{"id":144893,"date":"2023-06-24T09:56:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/difficult-spanish-verbs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T05:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:29:45","slug":"difficult-spanish-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/difficult-spanish-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"33 Very Common Yet Hard-to-conjugate Spanish Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different types of verbs in Spanish, ranging from simple verbs with regular conjugations to intricate stem-changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We are going to look at 33 hard (but common) Spanish verbs, what makes them challenging and their conjugations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>1.<i> Caber <\/i>(To fit)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <em>u<\/em> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Present tense<\/u>:\u00a0<em><strong>quepo<\/strong>,\u00a0cabes,\u00a0cabe,\u00a0cabemos,\u00a0cab\u00e9is, caben<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Preterit tense<\/u>:\u00a0<em>c<strong>u<\/strong>pe, c<strong>u<\/strong>piste, c<strong>u<\/strong>po, c<strong>u<\/strong>pimos, c<strong>u<\/strong>pisteis, c<strong>u<\/strong>pieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>2. <em>Caer<\/em> (To fall)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>i<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Present tense<\/u>: <em><strong>caigo<\/strong>, caes, cae, caemos,\u00a0ca\u00e9is, caen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Preterit tense<\/u>: <em>ca<strong>\u00ed<\/strong>,\u00a0ca<strong><span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00ed<\/span><\/strong>ste,\u00a0ca<strong><span class=\"conj-irregular\">y<\/span><\/strong>\u00f3,\u00a0ca<strong><span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00ed<\/span><\/strong>mos,\u00a0ca<strong><span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00ed<\/span><\/strong>steis,\u00a0ca<strong><span class=\"conj-irregular\">y<\/span><\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>3. <em>Dar<\/em> (To give)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>i<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Present tense<\/u>:\u00a0<i><strong>doy<\/strong>, das, da, damos, dais, dan<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><u>Preterit tense<\/u>: <em>d<strong>i<\/strong>, d<strong>i<\/strong>ste, d<strong>i<\/strong>o, d<strong>i<\/strong>mos, d<strong>i<\/strong>steis, d<strong>i<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>4. <em>Estar<\/em> (To be)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>uv<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>estoy<\/strong>,\u00a0est<span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00e1<\/span>s,\u00a0est<span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00e1, estamos,\u00a0est\u00e1is,\u00a0est<span class=\"conj-irregular\">\u00e1<\/span>n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <i>est<strong>uv<\/strong>e, est<strong>uv<\/strong>iste, est<strong>uv<\/strong>o, est<strong>uv<\/strong>imos, est<strong>uv<\/strong>isteis, est<strong>uv<\/strong>ieron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>5. <em>Ver<\/em> (To see)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo\u00a0<\/em>form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>veo<\/strong>, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven<\/i><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">6. <em>Valer\u00a0<\/em>(To be worth)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>valgo<\/strong>, vales, valemos, val\u00e9is, valen<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>7. <em>Traer\u00a0<\/em>(To bring)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>j\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>traigo<\/strong>, traes, trae, traemos, tra\u00e9is, traen<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <i>tra<strong>j<\/strong>e, tra<strong>j<\/strong>iste, tra<strong>j<\/strong>o, tra<strong>j<\/strong>imos, tra<strong>j<\/strong>isteis, tra<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>8. <em>Salir<\/em> (To leave)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo\u00a0<\/em>form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>salgo<\/strong>, sales, sale, salimos,\u00a0sal\u00eds, salen<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>9. <em>Poner<\/em> (To put)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>u<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i><strong>pongo<\/strong>, pones, pone, ponemos,pon\u00e9is, ponen<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <i>p<strong>u<\/strong>se, p<strong>u<\/strong>siste, p<strong>u<\/strong>so, p<strong>u<\/strong>simos, p<strong>u<\/strong>sisteis, p<strong>u<\/strong>sieron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>10. <em>Componer<\/em> (To compose)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>poner. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Note that the<strong> compound forms<\/strong> of these verbs are also irregular in the <i>yo <\/i>form. Compound forms are pretty easy to spot because they show a prefix (<i>des-, dis-, com-, con-,<\/i> etc.) preceding the radical.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>com<strong>pongo<\/strong>, compones, compone, componemos compon\u00e9is, componen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>comp<strong>u<\/strong>se, comp<strong>u<\/strong>siste, comp<strong>u<\/strong>so, comp<strong>u<\/strong>simos, comp<strong>u<\/strong>sisteis, comp<strong>u<\/strong>sieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>11. <em>Disponer<\/em> (To arrange)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>poner. