Brain Boost: Present Sentences vs Modal Sentences
Section 4: Reflexive Verbs
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Instruction: Most Common Spanish Irregular Verbs

In Spanish, many verbs do not follow the regular conjugation patterns. The irregular verbs in this lesson are some of the most common and useful verbs in the language. While most of them have already been covered in previous lessons, we wanted to take a moment to re-emphasize them in this lesson. Mastering these verbs is essential for building a strong foundation in Spanish.

1. Saber (to know) – you haven’t learned this yet in the course

Yo

I know
I do know
I am knowing

Nosotros

sabemos

we know
we do know
we are knowing

(Juana, Juan)

sabes

you know
you do know
you are knowing

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

sabéis

you all know
you all do know
you all are knowing

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

sabe

he/she/you know
he/she/you do know
he/she/you are knowing

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

saben

they/you all know
they/you all do know
they/you all are knowing

2. Ser (to be)

Yo

soy

I am

Nosotros

somos

we are

(Juana, Juan)

eres

you are

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

sois

you all are

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra. García)

es

he, she, you are

Ellos, Ellas, Uds.

son

they, you all are

3. Ir (to go)

Yo

voy

I go
I do go
I am going

Nosotros

vamos

we go
we do go
we are going

(Juana, Juan)

vas

you go
you do go
you are going

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

vais

you all go
you all do go
you all are going

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

va

he/she/you go
he/she/you do go
he/she/you are going

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

van

they/you all go
they/ you all do go
they/you all are going

4. Tener (to have)

Yo

tengo

I have
I do have
I am having

Nosotros

tenemos

we have
we do have
we are having

(Juana, Juan)

tienes

you have
you do have
you are having

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

tenéis

you all have
you all do have
you all are having

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

tiene

he/she/you have
he/she/you do have
he/she/you are having

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

tienen

they/you all have
they/ you all do have
they/you all are having

5. Ver (to see)

Yo

veo

I see
I do see
I am seeing

Nosotros

vemos

we see
we do see
we are seeing

(Juana, Juan)

ves

you see
you do see
you are seeing

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

veis

you all see
you all do see
you all are seeing

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

ve

he/she/you see
he/she/you do see
he/she/you are seeing

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

ven

they/you all see
they/ you all do see
they/you all are seeing

6. Hacer (to do)

Yo

hago

I do
I do do
I am doing

Nosotros

hacemos

we do
we do do
we are doing

(Juana, Juan)

haces

you do
you do do
you are doing

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

hacéis

you all do
you all do do
you all are doing

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

hace

he/she/you do
he/she/you do do
he/she/you are doing

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

hacen

they/you all do
they/ you all do do
they/you all are doing