It’s time to take our new verb skills and build on them. 

Remember that the difference between regular and irregular verbs is that regular verbs follow a set pattern and irregular verbs are special because they do not follow these patterns. 

While most Spanish verbs are regular, irregular verbs represent some of the most common and useful verbs.

Irregular Verb

Meaning

Ser/Estar

To be

Ir

To Go

DaR

tO GIVE

tENER

TO HAVE

vENIR

TO cOME

hACER

TO DO / mAKE

vER

TO sEE

pRESENT tENSE

Instead of listing the forms of each verb in a separate group, let’s learn each conjugation as a group of 4 verbs at a time. 

Notice the similarities in sound and spelling. 

Read them across a few times, then down a few times.

Core verbs (ser, estar, ir, dar)

	Ser	Estar	Ir	Dar
Yo	soy	estoy	voy	doy
Tu	eres	estás	vas	das
El / Ella / Usted	es	está	va	da
Nosotros	somos	estamos	vamos	damos
Ellos /Ellas/ Ustedes	son	están	van	dan

Before Moving on, Let’s Review the Differences between Ser / Estar
They both mean “to be”
But in different ways

Let’s Practice these 4 verbs
in the “yo” form

Practice

More Core Verbs