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>dis<strong>pongo<\/strong>, dispones, dispone, disponemos, dispon\u00e9is, disponen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>disp<strong>u<\/strong>se, disp<strong>u<\/strong>siste,disp<strong>u<\/strong>so, disp<strong>u<\/strong>simos, disp<strong>u<\/strong>sisteis, disp<strong>u<\/strong>sieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>12. <em>Proponer<\/em> (To propose)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>poner. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>pro<strong>pongo<\/strong>, propones, propone, proponemos, propon\u00e9is, proponen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>prop<strong>u<\/strong>se, prop<strong>u<\/strong>siste,prop<strong>u<\/strong>so, prop<strong>u<\/strong>simos, prop<strong>u<\/strong>sisteis, prop<strong>u<\/strong>sieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>13. <em>Reponer<\/em> (To replace)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>poner. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <i>re<strong>pongo<\/strong>, repones, repone, reponemos, repon\u00e9is, reponen<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>rep<strong>u<\/strong>se, rep<strong>u<\/strong>siste,\u00a0rep<strong>u<\/strong>so, rep<strong>u<\/strong>simos, rep<strong>u<\/strong>sisteis, rep<strong>u<\/strong>sieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>14.<em> Hacer<\/em> (To do)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>i<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:\u00a0<i><strong>hago<\/strong>, haces, hace, hacemos,\u00a0hac\u00e9is,\u00a0hacen<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <i>h<strong>i<\/strong>ce, h<strong>i<\/strong>ciste, h<strong>i<\/strong>zo, h<strong>i<\/strong>cimos, h<strong>i<\/strong>cisteis, h<strong>i<\/strong>cieron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>15. <em>Deshacer\u00a0<\/em>(To undo)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>hacer. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>des<strong>hago<\/strong>, deshaces, deshace, deshacemos,\u00a0deshac\u00e9is, deshacen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>desh<strong>i<\/strong>ce, desh<strong>i<\/strong>ciste, desh<strong>i<\/strong>zo, desh<strong>i<\/strong>cimos, desh<strong>i<\/strong>cisteis, desh<strong>i<\/strong>cieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>16. <em>Rehacer<\/em> (To remake)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb is a compound form of <em>hacer. <\/em>It\u00a0follows the same pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>re<strong>hago<\/strong>, rehaces, rehace, rehacemos, rehac\u00e9is, rehacen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>reh<strong>i<\/strong>ce, reh<strong>i<\/strong>ciste, reh<strong>i<\/strong>zo, reh<strong>i<\/strong>cimos, reh<strong>i<\/strong>cisteis, reh<strong>i<\/strong>cieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>17. <em>Saber\u00a0<\/em>(To know)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0first-person singular\u00a0(the<em>\u00a0yo<\/em>\u00a0form) is irregular in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>u<\/i>\u00a0in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em><strong>s\u00e9<\/strong>, sabes, sabe, sabemos,\u00a0sab\u00e9is, saben<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>s<strong>u<\/strong>pe, s<strong>u<\/strong>piste, s<strong>u<\/strong>po, s<strong>u<\/strong>pimos, s<strong>u<\/strong>pisteis, s<strong>u<\/strong>pieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>18. <em>Conocer<\/em> (To know)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>cono<strong>zc<\/strong>o, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conoc\u00e9is, conocen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>19. <em>Agradecer<\/em> (To thank, to be grateful)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>agrade<strong>zc<\/strong>o, agradeces, agradece,\u00a0agradecemos,\u00a0agradec\u00e9is,\u00a0agradecen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>20. <em>Aparecer\u00a0<\/em>(To appear)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>apare<strong>zc<\/strong>o, apareces, aparece, aparecemos, aparec\u00e9is, aparecen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>21. <em>Ofrecer<\/em> (To offer)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>ofre<strong>zc<\/strong>o, ofreces, ofrece, ofrecemos, ofrec\u00e9is, ofrecen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>22. <em>Permanecer<\/em> (To remain)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>permane<strong>zc<\/strong>o, permaneces, permanece,\u00a0permanecemos,\u00a0permanec\u00e9is,\u00a0permanecen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>23. <em>Pertenecer\u00a0<\/em>(To belong to)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>pertene<strong>zc<\/strong>o, perteneces,\u00a0pertenece,\u00a0pertenecemos,\u00a0pertenec\u00e9is,\u00a0pertenecen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>24. <em>Traducir<\/em> (To translate)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>j\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>tradu<strong>zc<\/strong>o, traduces, traduce, traducimos, traducis, traducen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>tradu<strong>j<\/strong>e, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>iste, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>o, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>imos, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>isteis, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>25.