OTHER FREQUENTLY USED VERBS WITH IRREGULAR FORMS: Decir (to say) Ir (to go) Oír (to hear) Digo Decimos Voy Vamos Oigo Oímos Dices Decís Vas Vais Oyes Oís dice dicen Va van oye oyen Ser (to be) Tener (to have) Venir (to come) Soy Somos Tengo Tenemos Vengo Venimos Eres Sois Tienes […]
OTHER FREQUENTLY USED VERBS WITH IRREGULAR FORMS
| Decir (to say) | Ir (to go) | Oír (to hear) | |||
| Digo | Decimos | Voy | Vamos | Oigo | Oímos |
| Dices | Decís | Vas | Vais | Oyes | Oís |
| dice | dicen | Va | van | oye | oyen |
| Ser (to be) | Tener (to have) | Venir (to come) | |||
| Soy | Somos | Tengo | Tenemos | Vengo | Venimos |
| Eres | Sois | Tienes | Tenéis | Vienes | Venís |
| Es | son | tiene | tienen | viene | vienen |
Note that haber is also irregular. One meaning of haber is to have , however in the present as in other tenses haber is more frequently used as an impersonal verb in the third-person singular form as hay . It means there is and there are.
Hay thes sillas en la sala – There are three chairs in the living room
Hay una posibilidad solamente – There is only one possibility
DAR, HABER, HACER AND TENER IN EXPRESSIONS WITH A SPECIAL MEANING
These irregular verbs appear frequently in idiomatic expressions, many of them are formed with the structure: verb + infinitive, also called perífrasis verbales in Spanish.
See some examples:
Dar un abrazo – to hug, to embrace
Le da un abrazo a su amigo He hugs his friend
Dar gritos – to shout
La multitud da gritos the crowd screams
Dar la hora – to strike the hour
El reloj da la una The clock strikes one
Haber:
Hay que + infinitive – to be necessary (to express obligation)
Hay que estudiar para aprender It is necessary to study in order to learn
Haber sol – to be sunny
Hay sol por la mañana It is sunny in the morning
Haber neblina – to be foggy
Hay neblina esta mañana It is foggy this morning
Hacer in expressions that refer to weather conditions:
Hacer calor , hacer fresco – to be hot, to be cool
Hace fresco , no hace calor It is cool; it is not hot
Hacer viento – to be windy
Hace viento It is windy
Hacer un viaje – to take a trip
Lina hace un viaje a las Bahamas Lina takes a trip to the Bahamas
Hacer in other expressions:
Hacer una visita – to pay a visit
Marcus hace una visita a su tío Marcus visits his uncle
Hacer daño – to harm, damage
Beber mucho agua no te hace daño Drinking a lot of water does not harm you
Hacer caso – to notice, pay attention
Los niños no hacen caso al maestro The children do not pay attention to the teacher
Hacer el papel de – to play the role of
El actor hace el papel de Hamlet The actor play the role of Hamlet
Tener to express obligation with the form tener + que + infinitive:
Tenemos que salir We must leave
Tener:
Tener frío – to be cold
Tengo frío I am cold
Tener hambre – to be hungry
¿Tienes hambre? Are you hungry?
Tener miedo – to be afraid
Tengo miedo de las serpientes I am afraid of snakes
Tener razón – to be right
Yo tengo razón I am right
Tener sed – to be thirsty
¿tienes sed? Are you thisrty
Tener prisa – to be in a hurry
Mi esposo tiene prisa My husband is in a hurry
Tener la culpa – to be to blame
El sospechoso tiene la culpa del accidente The suspect is to blame for the accident
Tener lugar – to take place
La reunión tiene lugar ahora The meeting takes place now
