Spanish Verb Conjugation

The most-used spanish verbs in the three tenses that cover 90% of conversation: present, preterite, and imperfect. Every table includes when-to-use notes and example sentences — and every verb page ends with a way to practice the forms out loud.

ser — to be (identity, essence, permanent traits)

Present (soy, eres, es) · Preterite (fui, fuiste, fue) · Imperfect (era…)

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estar — to be (state, location, feelings)

Present (estoy, estás, está) · Preterite (estuve, estuviste, estuvo) · Imperfect (estaba…)

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tener — to have

Present (tengo, tienes, tiene) · Preterite (tuve, tuviste, tuvo) · Imperfect (tenía…)

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ir — to go

Present (voy, vas, va) · Preterite (fui, fuiste, fue) · Imperfect (iba…)

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hacer — to do, to make

Present (hago, haces, hace) · Preterite (hice, hiciste, hizo) · Imperfect (hacía…)

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decir — to say, to tell

Present (digo, dices, dice) · Preterite (dije, dijiste, dijo) · Imperfect (decía…)

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poder — to be able to, can

Present (puedo, puedes, puede) · Preterite (pude, pudiste, pudo) · Imperfect (podía…)

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querer — to want; to love (people)

Present (quiero, quieres, quiere) · Preterite (quise, quisiste, quiso) · Imperfect (quería…)

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haber — to have (auxiliary); there is/are

Present (he, has, ha) · Preterite (hube, hubiste, hubo) · Imperfect (había…)

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