Spanish verb conjugation
320 most popular Spanish irregular and stem-changing verbs
Full conjugation tables — mood, tense, person.
Irregular verbs
- serto be (permanent)
- estarto be (temporary)
- irto go
- tenerto have
- haberhave; forms the perfect aspect, to hold, to possess
- hacerto do, to make
- poderto be able to, can
- saberto know (a fact)
- decirto say, to tell
- quererto want, to love
- verto see
- venirto come
- darto give
- volverto return, to come back
- salirto go out, to leave
- oírto hear
- morirto die, to be dying
- ponerto put, to place
- suponerto suppose, to surmise, to assume
- valerto be worth, to be useful or valid, to be well
- traerto bring
- pagarto pay
- abrirto open, open up, to unlock
- escribirto write, to chat regularly with someone on social media
- caerto fall
- mantenerto keep, to maintain, to support
- solerto be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
- romperto break, to break up, terminate
- andarto walk, to go, to amble
- detenerto detain, to arrest, to stop
- descubrirto discover, to reveal, to invent
- elegirto choose, to elect
- conducirto drive
- freírto fry
- obtenerto obtain
- placerto like, to please
- devolverto return, refund, restore
- resolverto resolve, to sort out, to settle
- cubrirto cover, to mount, to cover oneself
- aponerto appose, to impute, to blame
- apagarto extinguish, to douse, quench
- haberloto have it
- disponerto prepare, arrange, to order
- sostenerto hold, to hold up, to prop up
- producirto produce, to occur, to be there
- contenerto contain, to hold, to restrain
- proponerto propose, to propound, to put forth
- atraerto attract, to lure
- reducirto reduce, to lower, to cut
- describirto describe, represent in words, to trace
- bendecirto bless
- deshacerto undo, to unmake, to unpack
- satisfacerto satisfy, fulfil / fulfill
- traducirto translate, convert, turn
- oponerto oppose, to set against
- reverto see again
- retenerto retain, to remember, to withhold
- exponerto exhibit, to expose
- caberto fit, enter, to traverse
- distraerto entertain, distract, to get distracted
- convenirto agree, agree on, agree upon
- envolverto wrap; to shroud, to involve
- presuponerto presuppose, to assume
- proveniroriginate, arise
- solverto solve
- garantirto guarantee
- complacerto please, to satisfy, to sexually pleasure
- pudrirto rot, to decompose, to waste away
- encubrirto conceal, to cover up
- componerto compose, make up, to repair
- imponerto impose, impress, enforce
- entretenerto entertain
- preverto foresee, to anticipate, to envisage
- introducirto insert, to bring in; to introduce; to add, to admit ; to add
- predecirto predict
- intervenirto intervene, to participate
- extraerto extract, to take out
- yacerto lie; to recline, to have sex, to fuck
- maldecirto damn, to curse
- prevenirto prevent, to forestall, to preempt
- interponerto interpose, to file, lodge
- seducirto seduce
- revolverto stir, to mix, to jumble up
- reponerto replace, to revive, to reinstate
- proveerto provide, purvey, supply
- deducirto deduce, to deduct, to infer
- imprimirto print
- facerobsolete form of hacer
- manuscribirto handwrite; autograph
- contraerto contract, to get, to catch
- disolverto dissolve, to break up, to solve
- posponerto postpone
- reproducirto reproduce, to play
- descomponerto decompose, rot, to discompose
- cocerto boil, to cook, to brew
- inscribirto inscribe, to sign up, to register
- raerto scrape, fray, abrade
- propagarto propagate
- dárselato make fun of; poke fun; take the mickey, to trick; hoodwink
- inducirto lead, to induce
- roerto gnaw, to pick at, to wear down
- haberlasto have them
- reabrirto reopen
- rehacerto redo, to remake
- recaerto fall to; to fall on, to relapse
- equivalerto be equivalent, to correspond, to be tantamount to
- absolverto absolve, to acquit
- sobresalirto stick out, to protrude, to jut out
- decaerto decay
- contradecirto contradict, to belie
- prepagarto prepay
- reescribirto rewrite, to rephrase, reword
- ducirto guide, to lead, to teach
- indisponerto cause to become indisposed, to upset, to alienate
- erguirto elevate, lift up, erect
- desdarto ungive
- recomponerto mend, put back together, fix back
- abducirto abduce, to abduct
- corroerto corrode
- mecerto rock, cradle, to put off something in a deceitful way
- prescribirto prescribe
- proscribirto ban, to exile
Stem-changing verbs
Regular Spanish endings, but the stem vowel changes in some forms.
