, duerman
Past Def.	-- -- -- durmió -- -- -- durmieron

Footnote 1: "Morir" is conjugated like "dormir," but has its past part. "muerto." N.B.--"Muerto" is also a double form of the past part. of "matar" (to kill), as--Le han muerto: They have killed him.

Huir - to flee [2]

Pres. Indic.	Huyo, huyes, huye ... huyen
Pres. Subj.	Huya, huyas, huya, huyamos, huyáis, huyan

Footnote 2: Model for all verbs ending in "uir" (with "u" sounded).]

Decir - to say, to tell

Pres. Part.	Diciendo
Past Part.	Dicho
Pres. Indic.	Digo, dices, dice,--,--, dicen
Pres. Subj.	Diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan
Imp. Mood.	Dí ...
Past Def. Indic.	Dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron
Future Indic.	Diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán

Ir - to go

Pres. Part.	Yendo [1]
Pres. Indic.	Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
Pres. Subj.	Vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan
Imper. Mood	Ve ... vayamos or vamos ...
Imperf. Indic.	Iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Past Def. Indic.	Fuí, fuiste, fué, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

Footnote 1: No word in Spanish commences with "ie." Hence the change into "ye."]

Oir - to hear

Pres. Indic.

Oigo

Salir - to go out

Pres. Indic.	Salgo
Pres. Subj.	Salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan
Imp. Mood	Sal . . .
Fut. Indic.	Saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán

Venir - to come

Pres. Part.	Viniendo
Pres. Indic.	Vengo, vienes, viene,--,--, vienen
Pres. Subj.	Venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan
Imper. Mood	Ven ...
Past Def.	Vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
Fut. Indic.	Vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán.