Irregular Verb Rules
Verbs
Spanish to English
English to Spanish
100

This causes verbs to be considered irregular.

What is ... a change in the stem when they are conjugated.

100

Entender (to understand)

Yo ...

entiendo

100

Yo no quiero cantar.

I don't want to sing.

100

They want to read a book.

Ellos quieren leer un libro.

200

These forms are unaffected by the stem change in the presnet tense.

What are nosotros and vosotros?

200

Devolver (to return something)

Yo ...  

Tú ...

ella ...

devuelvo

deveulves

devuelve

200

Podemos bailar bien.

We are able to dance well.

200

He wants to be able to run.

Él quiere poder correr.

300

Oyes, oye, oyen reflect this.

What is ... a spelling change rather than a stem change.

300

Venir (to come)

Yo ...            Nosotros ....

Tú .....          Vosotros ...

Ud. ....         Uds. ....

Yo vengo          Nosotros venimos

Tú vienes          Vosotros venís

Ud. viene           Uds. vienen

300

Susan quiere poder hablar español.

Susan wants to be able to speak spanish.

300

She has a cat. Does she have a dog?

Ella tiene un gato.  ?Tiene ella un perro?