Lesson 7: Irregular Verbs

1-2-3 Speak Spanish lists eleven of the most common irregular verbs in the past, present and future for quick referencing.

ser	to be	estar	to be
tener	to have	ir	to go
decir	to say, to tell	hacer	to do, to make
dar	to give	poner	to put
saber	to know	poder	to be able, can
haber	used as auxiliary verb “to have” and to express existence

Example of an Irregular Verb: ir (to go)

singular	plural
I = yo	nosotros = we
you (familiar) = tú	vosotros = you (familiar)
you = usted he = él she = ella	ustedes = "you all" ellos = they ellas = they (feminine)

ir = to go

Present
(I go, I am going, I do go)

Preterite
(I went, I did go)

Imperfect
(I was going, I used to go)

Future
(I will go)

hace mucho tiempo
a long time ago

ayer
yesterday

anoche
last night

ahora
now

esta noche
tonight

este fin de semana
this weekend

el próximo año
next year

siempre
always

Hear Sample Spanish Sentences

The audio sample below provides the correct Spanish pronunciation of the following sentences.

I’m going home now. (present)	Yo voy a casa ahora.
We’re going to school now. (present)	Nosotros vamos a la escuela ahora.
She went to the beach yesterday. (preterite)	Ella fue a la playa ayer.
Where did they go? (preterite)	¿Adónde fueron ellos?
They went to the movies. (preterite)	Ellos fueron al cine.
When are you guys going to Mexico?	¿Cuándo van ustedes a México?
We will go next year. (future)	Nosotros iremos el próximo año.
I used to go a long time ago. (imperfect)	Yo iba hace mucho tiempo.
Are you going now? (present)	¿Va usted ahora?
I’m going tonight. (present)	Yo voy esta noche.
We’re not going now. (present)	Nosotros no vamos ahora.
We will go this weekend. (future)	Nosotros iremos este fin de semana.

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