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
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