Spanish conjugation are divided into three main regular patterns and then those that sometimes misbehave

and play up.

Every verb whose infinitive end in -ar is called a 1st conjugation verb, those that end in -er 2nd conjugation verb and those in -ir 3rd
conjugation verb.

For those irregular verbs, you must remember that even though they are irregular they still follow the main pattern on the whole.
Nosotros and vosotros never have an irregular conjugation (there might be one or two exceptions)

So let’s see the three main regular patterns for the present tense (it can be translated into English into Present simple and present
continuous and even a future will). Shall we?

Primera conjugación. Segunda conjugación Tercera conjugación

Amar (to love) Beber (to drink) Vivir (live, to experience)

(Yo) amo O
(tú) amas AS (Yo) bebo O (Yo) vivo O
(él, ella) ama A (tú) bebes ES (tú) vives ES
(nosotros) amamos AMOS (él, ella) bebe E (él, ella) vive E
(vosotros) amáis AIS (nosotros) bebemos EMOS (nosotros) vivimos IMOS
(ellos) aman AN (vosotros) bebéis ÉIS (vosotros) vivís ÍS
(ellos) beben EN (ellos) viven EN

We can see that we have to remove the infinitive ending “ar” “er” and “ir” and add the different suffixes to convey and conjugated
verb meaning. We can also see the the use of the personal pronoun is option, unlike in English since the verb already has this vital
information.

Now let’s see ….

↬Irregularities ( bloody verbs that misbehave):

● E > IE

QUERER (to want, to love)

Quiero
Quieres
Quiere
Queremos
Quereis
Quieren

● O > UE

PODER (to be able to) morir

Puedo
Puedes
Puede
Podemos
Podeis
Pueden
 ● E > I

PEDIR (to ask for)

Pido
Pides
Pide
Pedimos
Pedís
Piden

● U > UE

JUGAR

Juego
Juegas
Juega
Jugamos
Jugais
Juegan

● UCIR, ECER, OCER ---- ZC (only for yo)

CONDUCIR (to drive) OBEDECER (to obey) CONOCER (to be knowledgeable, to

know someone)
Conduzco Obedezco
Conduces obedeces Conozco
Conduce Obedece Conoces
Conducimos Obedecemos Conoce
Conducís Obedecéis Conocemos
conducen obedecen Conocéis
Conocen

● UIR ---> insert Y

HUIR (to flee, to run away) CONSTRUIR (to build)

Huyo Construyo
Huyes Construyes
Huye Construye
Huimos Construimos
Huïs Construís
huyen construyen

● Verbs that insert a G in the first person (some verbs add another irregularities)
HACER (to do, to make) VALER ( to be worth) CAER ( to fall)

Valgo Caigo
Hago Vales Caes
Haces Vale Cae
Hace Valemos Caemos
Hacemos Valeis Caéis
Haceis valen Caen
hacen

SALIR (to come out,to go out) PONER (to put, to place, to say when VENIR (to come)
referred to a sign or book, to name, to
Salgo set up) Vengo
Sales Vienes
Sale Pongo Viene
Salímos Pones Venimos
Salís Pone Venís
salen Ponemos vienen
Ponéis
ponen

SATISFACER (to satisfy, to quench) DECIR (to say)

Satisfago Digo
Satisfaces Dices
Satisface Dice
Satisfacemos Decimos
Satisfacís Decís
Satisfacen Dicen

● SPECIAL CASES

CABER (to fit in) VER (to see) SABER (to know a fact, to have a skill)

Quepo Veo Se
Cabes Ves Sabes
Cabe Ve Sabe
Cabemos Vemos Sabemos
Cabéis Véis Sabéis
caben ven saben

SER (to be when it is used to defined ESTAR (to be when it is used to talk IR (to come)
something) about the state or place or something or
someone) Voy
Soy Vas
Eres Estoy Va
Es Estás Vamos
Somos Está Váis
Sois Estamos Van
Son Estáis
estan

● Verbs that change the spelling to accommodate to sound

DIRIGIR (to conduct) SEGUIR (to follow)

Dirijo Sigo
Diriges Sigues
Dirige Sigue
Dirigimos Seguimos
Dirigís Seguís
 dirigen siguen

Tener (two kind of irregularities)

Tengo
Tienes
Tiene
Tenemos
Teneis
Tienen

This Document was written by Francisco Javier Fontalva Chica.