Common Spanish irregular verbs are ser, estar, tener, poder and querer, but irregular verbs in Spanish don’t end there!
Today, I will share with you a list of top Spanish irregular verbs along with their conjugations in the present tense.
Let’s dive right in!
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Spanish Irregular Verbs
The top 5 most used verbs in Spanish are irregular.
Irregular verbs don’t follow the established conjugation pattern.

I would recommend you learn the conjugation of the following irregular verbs by heart.
Here they are!
Top 5 Irregular Spanish Verbs
ser (to be)
- yo soy
- tú eres
- vos sos
- él, ella, usted es
- nosotros somos
- vosotros sois
- ellos, ellas, ustedes son
estar (to be)
- yo estoy
- tú estás
- vos estás
- él, ella, usted está
- nosotros estamos
- vosotros estáis
- ellos, ellas, ustedes están
tener (to have)
- yo tengo
- tú tienes
- vos tenés
- él, ella, usted tiene
- nosotros tenemos
- vosotros tenéis
- ellos, ellas, ustedes tienen
hacer (to do, to make)
- yo hago
- tú haces
- vos hacés
- él, ella, usted hace
- nosotros hacemos
- vosotros hacéis
- ellos, ellas, ustedes hacen
poder (can, to be able to)
- yo puedo
- tú puedes
- vos podés
- él, ella, usted puede
- nosotros podemos
- vosotros podéis
- ellos, ellas, ustedes pueden
Common Spanish Irregular Verbs
- querer (to want)
- sentarse (to sit down)
- cerrar (to close)
- empezar (to start)
- comenzar (to start)
- perder (to lose)
- entender (to understand)
- sentir (to feel)
- preferir (to prefer)
- morir (to die)
- dormir (to sleep)
- volar (to fly)
- recordar (to remember)
- encontrar (to find)
- volver (to return)
- jugar (to play)
- pedir (to ask for)
- seguir (to continue)
- perseguir (to chase)
- repetir (to repeat)
- competir (to compete)
- reír (to laugh)
- sonreír (to smile)
- poner (to put)
- salir (to leave)
- traer (to bring)
- ver (to see)
- dar (to give)
- saber (to know)
- conocer (to know)
- traducir (to translate)
- conducir (to drive)
- venir (to come)
- decir (to say)
- oír (to hear)
- ir (to go)
Irregular Verb Chart
Here’s a chart with a list of irregular Spanish verbs in the present tense.
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