<em> Conducir<\/em> (To drive)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>j\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>condu<strong>zc<\/strong>o, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducis, conducen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>condu<strong>j<\/strong>e, condu<strong>j<\/strong>iste, condu<strong>j<\/strong>o, condu<strong>j<\/strong>imos, condu<strong>j<\/strong>isteis, condu<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>26. <em>Producir<\/em> (To produce)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>j\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>: <em>produ<strong>zc<\/strong>o, produces, produce, producimos, produc\u00eds, producen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>produ<strong>j<\/strong>e, produ<strong>j<\/strong>iste, produ<strong>j<\/strong>o, produ<strong>j<\/strong>imos, produ<strong>j<\/strong>isteis, produ<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>27. <em>Tener<\/em> (To have)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irregular form in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>uv\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, ten\u00e9is, tienen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>: <em>t<strong>uv<\/strong>e, t<strong>uv<\/strong>iste, t<strong>uv<\/strong>o, t<strong>uv<\/strong>imos, t<strong>uv<\/strong>isteis, t<strong>uv<\/strong>ieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>28. <em>Andar<\/em> (To walk)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>uv\u00a0<\/i>in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<em> and<strong>uv<\/strong>e, and<strong>uv<\/strong>iste, and<strong>uv<\/strong>o, and<strong>uv<\/strong>imos, and<strong>uv<\/strong>isteis, and<strong>uv<\/strong>ieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><i><\/i>29. <em>Poder <\/em> (To be able to)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>ue\u00a0<\/i>in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>u<\/i> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:<em> p<strong>ue<\/strong>do, p<strong>ue<\/strong>des, p<strong>ue<\/strong>de, podemos, pod\u00e9is, p<strong>ue<\/strong>den<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<i> p<strong>u<\/strong>de, pudiste, p<strong>u<\/strong>do, p<strong>u<\/strong>dimos, p<strong>u<\/strong>disteis, p<strong>u<\/strong>dieron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>30. <em>Venir<\/em> (To come)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irregular first-person singular form (the\u00a0<em>yo\u00a0<\/em>form) in the present tense, and stem change in other present tense forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <em>i<\/em> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>ven<strong>go<\/strong>, v<strong>i<\/strong>enes, v<strong>i<\/strong>ene, venimos, ven\u00eds, v<strong>i<\/strong>enen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<i>\u00a0v<strong>i<\/strong>ne, v<strong>i<\/strong>niste, v<strong>i<\/strong>no, v<strong>i<\/strong>nimos, v<strong>i<\/strong>nisteis, v<strong>i<\/strong>nieron<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>31. <em>Querer<\/em> (To want)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irregular form with stem change in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <i>i<\/i> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:<em> qu<strong>i<\/strong>ero, qu<strong>i<\/strong>eres, qu<strong>i<\/strong>ere, queremos, quer\u00e9is, qu<strong>i<\/strong>eren<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<em> qu<strong>i<\/strong>se, qu<strong>i<\/strong>siste, qu<strong>i<\/strong>so, qu<strong>i<\/strong>simos, qu<strong>i<\/strong>sisteis, qu<strong>i<\/strong>sieron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><i><\/i><i><\/i>32.<i> Traducir <\/i>(To translate)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <em>j<\/em> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:<em> tradu<strong>zc<\/strong>o, traduces, traduce, traducimos, traducis, traducen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<em> tradu<strong>j<\/strong>e, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>iste, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>o, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>imos, tradu<strong>j<\/strong>isteis tradu<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>33.<em> Producir <\/em>(To produce)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This verb\u00a0changes from\u00a0<i>c <\/i>to <em>zc<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the first-person singular only in the present tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The stem changes to <em>j<\/em> in the preterit tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Irregular conjugations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Present tense<\/span>:\u00a0<em>produ<strong>zc<\/strong>o, produces, produce, producimos, produc\u00eds, producen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Preterit tense<\/span>:<em> produ<strong>j<\/strong>e, produ<strong>j<\/strong>iste, produ<strong>j<\/strong>o, produ<strong>j<\/strong>imos, produ<strong>j<\/strong>isteis, produ<strong>j<\/strong>eron<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Resources for Tackling Difficult Spanish Verbs<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Practice-Perfect-Spanish-Tenses-Edition\/dp\/0071639306?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>&#8220;Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Dorothy Richmond<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;Practice Makes Perfect&#8221; edition is ideally suited for beginner to intermediate level students and will help you finally understand how and when to use the appropriate tense and mood through everyday examples covering a wide variety of topics and about 250 engaging exercises.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spanish-Verbs-CD-ROM-Audio-Verb\/dp\/0764197975?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>&#8220;501 Spanish Verbs&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Christopher Kendris<\/p>\n<p>The principal behind this book is simple: Giving you an in-depth analysis of the 501 most commonly used verbs\u00a0in Spanish and how to use them all in the 15 tenses and moods.<\/p>\n<p>The seventh edition includes brand new content covering passive and active voice formation, an additional list of 2200 regular verbs to improve your learning, sentences demonstrating Spanish verb usage in all tenses, a CD-ROM which includes language learning aids and an audio CD that reviews the formation and usage of Spanish verb forms.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Frequency-Dictionary-Spanish-Vocabulary-Dictionaries\/dp\/0415334292?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>&#8220;A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish: Core Vocabulary for Learners&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Mark Davies<\/p>\n<p>This extremely complete and up-to-date Spanish frequency dictionary provides you with a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a special section which provides a comprehensive list of the most used verbs (which is quite different from the list of the preceding book) along with their English equivalents and sample sentences.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spanish-Workbook-Frank-Nuessel-Ph-D\/dp\/0764130528?tag=fluentu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>&#8220;Spanish Verb Workbook&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Frank R. Neussel, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>This Spanish workbook will have you actually put into practice everything you&#8217;ll come to learn about <em>la gram\u00e1tica espa\u00f1ola\u00a0<\/em>(Spanish grammar). Each chapter will present you with exercises covering fundamental conjugation information and illustrative dialogues for you to master every tense and mood over a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few resources to help you get a handle on Spanish verbs, and ideally, you should pair these books with other tools that can teach and also show you the verbs in action. That way, you can see all the rules that come into play when it comes to proper verb conjugation.<\/p>\n<p>Immersion-based language learning programs are one such tool that can present Spanish verbs in context by using content that depicts real-life usage of Spanish. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a> uses short Spanish videos featuring native speakers. <p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p> \r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. If you decide to sign up now, you can take advantage of our current sale!<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/NativeAd-Spanish.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\n<p>By pairing book-based learning with constant exposure to realistic Spanish speech, you can more quickly master these finicky verbs. So put plenty of time and effort into practicing them, because it&#8217;ll be well worth it when you can craft some pretty impressive Spanish phrases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, there you have it! There was\u00a0<em>much\u00edsima<\/em>\u00a0(a lot of) information in this post and you might want to bookmark this page\u00a0so you can come back to it often and refresh your mind when you need to.<\/p>\n<p>The more you use these difficult Spanish verbs, the easier it will become for you to use and understand them when\u00a0spoken out loud or\u00a0in your reading materials.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to expand on this particular subject, feel free to refer to the recommended list of books included in the first section of this article.\u00a0It&#8217;ll go a long way.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you've made it this far that means you probably enjoy learning Spanish with engaging material and <strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> will then love FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nOther sites use scripted content. 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If you see an interesting word you don\u2019t know, you can add it to a vocab list.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-2.png\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-interactive-subtitled-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nReview a complete interactive transcript under the <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> tab, and find words and phrases listed under <strong>Vocab<\/strong>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-3.jpg\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-songs\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nLearn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU\u2019s robust learning engine. 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It'll even remind you when it\u2019s time to review what you\u2019ve learned.<strong> Every learner has a truly personalized experience, even if they\u2019re learning with the same video.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStart using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! 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