Spanish Irregular Verbs: Full Conjugation Table

11/21/2025 Learning & Grammar created by Sprachcaffe Team

Here is the conjugation of irregular Spanish verbs! It's time to tackle one of the most difficult topics in the Spanish language, especially at the beginning: irregular verbs in Spanish.

There are several verbs in Spanish that choose a different, entirely unique conjugation.

Studying and memorizing them is essential, especially since these verbs include some of the most important and commonly used: does the verb “to be” mean anything to you? Yes, it too follows an irregular conjugation.

So, let's not waste time talking and get straight to the point by discovering how irregular verbs are conjugated in Spanish, what irregularities mean, and when these verbs are used. Sprachcaffe helps you memorize them by also providing a valuable table: in short, there are no more excuses for not knowing them!

Irregular Verbs in Spanish: What do they mean?

First of all, what do we mean by irregular verbs in Spanish?

Quite simply, these are verbs that don't follow the standard -AR, -ER, or -IR conjugations from beginning to end. They choose to modify their stem based on tense and tense usage, even though they are found within the same conjugation.

This does not mean, however, that the irregularity is present in every part of the conjugation itself: in some verbs it may concern only one tense and two persons, in others it may be more widespread, in others still it may appear in a single case.

An example is the verb ir in Spanish , which in the first person singular becomes "voy, and maintains this irregularity throughout the conjugation of the present indicative :

To then return to its traditional and standard form in other conjugations, such as that of the imperfect indicative:
Person	Verb ir Present Indicative
yo	I
tu	You
él/ella	he/she
nosotros	us
vosotros	you
ellos/ellas	they

Another difference to note is that there are irregular verbs in Spanish with diphthongs and with weakening.
Person	Verb ir (to go) Imperfect Tense
yo	I
tu	you
él/ella	he/she
nosotros	us
vosotros	you
ellos/ellas	they

Irregular verbs with diphthongs are those that add something, for example transforming the "e" and the "i" into the diphthong "ie" in verbs like querer and adquirir, or the "o" and the "u" into the diphthong "ue", as in the verbs poder and jugar:

qu e rer → qu ie ro
adqu i rir → adqu ie ro
po der → p ue do
ju gar → jue go
Irregular verbs with weakening, on the other hand, are those that have an "e" in the root and transform it into an "i." These are always third-conjugation verbs, and the most obvious example is the verb pedir:

p e dir → p i do

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Irregular Verbs in Spanish: Table

And, to help you learn them all, we've enriched this lesson by providing you with a complete table of irregular verbs in Spanish that you can download and carry with you wherever you go.

Take advantage of every free moment of the day to read it and study a few verb groups, and you'll see that in no time you'll know them all by heart without any problems.

As you can see, they are all very commonly used verbs in the Spanish language.
Verb	Translation
querer	to want
pedir	to order
ir	go
ser	to be
hacer	to do
nacer	to be born
dormir	sleep
oir	to hear (hearing)
jugar	play
poner	put
poder	power
entender	understand
decir	that is to say
dar	to give
caer	to fall
saber	to know
tener	to have
traer	bring
valer	be valid
venir	to come
ver	see
caber	fit
haber	to have
sentir	to feel (emotions)
salir	to go out

Examples of Conjugation of Irregular Verbs in Spanish

To further clarify how irregular verbs work in Spanish, let's now look at their complete conjugation. To do so, let's take one of the most common verbs in the Spanish language as an example: the verb poder, which means to be able to.

