Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions
Spanish: AQA GCSE (2025 Exam), topic 6.1.5
Exceptions
Some verbs don't follow the same patterns as other regular or irregular verbs.
Jugar - to play
- Although it doesn't have an O, 'jugar' follows the same pattern as verbs that change from O → UE.
- E.g. Jugar → juego (I play).
Dar - to give
- 'Dar' only changes in the first person.
- Dar → doy (I give).
- After that, it works like a regular AR verb.
Esquiar - to ski
- Esquío - I ski.
- Esquías - you ski.
- Esquía - he/she skis.
- Esquiamos - we ski.
- Esquiáis - you ski.
- Esquían - they ski.
- Esquiar behaves like a regular verb but the i becomes an í for some conjugations.
Confiar - to trust
- Confío - I trust.
- Confías - you trust.
- Confía - he/she trusts.
- Confiamos - we trust.
- Confiáis - you trust.
- Confían - they trust.
- Confiar behaves like a regular verb but the i becomes an í for some conjugations.
Continuar - to continue
- Continúo - I continue.
- Continúas - you continue.
- Continúa - he/she continue.
- Continuamos - we continue.
- Continuáis - you continue.
- Continúan - they continue.
- Continuar behaves like a regular verb but the u becomes a ú for some conjugations.
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