E to I and Others present tense Spanish Verb Conjugation

The final set of irregular verbs is kind of a mixture of many different groups. The first group is made up of verbs whose stems change from “e” to “i”. This time, the “yo” form of the verbs is irregular, but as usual, the nosotros form likes to stay regular – in other words, the “e” doesn’t change to “i”. Vosotros, used only in Spain, also likes to stay regular.

Let’s take a look at these Spanish stem changing verbs:

Now let’s briefly review the verb “ir” or “to go”. Remember, what’s in the parenthesis is optional.

Remember, if you put a verb after “voy”, you have to put an “a” afterwards. For example, the phrase “I’m going to eat” would be “Voy a comer” and the phrase “She’s going to run” would be “(Ella) Va a correr”. Now we’ll take a look at the verb “to hear” or “oír”:

The next irregular just adds an accent on all forms except the “nosotros” form since it likes to stay regular (or unchanged). It’s the verb “to continue” or in Spanish “continuar”.

The next two irregular verbs add a “y” in certain locations. Look and notice where the “y” is: The first one is “to destroy” or in Spanish “destruir”

This next verb is “to include” or in Spanish “incluyo”

The final two verbs in this irregular section are “Ser” and “Estar” which you learned in Level I. Remember that “Ser” is used to describe permanent characteristics like “tall” or “interesting”. The verb “estar” is used to describe temporary characteristics like “happy” or “frustrated”.

We’ll start with “ser”

Now on to "estar"

Spanish Practice Session

Now let’s practice these verbs before going on to the next lesson. As I’ve mentioned before, the best way to learn them is to become familiar with how they look and repeat them a few times.

Let’s begin the quiz: