Spanish irregular verbs don’t play by the tidy -ar, -er, -ir rules you learned on day one. They twist and turn, change stems, and sometimes reshape themselves completely. If you’ve ever frozen mid‑sentence searching for the right form of tener or hacer, this list is your lifeline.
We’ve rounded up around 117 of the most common irregulars you’ll actually hear and use – the ones that show up in everyday chats, not the obscure relics from a grammar appendix. Every verb comes with a straightforward meaning and a natural example sentence, so you can see exactly how it behaves in real Spanish, not just a lifeless translation.
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| Infinitive | Meaning | Stem Change | Example | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordar | to remember | o > ue stem change | Recuerdo tu nombre. | I remember your name. | |
| reír | to laugh | í in some forms | Me río mucho. | I laugh a lot. | |
| reír | to laugh | irregular in some forms: río, ríe | Nos reímos mucho en la fiesta. | We laughed a lot at the party. | |
| repetir | to repeat | e > i stem change | ¿Puedes repetir la frase? | Can you repeat the phrase? | |
| romper | to break | regular verb; irregular yo form: rompo | Se rompió el vaso. | The glass broke. | |
| saber | to know | irregular yo form | Sé la respuesta. | I know the answer. | |
| saber | to know | irregular yo form | Sé la respuesta. | I know the answer. | |
| saber (supe) | to find out / know | irregular | ¿Supiste eso? | Supieron tarde. | |
| salir | to leave, to go out | irregular yo form | Salimos temprano. | We leave early. | |
| salir | to leave; to go out | irregular yo form | Salimos a las ocho. | We leave at eight. | |
| satisfacer | to satisfy | irregular | to satisfy | ||
| seguir | to follow | e > i | Sigo las instrucciones. | I follow the instructions. | |
| seguir | to continue; to follow | e > i stem change | Sigo estudiando español. | I keep studying Spanish. | |
| sentir | to feel | Stem change e > ie; participle irregular: sentido | Siento frío hoy. | I feel cold today. | |
| sentir | to feel, to regret | stem change e > ie | Siento frío. | I feel cold. | |
| ser | to be | highly irregular | Yo soy estudiante. | I am a student. | |
| ser | to be | highly irregular | Yo soy estudiante. | I am a student. | |
| ser/ir (fui) | to be / to go | irregular | ¿Fuiste tú? | Fueron juntos. | |
| servir | to serve; to be useful | e > i stem change | Esta llave no sirve. | This key does not work. | |
| sonreír | to smile | e→ie | to smile | ||
| subir | to go up, to upload | regular verb; irregular yo form: subo | Subo las escaleras despacio. | I go up the stairs slowly. | |
| tener | to have | e to ie stem change | Ella tiene dos hermanos. | She has two brothers. | |
| tener | to have | e -> ie in some forms | Ella tiene una idea. | She has an idea. | |
| tener (tuve) | to have | irregular | ¿Tuviste tiempo? | Tuvieron suerte. | |
| traducir | to translate | -zco in yo form | Traduzco una frase. | I translate a sentence. |
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