Spanish Irregular Verbs in The Present Tense

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In Spanish, irregular verbs, are verbs that usually do not follow the regular conjugation rules of the infinitive ending on the verb (-ar, -er, and -ir). These verbs are irregular only in the first person singular, or yo (I) form; all the other forms in the present are regular.

Irregular Verbs Table

Verb	Yo (Form)	Translation
caber	quepo	to fit
caer	caigo	to fall
creer	creo	to believe
cubrir	cubro	to cover
dar	doy	to give
estar	estoy	to be / to stay
hacer	hago	to do
saber	sé	to know
salir	salgo	to leave
traer	traigo	to bring
ver	veo	to see

Example:
Yo hago los platos todos los días.
I do the dishes everyday.

Verbs that end with a vowel followed by -cer and -cir, the c is changed to zco in the first person singular only (Yo).

Examples:
(Verb Agradecer) – Agradezco que estén en mi fiesta.
I am grateful that you are in my party.

(Verb Conocer) – Conozco a Juana y es una buena persona.
I know Juana and she is a good person.

Irregular Verbs ending in -Cer and Cir

Verbo	Yo (Form)	Translation
agradecer	agradezco	to thank, to be grateful
aparecer	aparezco	to appear
crecer	crezco	to grow
conocer	conozco	to know
complacer	complazco	to please
conducir	conduzco	to drive
establecer	establezco	to establish
merecer	merezco	to deserve
ofrecer	ofrezco	to offer
padecer	padezco	to suffer (illnes-allergies)
pertenecer	pertenezco	to belong
producir	produzco	to produce
reconocer	reconozco	to recognize
traducir	traduzco	to translate

Irregular Verbs (Compounds verbs with prefixes des-, dis-, com-, con-, etc)

For these verbs, just add the consonant g between the radical and the verb ending.

Example:
(Verbo – Componer) Yo compongo canciones de navidad.
(Verb- Compose) I compose Christmas songs.

Irregular Verbs with prefixes des-, dis-, com-, con-

Verbo	Yo (form)	Translation
componer	compongo	to compose
deshacer	deshago	to undo
disponer	dispongo	to provide/to arrange
distraer	distraigo	to distract
proponer	propongo	to propose
rehacer	rehago	to remake/ to redo
suponer	supongo	to suppose/ to assume/ to guess

Irregular Verbs ending in -ger or -gir — change the g to jo (for the first person only)

Verbo	Yo (form)	Translation
coger	cojo	to catch/ to grab
encoger	encojo	to shrink
escoger	escojo	to choose
exigir	exijo	to demand
dirigir	dirijo	to direct
fingir	finjo	to pretend
proteger	protejo	to protect
recoger	recojo	to pick up

Review

• Irregular verbs are irregular only in the first person singular, or yo (I) form; all the other forms in the present are regular.
• Verbs that end with a vowel followed by -cer and -cir, the c is changed to zco in the first person singular only (Yo).