Spanish Verb Types

Spanish verbs are divided in regular and irregular verbs. The vast majority of the verbs are regular. All the verbs are also divided in conjugation group according to the ending in the infinitive (See the groups under regular verbs).

Note! By checking the sample verbs you also see the list of other verbs belonging to the same type of conjugation.

Regular verbs

Verbix shows regular forms in black. Check the verb conjugations for each verb below.

• 1st conjugation (I), verbs ending in -ar : cantar (to sing).
• 2nd conjugation (II), verbs ending in -er : comer (to eat).
• 3rd conjugation (III), verbs ending in -ir : vivir (to live).

Irregular verbs

Verbix shows irregular forms in red. Check the verb conjugations for each verb below.

• Irregularities in Present tense
  • Verbs with diptongue.
    • E > IE: calentar (I), perder (II), discernir (III)
    • I > IE: adquirir (III)
    • O > UE: contar (I), volver (II)
    • U > UE: jugar (I)
    • E > IE/I: sentir (III)
    • O > UE/U: dormir (III)
  • Change in the stem vocale.
    • E > I: pedir (III)
    • O > U: podrir (III)
  • Consonants are added in the stem.
    • C > CZ: conocer (II)
    • N > NG: tener (II)
    • L > LG: valer (II), salir (III)
    • S > SG: asir (III)
    • U > UY: huir (III)
    • G added: caer (II), oír (III)
  • Other irregularities.
    • B > Y in subjunctive: haber (II)
    • C > G: hacer (II)
    • AB > EP: caber (II)
    • EC > IG: decir (III)
• Irregularities in Preterite tense
  • Change in stem vocale
    • E > I: gemir (III)
    • O > U: dormir (III)
  • Strong preterites
    • 1st conjugation: andar, dar, estar
    • 2nd conjugation: caber, haber, hacer, placer, poder, poner, querer, responder, saber, ser, tener, traer, ver
    • 3rd conjugation: conducir, decir, ir, venir
• Irregularities in future and conditional.
  • Loss of the protonic vocal
    • saber (II)
  • Loss of vocal and consonant
    • 2nd conjugation: hacer
    • 3rd conjugation: decir
  • Loss of vocal and addition of consonant
    • 2nd conjugation: poner
    • 3rd conjugation: salir

Ortographic modifications

Verbix shows ortographic modifications in blue. Check the verb conjugations for each verb below.

• Modifications for preserving the pronounciation
  • 1st conjugation
    • C > QU: buscar
    • G > GU: jugar
    • GU > GÜ: averiguar
    • Z > C: cruzar
  • 2nd and 3rd conjugations
    • C > Z: vencer (II), esparcir (III)
    • G > J: coger (II), dirigir (III)
    • GU > G: seguir (III)
    • QU > C: delinquir (III)
• Changes due to ortographic rules
  • Loss of atonic i
    • bullir (III), bruir (III)
  • Atonic i changes to y.
    • caer (II)
    • oír (III)
    • huir (III)
• Change of the ortographic accent in verbs ending in -iar and -uar
  • confiar
  • continuar
• Other changes of the ortographic accent
  • U > Ú: aullar
  • I > Í: airar