e→ie
- sentirto feel, to be sorry
- pensarto think
- sentarto seat, to suit
- entenderto understand
- perderto lose, to miss
- empezarto start, begin, to get started
- comenzarto begin, to commence
- cerrarto close, to shut, to shut down
- mentirto lie
- despertarto wake, to wake up, to awaken
- convertirto turn into, to cause to become, to become
- divertirto amuse, to entertain
- referirto report, to relate, to refer to
- tenderto tend to, to have a tendency, to spread
- preferirto prefer, to rather
- calentarto heat, to warm up, to turn on
- gobernarto govern, to steer, to guide
- helarto freeze, to cool
- herirto wound, injure, to hurt
- negarto deny, to refuse
- sugerirto suggest
- dentarto teethe
- encenderto light, ignite, to turn on
- asentarto settle, to set up, to secure
- mentarto mention, name
- asentirto nod, to agree, to consent
- ventarto blow, to sniff, scent
- enterrarto bury, to entomb, to stick
- encerrarto lock up, to coop up, to lock away
- cegarto blind, to go blind, to block
- defenderto defend, to protect, to hold down
- nevarto snow, to whiten, add white colour to something
- atenderto pay attention to, to attend to, to care for
- advertirto warn, to notice
- confesarto confess, to come clean about, to come clean
- atravesarto cross, to traverse, to pierce
- apretarto squeeze, to tighten, constrict or compress
- requerirto require, need, to ask for
- herbarto tan hides with herbs
- invernarto hibernate, to winter
- concertarto arrange, to set up, to agree
- alentarto encourage, animate, to gather up one's courage
- recomendarto recommend
- recentarto leaven
- temblarto tremble, to quiver, to quake
- extenderto extend, to expand, to spread
- quebrarto break, to snap, to shatter
- invertirto invest, to invert
- herrarto horseshoe, to shoe a horse, to brand
- interferirto interfere
- transferirto transfer
- malentenderto misunderstand
- pervertirto pervert, lead astray, garble
- serrarto saw
- acertarto hit, to hit upon, to be right
- ascenderto ascend, to mount, to climb
- reventarto burst, explode, blow up
- tropezarto trip, stumble, bump into
- descenderto descend
- hervirto boil, to seethe, to teem
- concernirto concern
- regimentarto regiment
- manifestarto manifest, reveal, display
- enmendarto correct, to amend
- tentarto tempt, to touch
- desplegarto deploy, to unfold
- arrepentirseto regret, to repent
- consentirto consent, to endure, to pamper
- presentirto have a feeling, have a premonition, to be aware of
- sembrarto plant, to sow, to seed
- fregarto wash, to scrub, to peeve
- verterto pour, spill, shed
- regarto irrigate, to water, to scatter
- desenterrarto exhume, to disinter, to dig up
- revertirto revert
- errarto miss
- desterrarto banish
- denegarto refuse, to turn down, to deny
- merendarto have an afternoon snack
- aterrarto bring down, to knock down
- desconcertarto disconcert
- renegarto complain, to deny vigorously, to renounce
- incensarto incense
- encomendarto entrust
- resentirseto fall apart, to feel the effects, to regret
- digerirto digest
- ferrarto add iron to
- ingerirto ingest
- plegarto fold
- malherirto injure fatally, mortally wound
- ensangrentarto cover with blood
- contenderto contend, to contest
- cernerto sift
- escarmentarto punish severely, reprimand, rebuke
- controvertirto controvert
- atestarto pack
- deshelarto melt
- trascenderto transcend, to go beyond
- recomenzarto recommence, to restart
- repensarto rethink
- discernirto discern, to distinguish
