While I drink my coffeepresente: Regular
Stem + the person’s ending. -ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. -er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. -ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en.
hablar to speak
trabajar to work
comer to eat
leer to read
vivir to live
escribir to write
presente: e → ie
Under stress e → ie: quiero, quieres, quiere, quieren. In nosotros and vosotros the stress moves to the ending and the stem stays regular: queremos, queréis.
querer to want
pensar to think
empezar to begin
preferir to prefer
cerrar to close
entender to understand
presente: o → ue
Under stress o → ue (jugar: u → ue): puedo, duermes, juega. In nosotros and vosotros the stem stays regular: podemos, dormís.
poder can
dormir to sleep
volver to come back
contar to count; to tell
encontrar to find
costar to cost
almorzar to have lunch
jugar to play
presente: e → i
Only -ir verbs: under stress e → i: pido, pides, piden. In nosotros and vosotros the stem is regular: pedimos. seguir → sigo (no u).
pedir to ask for, to order
repetir to repeat
servir to serve
seguir to follow, to carry on
presente: Irregular yo
Only the yo form is irregular: hago, pongo, salgo, traigo, conozco, sé, veo, doy. The other persons are regular.
hacer to do, make
poner to put
salir to go out
traer to bring
conocer to know (people, places)
saber to know (facts), can
ver to see, to watch
dar to give
presente: Irregular
The most frequent verbs; their forms just have to be learned. tener, venir, decir: an irregular yo (tengo, vengo, digo) plus a stem change (tienes, vienes, dices).
ser to be
estar to be (state, place)
ir to go
tener to have
venir to come
decir to say
oír to hear
presente: Reflexive
A verb in -se: the pronoun changes with the person and goes before the verb: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan.
llamarse to be called
levantarse to get up
ducharse to shower
quedarse to stay
acostarse to go to bed
despertarse to wake up
vestirse to get dressed
sentarse to sit down