Lesson 5
The present indicative
Irregular verbs
As in most languages, Spanish also knows irregular verbs. Some verbs have just one irregular conjugations, others are completely irregular. Lesson 5, 6 and 7 in this chapter treat irregular verbs, but there are many different and important irregular conjugations, which is why chapter 6 and 7 are also about irregular verbs.
Examples of irregular verbs in the first person singular:
| Saber (to know) | Ver (to see) | Hacer (to do) | Salir (to go out) | Traer (to bring) | |
| Yo | Sé | Veo | Hago | Salgo | Traigo |
| Tú | Sabes | Ves | Haces | Sales | Traes |
| Él, ella, usted | Sabe | Ve | Hace | Sale | Trae |
| Nosotros | Sabemos | Vemos | Hacemos | Salimos | traemos |
| Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes | Saben | Ven | Hacen | Salen | traen |
| Caber (to fit) | Poner (to put) | Dar (to give) | Valer (to be worth) | Caer (to fall) | |
| Yo | Quepo | Pongo | Doy | Valgo | Caigo |
| Tú | Cabes | Pones | Das | Valés | Caés |
| Él, ella, usted | Cabe | Pone | Da | Vale | Cae |
| Nosotros | Cabemos | Ponemos | Damos | Valemos | Caemos |
| Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes | Caben | Ponen | Dan | Valen | Caen |
As you can see here, those verbs are conjugated like regular verbs, except the first person singular.
Note: Generally the verb valer is used in the third person singular or third person plural. The verb prever (to foresee) is conjugated as ver. The verbs deshacer (to undo) and rehacer (to redo) are conjugated as hacer. The verbs distrear (to distract), atraer (to attract) and contraer (to contract) are conjugated as the verb traer. Disponer (to provide), proponer (to propose) and suponer (to suppose) are conjugated as poner.