- conferirbestow, confer
- arrendarto rent
- diferirto differ, to defer
- disentirto dissent, disagree
- refregarto rub, to scrub, scour
- adherirto adhere, stick
- emparentarto become related, to discover relatedness
o→ue
- encontrarto meet, to find, encounter
- acordarto agree, to decide
- contarto count, to tally, to tell
- recordarto remember, to recollect, to recall
- probarto try, to taste, to prove
- dormirto sleep, to fall asleep, to sleep in
- sonarto sound, to ring, to ring a bell
- mostrarto show, to demonstrate or display
- volarto fly, to fly away, to blow up
- moverto move, to shake, to wiggle
- forzarto force, break through, to violate
- soñarto dream
- poblarto populate
- apostarto bet
- solarto pave, to sole a shoe
- dolerto hurt, to grieve, regret something
- costarto cost, to be difficult, to have a hard time with something
- olerto smell, to pry into, investigate
- soltarto release, to let go, to let loose
- demostrarto show, to demonstrate, to prove
- soldarto weld, to solder, to braze
- colgarto hang, to hang up, to upload
- almorzarto have lunch
- hollarto tread, trample
- rodarto roll, rotate, to film
- comprobarto check, to check on, to check out
- acostarto put to bed, to lay down
- rogarto beg, entreat, implore something
- esforzarto strengthen, to encourage
- morderto bite, nip, to gnaw
- aprobarto approve, to condone, to permit
- avergonzarto shame, to embarrass, to embarrass oneself
- lloverto rain
- consolarto console
- holgarto rest, be idle
- concordarto agree
- descontardiscount
- reforzarto reinforce, to bolster, to buttress
- torcerto twist, to bend, to sprain
- molerto grind, mill, to grind down
- conmoverto affect, move, touch
- desacordarto put out of tune
- tronarto thunder, to bust, ruin
- removerto stir, to remove, to take away
- colarto sift, to strain, to filter
- retorcerto wring, to squirm, wriggle
- renovarto renovate, to renew
- promoverto promote, to pioneer, to advance
- volcarto upset, knock over, tip over
- recontarto recount, to narrate
- ensoñarto daydream, dream, fantasise
- tostarto toast, to brown by cooking, to tan
- demolerto demolish
- revolarto fly again, to refly, to twirl
- desolarto desolate, destroy, to grieve
- reprobarto condemn, disapprove, reprove
- resonarto resonate, to echo, to ring
- trocarto barter, to turn into, become
- reencontrarto rediscover, to refind
- sobrevolarto fly over
- recostarto lean, to rest (against)
- agorarto foretell
- descolgarto unhang, let down, lower
- degollarto slit the throat
- desaprobarto disapprove, to fail
- desconsolarto grieve, distress
e→i
- seguirto follow, to continue
- vestirto dress, to clothe, to attire
- conseguirto achieve, succeed in, reach
- pedirto ask for, to order
- comedirto moderate, restrain
- servirto serve, to be of use, to be good for
- despedirto dismiss, to fire from a job, to say goodbye
- repetirto repeat, to take seconds, to recur
- perseguirto pursue, to chase, to go after
- rendirto yield, to perform, to surrender
- revestirto cover, to coat, to dress up
- impedirto impede, hinder
- medirto measure, to gauge
- competirto compete
- corregirto correct
- derretirto melt, to spend, waste
- gemirto wail, to moan, to groan
- concebirto conceive, imagine, to understand
- proseguirto continue, to pursue, go on
- reñirto scold, to fight, to quarrel
- regirto rule, govern, be in charge of
- teñirto color, dye, stain
i→ie
u→ue
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