Irregular Verbs

Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.8.4

Deleting an 'E' before the ‘R’of the infinitive

The irregular simple future verbs are the same as the irregular simple conditional verbs. There are five important irregular verbs in the future tense and conditional tense that share this irregularity.

Caber - to fit

Caber - to fit

  • Cabré - I will fit.
  • Cabrás - you will fit.
  • Cabrá - he/she will fit.
  • Cabremos - we will fit.
  • Cabréis - you will fit.
  • Cabrán - they will fit.
Haber - to have

Haber - to have

  • Habré - I will have.
  • Habrás - you will have.
  • Habrá - he/she will have.
  • Habremos - we will have.
  • Habréis - you will have.
  • Habrán - they will have.
Poder - to can, to be able to

Poder - to can, to be able to

  • Podré - I will be able to.
  • Podrás - you will be able to.
  • Podrá - he/she will be able to.
  • Podremos - we will be able to.
  • Podréis - you will be able to.
  • Podrán - they will be able to.
Saber - to know

Saber - to know

  • Sabré - I will know.
  • Sabrás - you will know.
  • Sabrá - he/she will know.
  • Sabremos - we will know.
  • Sabréis - you will know.
  • Sabrán - they will know.
Querer - to want

Querer - to want

  • Querré - I will want.
  • Querrás - you will want.
  • Querrá - he/she will want.
  • Querremos - we will want.
  • Querréis - you will want.
  • Querrán - they will want.

Removing the infinitive ending and adding 'DR'

The irregular simple future verbs are the same as the irregular simple conditional verbs. There are five important irregular verbs in the future tense and conditional tense that share this irregularity.

Poner - to put

Poner - to put

  • Pondré - I will put.
  • Pondrás - you will put.
  • Pondrá - he/she/it will put.
  • Pondremos - we will put.
  • Pondréis - you will put.
  • Pondrán - they will put.
Salir - to go out

Salir - to go out

  • Saldré - I will go out.
  • Saldrás - you will go out.
  • Saldrá - he/she/it will go out.
  • Saldremos - we will go out.
  • Saldréis - you will go out.
  • Saldrán - they will go out.
Tener - to have

Tener - to have

  • Tendré - I will have.
  • Tendrás - you will have.
  • Tendrá - he/she/it will have.
  • Tendremos - we will have.
  • Tendréis - you will have.
  • Tendrán - they will have.
Valer - to cost, to be worth

Valer - to cost, to be worth

  • Valdré - I will be worth, will cost.
  • Valdrás - you will be worth, will cost.
  • Valdrá - he/she/it will be worth, will cost.
  • Valdremos - we will be worth, will cost.
  • Valdréis - you will be worth, will cost.
  • Valdrán - they will be worth, will cost.
Venir - to come

Venir - to come

  • Vendré - I will come.
  • Vendrás - you will come.
  • Vendrá - he/she/it will come.
  • Vendremos - we will come.
  • Vendréis - you will come.
  • Vendrán - they will come.

Test yourself on Irregular Verbs

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