Person	Present (Can / Am able)	Imperfect (Was able / Used to be)	Perfect Tense (Managed to / Could)	Future (Will be able to)
Yo	puedo	podía	pude	podré
Tu	puedes	podías	pudiste	podrás
Él / Ella	puede	podía	pudo	podrá
Nosotros	podemos	podíamos	pudimos	podremos
Vosotros	podéis	podíais	pudisteis	podréis
Ellos / Ellas	pueden	podían	pudieron	podrán

Indicative (compound tenses)
Person	Present Perfect (Have been able)	Pluperfect / Past Perfect (Had been able)	Conditional Perfect (Would have been able)	Future Perfect (Will have been able)
Yo	he podido	había podido	habría podido	habré podido
Tu	has podido	habías podido	habrías podido	habrás podido
Él / Ella	ha podido	había podido	habría podido	habrá podido
Nosotros	hemos podido	habíamos podido	habríamos podido	habremos podido
Vosotros	habéis podido	habíais podido	habríais podido	habréis podido
Ellos / Ellas	han podido	habían podido	habrían podido	habrán podido

Subjunctive (simple tenses)
Person	Present Subjunctive	mperfect Subjunctive (Option 1 - Most Common)	Imperfect Subjunctive (Option 2 - Alternative)	Future Subjunctive (Rare/Historic)
Yo	pueda	pudiera	pudiese	pudiere
Tu	puedas	pudieras	pudieses	pudieres
Él/Ella	pueda	pudiera	pudiese	pudiere
Nosotros	podamos	pudiéramos	pudiésemos	pudiéremos
Vosotros	podáis	pudierais	pudieseis	pudiereis
Ellos/Ellas	puedan	pudieran	pudieses	pudieren

Subjunctive (Compound Tenses)
Person	Present	Imperfect Tense	Future Tense
Yo	haya podido	hubiera podido	hubieran podido
Tu	hayas podido	hubieras podido	hubieres podido
Él/Ella	haya podido	hubiera podido	hubiere podido
Nosotros	hayamos podido	hubiéramos podido	hubiéremos podido
Vosotros	hayáis podido	hubierais podido	hubiereis podido
Ellos / Ellas	hayan podido	hubieran podido	hubieren podido

Conditional
Person	Simple	Compound
Yo	podría	habría podido
You	podrías	habrías podido
Él/Ella	podría	habría podido
Nosotros	podríamos	habríamos podido
Vosotros	podríais	habríais podido
Ellos/Ellas	podrían	habrían podido

Of the verb poder, the past participle is podido , while the gerund pudiendo / habiendo podido.

In this case, we can note the irregularity that persists consistently in some tenses while not appearing at all in others. Taking the indicative, for example, it is found in the present and preterite perfect tenses, while it does not appear at all in the imperfect and simple future tenses.

This is a recurring pattern in other verb moods as well.

Remember, however, that each irregular verb can have different and unique characteristics, and therefore it is essential to study the conjugation of each one in great detail.

Irregular Verbs in Spanish: How to Memorize Them?

Luckily, there aren't a huge number of irregular verbs in Spanish, but memorizing them all at once can be a real challenge.

This is because, in addition to the verb and its translation, you also need to know its conjugation and understand where its irregularity lies! For example, with the verb "salir," you need to remember that the first-person singular becomes "salgo," with the addition of a "g."

In some cases, you'll see that it's very simple: in the example we just saw, we have the exact same irregularity in Italian. In other cases, it's not so, like the real "caer" becoming "caigo."

So, here are some tips to help you memorize irregular verbs in Spanish more easily and become an unstoppable language learner:

Learn them a little at a time : there's no rush, on the contrary. It's better to learn a few at a time but well, remembering every detail of conjugation and irregularities, rather than memorizing a meaningless list of all the irregular verbs. Quality always beats quantity, even (and especially) when learning a new language;
Group verbs by category : try to group together all those with similar irregularities and study them as a group. For example, you can choose to combine all those with irregularities involving diphthongs and weakening, or simply study one conjugation at a time: first -AR, then -ER, and finally -IR. You'll notice that some verbs are simply unclassifiable: verbs like -oir, -ir, and -ser don't follow a specific irregularity: they are truly irregular and should be studied as they are;
Put them in context: One of the best ways to study and memorize vocabulary and verbs is definitely to put them in context. Seeing, reading, and hearing them in a meaningful sentence helps you immediately grasp their meaning, but it also makes the conjugation easier to relate to the infinitive.
For example, if I say the sentence "Que sea un buen dia," you immediately understand that "sea" is the subjunctive of the verb "ser," meaning "to be," because the context is a huge help.
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