In contrast to regular verbs , irregular verbs are those verbs that fall outside the standard patterns of conjugation in the languages in which they occur. The idea of an irregular verb is important in second language acquisition, where the verb paradigms of a foreign language are learned systematically, and exceptions listed and carefully noted. Irregular verbs are often the most commonly used verbs in the language. Click here if you want to check a list of Spanish irregular verbs.
2. hacer = to do, to make Pretrito (yo) hice (nosotros) hicimos (t) hiciste (vosotros) hicisteis (usted, l, ella) hizo (ustedes, ellos, ellas) hicieron Imperfecto (yo) haca (nosotros) hacamos (t) hacas (vosotros) hacais (usted, l, ella) haca (ustedes, ellos, ellas) hacan
9. dar = to give Pretrito (yo) di (nosotros) dimos (t) diste (vosotros) disteis (usted, l, ella) dio (ustedes, ellos, ellas) dieron Imperfecto (yo) daba (nosotros) dbamos (t) dabas (vosotros) dabais (usted, l, ella) daba (ustedes, ellos, ellas) daban
10. or = to listen Pretrito (yo) o (nosotros) omos (t) oste (vosotros) osteis (usted, l, ella) oy (ustedes, ellos, ellas) oyeron Imperfecto (yo) oa (nosotros) oamos (t) oas (vosotros) oais (usted, l, ella) oa (ustedes, ellos, ellas) oan
15. Pronominal Verbs in Preterit and Imperfect The pronominal verbs in Spanish are those, which take the se affix, added to their bare infinitive: - ar , - er , and - ir . The se affix changes into me , te , se ( singular & plural ), nos , os according to the personal pronoun to which it refers. Examples: (yo) Me ba . (yo) Me ba aba . (I took a bath. I used to take a bath.) (t) Te com is te una pizza. (t) Te com as una pizza. ( You ate a pizza. You used to eat a pizza.) (ella) Se perfum . (ella) Se perfum aba . (She perfumed herself. She used to perfume herself.) (nosotros) Nos habl amos en espaol. (nosotros) Nos habl bamos en espaol. (We talked to each other in Spanish. We used to talk to each other in Spanish.) (vosotros) No os comprend isteis . (vosotros) No os comprend ais . ( You didn't understand each other. You didn't used to understand each other.) (ellos) Se telefone aron . (ellos) Se telefone aban . (They called each other. They used to call each other.) * The verb llamar means to call; the verb llamarse means to be named.
16. First se affix a) Reflexive se : The Subject works as the doer and the receiver of the action : Ella se vist i . Ella se vest a .
17. Second se affix b) Reciprocal se : The action is reciprocal Mara y yo nos hic imos favores. Mara y yo nos hac amos favores.
18. Third se affix c) Third person (Indefinite) se : When people in general is meant; the singular form of the verb is used since se can be replaced by uno = one En Miami se conduj o muy mal. En Miami se conduc a muy mal. En Canad se resolv i los problemas de inmigracin rpidamente. En Canad se resolv a los problemas de inmigracin rpidamente
19. to digest, to assimilate Fourth se affix d) Emphasizing se :To remark the accomplishment of an action. (yo) Me diger * un pescado en 3 minutos . (yo) Me diger a * un pescado en 3 minutos . (I digested so fast. I used to digest a fish in 3 minutes.)
20. Fifth se affix e) Passive se : The object to which the noun refers is also the subject of the verb. Los bancos hoy se cerr aron a las 3:00 PM. Los bancos hoy se cerr aban a las 3:00 PM. La puerta del edificio se cerr a las 10:00 PM. La puerta del edificio se cerr aba a las 10:00 PM. .
21. se me, se te, se le, se nos, se os, se les Sixth se affix f) Passive se + me * : To express unexpected, unplanned or accidental actions. (A m) Se me perd ieron las llaves. (A m) Se me perd an las llaves con frecuencia. (A m) Se me descomp uso el auto. (A m) Se me descompon a
