Por: Minerva Martínez ENGL 360Prof. E. LugoFebruary 9, 2012

Spanish Irregular

Verbs

Spanish Irregular Verbs

• What are Spanish irregular verbs?• Irregular verbs are verbs which don't follow standard

rules of conjugation in the different verb tenses. • The bad news is that they're the most used verbs. • So you need to focus on them more, the good news is

that you can become familiar with them easily.

Examples: to go (ir)

to walk (andar)

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Spanish Irregular Verbs

• -Stem changes in the third person singular present (u -> ue): jugar (to play), he plays= juega. mostrar (to show), he shows= muestra. dormir (to sleep),he sleeps=duerme

• -Stem changes in the third person singular present (e -> i): decir (to say), he says= dice. medir (to measure), he measures= mide.

» Ex. He sleeps. – El duerme.» The teacher measures the cup. – La maestra mide la

taza.

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Past Participle Irregulars• proveer (to provide)

– Ex. The article was provided.

– El articulo fue proveído.

Present Perfect• haber + past participle

proveer (to provide),

– Ex. The merchant has provided the articles.

– El mercader ha provisto los articulos.

Present Progressive• estar + present participle

I am providing (right now, at this moment)-

• Estoy proveyendo.

Never use present progressive for something that will occur in the future.

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Present Subjunctive - verbs with irregular first persons in present indicative

• Ex. Proveer

proveo, provees, provee, proveen, proveéis, proveemos

Pronoun placement with commands

• Affirmative commands: attach to verbNegative commands: precede verb

Ex. Provéaselas.

Provide them.

Do not provide them.

No se las provea.

• Tráigaselas.No se las traiga.

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Indirect commands Use "que + present subjunctive"

• Que entre María.Let María come in.

• Que vengan a las cuatro.Have them come at four o'clock

Future Perfect• haber + past participle

habrá hablado, habrá comido, habrá vivido

Conditional Tense• Infinitive + ending

(-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían)

Ex. Tu irías.

Nosotros iríamos.

I would go.

They would go.

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Conditional Tense Irregulars• caber

yo cabría – I would• poner

yo pondría –I would put the phone if…• decir

yo diría – I would tell if…

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Persons Past Simple IndicativeImperfect Subjunctive

Future Subjunctive

Yo anduve anduviese (-viera) anduviere

Tú anduviste anduvieses anduvieres

El/Ella anduvo anduviese anduviere

Nosotros anduvimos anduviésemos anduviéremos

Vosotros anduvisteis anduvieseis anduviereis

Ellos/ellas anduvieron anduviesen anduvieren

Spanish Irregular Verbs

Present continuousI am providing: Yo estoy proveyendo

Present perfectI have provided: Y he provisto

FutureI will provide: Yo proveeré

Future perfectI will have provided: Yo estaría proveyendo.

Past continuousI was providing: Yo estuve proveyendo

Past perfectI had provided: Yo había provisto

Future continuousI will be providing: Yo estaré proveyendo

Present perfect continuousI have been providing: Yo he estado proveyendo

Past perfect continuousI had been providing: Yo había estado proveyendo.

Future perfect continuousI will have been providing: Yo habré estado proveyendo

Spanish Irregular Verbs

• References:• http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/tener• http://spanish.speak7.com/spanish_irregular_verbs.htm• http://spanish.about.com/od/conjugation/a/irr_participles.htm• http://www.onlinespanish.org/indefinido-irregular.html• http://www.onlinespanish.org/Answers-Indefinido-Irregular.html• http://www.spanicity.com/verbs/spanish-verbs.htm• http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/verb-flashcards.htm• http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spanish/Grammar/Verbs/andar.htm• http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spanish/Grammar/Verbs/traer.htm