regular verbs in spanish

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We explain what regular verbs are in Spanish, how are their three possible conjugations and examples of each type.

The conjugation of regular verbs, such as to dance, is constant according to their ending.

What are regular verbs in Spanish?

In inflectional languages, that is, those that conjugate their verbs, it is called regular verbs to those that in any of their tenses or verb modes are uniform, that is, they are verbs that are conjugated in a predictable and constant way, without presenting alterations of any kind in their root, as it happens to the irregular verbs.

Spanish is a complex language, with numerous irregular verbs, but also with regular verbs that obey a constant conjugation, according to their ending in the particles -ar, -er or -ir, recognizable because they go to the end of the stem of the word. We will see each one separately.

Conjugation I

They are the verbs ending in -ar (What to love), which are conjugated as follows:

  • Indicative present:

I love (-or) You love (-ace)

He / she loves (-to) We love (- let's)

You love (-an) They love (-an)

  • Indicative copreterite:

I loved (-aba) You loved (-abas)

He / she loved (-aba) We loved (-aba)

You loved (-aban) They loved (-aban)

  • Indicative past tense:

I loved (-é) You loved (-aste)

He / she loved (-ó) We love (- let's)

You guys loved (-Aron) They loved (-Aron)

  • Future indicative:

I will love (-I will) You'll love (-you will)

He / she will love (-will) We will love (-we will)

You will love (-blueberry) They will love (-blueberry)

  • Indicative post-past tense:

I would love (-aria) You would love (-arias)

He / she would love (-aria) We would love (-we would)

You would love (-they would) They would love (-they would)

NOTE: In the compound tenses of the indicative, such as antepresente, antecopreterito, antepreterito or antepospreterito, the verb remains in the participle (in this case: loved) and is conjugated in the auxiliary verb have (which is irregular). Thus, you get "I have loved", "I had loved", "I had loved" or "I would have loved", for example. But in them the verb "to love" is maintained with its ending -ado.

  • Present subjunctive:

I loved (-and) You love (-is)

He / she loves (-and) We love (-emos)

You guys love (-in) They love (-in)

  • Subjunctive past tense:

I loved or loved (-ara or -grab)

You will love or love (-ace or -ases)

He / she will love or love (-ara or -ase)

We love or love (-ara or - let's)

You will love or love (-aran or -asen)

They will love or love (-aran or -asen)

  • Future subjunctive:

I will love (-are) You love (-ares)

He / she will love (-are) We will love (-will)

You will love (-aren) They love (-aren)

NOTE: As with the indicative, the compound tenses of the subjunctive are constructed using the auxiliary verb haber (which is irregular) and keeping the regular verb in its participle (loved). Thus, you get "loved", "would have loved" or "would have loved", and their respective conjugations.

  • Imperative mode:

You, love

You love (-e)

Conjugation II

They are the verbs ending in -er (What fear), which are conjugated as follows:

  • Indicative present:

I fear (-or) You are afraid (-is)

He / she fears (-and) We fear (-emos)

You fear (-in) They fear (-in)

  • Indicative copreterite:

I feared (-ía) You feared (-you)

He / she feared (-ía) We feared (-we were going)

You feared (-they went) They feared (-they went)

  • Indicative past tense:

I feared (-í) You were afraid (-you are)

He / she feared (-ió) We feared (-we)

You feared (-they went) They feared (-they went)

  • Future indicative:

I will fear (-I was) You will fear (-ages)

He / she will fear (-it was) We will fear (-we will)

You will fear (-were) They will fear (-were)

  • Indicative post-past tense:

I would fear (-eria) You would fear (-erias)

He / she would fear (-eria) We would fear (-we were)

You would fear (-they were) They would fear (-they were)

NOTE: Again, in the compound tenses of the indicative, such as antepresente, antecopreterito, antepreterito or antepospreterito, the verb remains in the participle (in this case: feared) and is conjugated in the auxiliary verb have (which is irregular). Thus, you get "I have feared", "I had feared", "I had feared" or "I would have feared", for example. But in them the verb "fear" is maintained with its ending -ido.

