Verbos basicos en el presente

Common -AR verbs (with no spelling changes in the stem)

acompaa
aceptar accept to accompany aconsejar to advise
r
apagar to turn off arreglar to fix ayudar to help
bailar to dance bajar to go down buscaar to look for
cambiar to change caminar to walk cantar to sing
celebrar to celebrate cenar to have dinner comprar to buy
comprar to buy contestar to answer cortar to cut
cruzar to cross dejar to leave (something) desear to wish
empujar to push entrar to enter escuchar to listen to
esperar to wait for esquiar to ski estudiar to study
explicar to explain ganar to win gastar to spend
gritar to shout hablar to speak invitar to invite
llamar to call llegar to arrive llevar to wear
llorar to cry mandar to send mirar to look at
nadar to swim necesitar to need pagar to pay
parar to stop pasar to spend time patinar to skate
preguntar to ask preparar to prepare presentar to present
to take
quitar regresar to return repasar to review
away
sacar to take out saludar to greet terminar to end
tirar to throw tocar to touch tomar to take
trabajar to work usar to use viajar to travel

Common -ER verbs - (no spelling changes in the stem)

aprender to learn beber to drink comer to eat
correr to run deber should leer to read
vender to sell comprender to understand romper to break

Common -IR verbs - (no spelling changes in the stem)

to
abrir to open
asistir to attend
describir describe
escribir to write recibir to receive subir to go up
sufrir to suffer vivir to live
The Present Tense - With spelling changes in the stem
These verbs use the same endings as other -AR, -ER, -IR verbs. The
only difference is in the spelling changes in the stem.
Stem changing verbs -These verbs have changes in all forms except nosotros and
vosotros.
E-IE

Querer

Yo quiero Nosotros queremos

T quieres Vosotros queris
El quiere Ellos quieren
Ella quiere Ellas quieren
Ud. quiere Uds. quieren

Other verbs like these:

cerrar comenzar
defender despertarse
empezar entender
perder sentarse
pensar recomendar
sentir preferir
divertirse mentir

O-UE

Volver

Yo vuelvo Nosotros volvemos

T vuelves Vosotros volvis
El vuelve Ellos vuelven
Ella vuelve Ellas vuelven
Ud. vuelve Uds. vuelven

Other verbs that are similiar:

acostarse almorzar
contar costar
demostrar encontrar
jugar U-UE recordar
dormir morir

E-I

Pedir

Yo pido Nosotros pedimos

T pides Vosotros peds
El pide Ellos piden
Ella pide Ellas piden
Ud. pide Uds. piden

Other verbs that are similiar:

vestirse repetir
seguir (see below for more changes) servir

Verbs that have changes in the "YO" form only!

Caer - to fall

Yo caigo Nosotros(as) caimos

T caes Vosotros caes
El cae Ellos caen
Ella cae Ellas caen
Ud. cae Uds. caen

Other verbs that are similar:

caer -caigo hacer - hago poner - pongo
salir - salgo traer - traigo valer - valgo
Some verbs have GOin the "yo form but have other changes as well:

Decir - Notice the changes in the other forms

Yo digo Nosotros decimos

T dices Vosotros decs
El dice Ellos dicen
Ella dice Ellas dicen
Ud. dice Uds. dicen

Other verbs like decir:

or tener
venir

Ir

This verb is conjugated like an -AR verb except in the "yo" form.

Yo voy Nosotros vamos

T vas Vosotros vais
El va Ellos van
Ella va Ellas van
Ud. va Uds. van

Other verbs that are similiar:

Dar - is like an -ar verb except in the "yo" form (doy)
Ver - is like an -er verb except in the "yo" form (veo)

Saber and Caber

Both verbs are irregular only in the "yo" form:
Saber-S Caber Quepo

Conocer - verbs that end in -ocer, -ecer, -ucir have spelling changes in the "yo"
 form:

The C changes to ZC in the "yo"form.

Conocer conozco Conducir - conduzco
Other similar verbs are:
establecer producir
desaparecer traducir
*For verbs that end in a consonant + -cer (convencer, vencer), these
verbs have a change from "C" to "Z" in the "yo" form only.
Convencer convenzo Vencer venzo

Verbs that end in -UIR (not including those that end in -GUIR) . These
verbs add "Y" after the "U" in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Construir
Yo construyo Nosotros construimos
T construyes Vosotros construs
El construye Ellos construyen
Ella construye Ellas construyen
Ud. construye Uds. construyen

Other verbs that are similar:

concluir destruir
huir incluir
Verbs that end in -GUIR. The "gu" changes to "g" only in the "YO" form.

Distinguir
Yo distingo Nosotros distinguimos
T distingues Vosotros distingus
El distingue Ellos distingue
Ella distingue Ellas distinguen
Ud. distingue Uds. distinguen
*Exception: Seguir - which has the same changes but also is a stem changing verb E-I.

Sigo Seguimos
Sigues Sigus
Sigue Siguen

Verbs that end in -IAR, -UAR. These verbs take an accent on the or the
in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Guiar
Yo guo Nosotros guiamos
T guas vosotros guiis
El gua Ellos guan
Ella gua Ellas guan
Ud. gua Uds. guan

Other verbs that are similar:

enviar fiarse de
variar confiar (en)

Continuar
Yo contino Nosotros continuamos
T continas Vosotros continuis
El contina Ellos continan
Ella contina Ellas continan
Ud. contina Uds. continan

Other verbs that are similar:

actuar graduarse

Verbs that end in -GER, -GIR. These verbs change the "g" to a "j" in the "yo"
form.

Escoger
Escojo Escogemos
Escoges Escogis
Escoge Escogen
Other verbs that are similar:
coger exigir
proteger recoger