  • Present subjunctive:

I fear (-to) You themes (-ace)

He / she fears (-to) We fear (-masters)

You fear (-an) They fear (-an)

  • Subjunctive past tense:

I feared or feared (-go or -iese)

You fear or fear (-you would or -ieses)

He / she fears or fears (-go or -ie)

We fear or fear (-we would go or -we would)

You fear or fear (-they would go or -iesen)

They feared or feared (-they would go or -iesen)

  • Future subjunctive:

I would fear (-go) You would fear (-you would)

He / she fears (-go) We would fear (-we would go)

You would fear (-they would go) They would fear (-they would go)

NOTE: As with the indicative, the compound tenses of the subjunctive are constructed using the auxiliary verb haber (which is irregular) and keeping the regular verb in its participle (feared). Thus, you get "had feared", "would have feared" or "would have feared", and their respective conjugations.

  • Imperative mode:

You, fear (-e)

You, subject (-a)

Conjugation III

They are verbs ending in -go (What depart), which are conjugated as follows:

  • Indicative present:

I leave (-or) You part (-is)

He / she part (-and) We leave (-we)

You leave (-in) They depart (-in)

  • Indicative copreterite:

I left (-ía) You left (-you)

He / she departed (-ía) We left (-we were going)

You left (-they went) They left (-they went)

  • Indicative past tense:

I left (-í) You left (-you are)

He / she departed (-ió) We leave (-we)

You left (-they went) They departed (-they went)

  • Future indicative:

I will depart (-I will go) You will leave (-you will go)

He / she will depart (-go to) We will depart (-we'll go)

You will depart (-Iran) They will depart (-Iran) 

  • Indicative post-past tense:

I would depart (-would go) You would depart (-would you go)

He / she would depart (-would go) We would depart (-we would go)

You would depart (-would go) They would depart (-would go)

NOTE: As before, in the compound tenses of the indicative, such as antepresente, antecopreterito, antepreterito or antepospreterito, the verb remains in the participle (in this case: party) and is conjugated in the auxiliary verb have (which is irregular). Thus, you get "I have departed", "I had departed", "I had departed" or "I would have departed", for example. But in them the verb "to leave" is maintained with its ending -ido.

  • Present subjunctive:

I part (-to) You leave (-ace)

He / she leaves (-to) We leave (-masters)

You depart (-an) They depart (-an)

  • Subjunctive past tense:

I departed or departed (-go or -iese)

You partieras or partieses (-you would or -ieses)

He / she departed or departed (-go or -ie)

We parted or parted (-we would go or -we would)

You departed or departed (-they would go or -iesen)

They departed or departed (-they would go or -iesen)

  • Future subjunctive:

I left (-go) You will leave (-you would)

He / she left (-go) We would depart (-we would go)

You will depart (-they would go) They left (-they would go)

NOTE: As with the indicative, the compound tenses of the subjunctive are constructed using the auxiliary verb haber (which is irregular) and keeping the regular verb in its participle (match). Thus, you get "has split", "would have split" or "would have split", and their respective conjugations.

  • Imperative mode:

You, part (-e)

You, parta (-a)

Examples of regular verbs

A short list of regular verbs in Spanish, apart from love, fear, and part, would include the following cases:

Verbs of first conjugation:

  • Announce
  • To find out
  • Dance
  • Cause
  • Comb
  • Debit
  • Send
  • Act
  • Refuse
  • Isolate
  • Join
  • Accept
  • Advise
  • Front facing
  • Add
  • Alert

Second conjugation verbs:

  • Appear
  • To depend
  • Absorb
  • To put
  • Give
  • To offend
  • Learn
  • Burn
  • Pretend
  • Proceed
  • Hide
  • Dare
  • Atañer
  • To drink
  • Sweep

Third conjugation verbs:

  • Bored
  • Applaud
  • Assist
  • To decide
  • Discover
  • Desist
  • Argue
  • Nourish
  • Resign
  • Spread
  • Divide
  • Shake
  • To persist
  • Persuade
  • Insist
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