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Free Spanish Verbs flashcards: 33-card starter set

This starter set covers the most common Spanish verbs and the forms that learners most often get wrong: irregular present tense, irregular preterite stems, stem changes and the ser/estar and saber/conocer contrasts. Cards give full forms with correct accents. It does not cover every tense, the subjunctive, or the full list of irregular verbs.

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Present tense: essential irregular verbs (12)

ser, present tense (all six forms)

soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.

estar, present tense (all six forms)

estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.

ir, present tense (all six forms)

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

tener, present tense (all six forms)

tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen.

hacer, present tense: yo form, tú form

yo hago, tú haces (irregular only in the yo form).

decir, present tense: yo, tú, él

digo, dices, dice (e changes to i; yo is digo).

venir, present tense: yo, tú, él

vengo, vienes, viene.

poner, salir and traer: present yo forms

pongo (poner), salgo (salir), traigo (traer). These add g in the yo form.

saber, present tense: yo form (with accent)

sé. The accent separates it from the pronoun se. Other forms are regular: sabes, sabe, sabemos.

conocer: present yo form

conozco (c becomes zc before o).

dar and ver: present yo forms

doy (dar) and veo (ver).

oír, present tense: yo, tú, él

oigo, oyes, oye.

Stem-changing verbs in the present (7)

poder: present yo and nosotros forms

puedo (o changes to ue) and podemos (no change in nosotros).

querer: present yo and nosotros forms

quiero (e changes to ie) and queremos.

pensar: present yo and vosotros forms

pienso (e to ie) and pensáis (no change).

volver: present yo and ellos forms

vuelvo and vuelven (o to ue).

jugar: present yo form

juego (u changes to ue; jugar is the only common verb with this change).

dormir and pedir: present yo forms

duermo (o to ue) and pido (e to i).

seguir: present yo form

sigo (e to i, and gu becomes g before o).

Preterite: irregular stems and forms (10)

ir and ser, preterite (all six forms)

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron. Ir and ser share the same forms; context tells you which one.

estar, preterite (yo, tú, él)

estuve, estuviste, estuvo.

tener, preterite (yo, tú, él)

tuve, tuviste, tuvo.

hacer, preterite: yo and él forms

hice and hizo (c becomes z before o to keep the sound).

decir, preterite: yo and ellos forms

dije and dijeron (no i in the ending).

poder, querer and saber: preterite yo forms

pude (poder), quise (querer), supe (saber).

dar and ver, preterite: yo and él forms

di, dio (dar) and vi, vio (ver). These have no written accent because they are one syllable.

traer, preterite: yo and ellos forms

traje and trajeron.

leer and oír, preterite: él and ellos forms

leyó, leyeron (leer) and oyó, oyeron (oír). The i becomes y between vowels.

dormir and pedir, preterite: yo and él forms

dormí, durmió (o to u in the third person) and pedí, pidió (e to i in the third person).

Usage contrasts (4)

When do you use ser vs estar?

Ser for identity, origin, profession and permanent traits (es profesora). Estar for location and temporary states or conditions (está cansada).

Saber vs conocer

Saber means to know facts or how to do something (sé nadar). Conocer means to be familiar with a person or place, or to meet someone (conozco a Ana).

How do you say "I am going to eat" in Spanish?

Voy a comer. Use ir a plus an infinitive for the near future.

Preterite of ir vs ser: how do you tell them apart?

Context. Fue a casa = he/she went home (ir). Fue un día largo = it was a long day (ser).

What this set covers

Tenses covered

Present indicative and preterite (past), plus a few usage contrasts

Verbs

Around 25 high-frequency verbs including ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, poder, decir

Best used for

Beginner and intermediate Spanish courses, and review before conversation practice

Not covered

Imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms

How to study this set

Verb forms stick through repetition and speaking them out loud. Work on one tense and one group at a time.

1
Day 1
Study the present of ser, estar, ir and tener. Say all six forms out loud before flipping, including accents.
2
Days 2-7
Add one group per day (yo-form irregulars, stem changes). Write each yo form on paper to practice spelling.
3
Week 2
Move to the preterite. Cover the answer and say the full form, then use the verb in a short sentence about yesterday.
4
Final week
Mix present and preterite. Make a card for every form you miss and review those daily.

Spaced repetition schedules each card to come back just before you would forget it, so reviews get shorter as your recall gets stronger. Cards you miss come back sooner.

Common mistakes to avoid

Forgetting accents

Accents change meaning and pronunciation: sé (I know) vs se, and estás vs estas. Write the accents each time you practice the forms.

Using stem changes in nosotros and vosotros

In the present, stem changes do not apply to nosotros and vosotros (podemos, pensáis). Learn this as the boot pattern.

Using regular endings on irregular preterites

Verbs like tener and hacer do not take accents or regular endings in the yo form (tuve, hice, not tení or hací).

Mixing up ser and estar

The usual mistake is using ser for location of a person or thing. Remember that location is almost always estar, with events being an exception.

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Spanish Verbs flashcards: questions

Which Spanish verbs should I learn first?

Start with ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, poder, querer, decir and venir. They are among the most frequent verbs and most are irregular, so they are worth learning early.

What is the difference between preterite and imperfect?

The preterite describes completed actions at a point in time. The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions. This deck covers only the preterite.

Does this cover vosotros forms?

Some cards include vosotros (used mainly in Spain) for the most common verbs. If your course uses only Latin American Spanish, you can skip those forms.

How many verbs should I learn per day?

Two or three new verbs with all their forms per day is plenty if you review the earlier ones daily. Do not add more without reviewing.

Why do ir and ser have the same preterite?

The preterite of ir was replaced long ago by the forms of ser, so fui, fue and the rest are identical. The meaning comes from context.

Sources and review

These cards are an independent study aid, not official exam content, and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam body or publisher. They were written by hand and checked against the sources below on 2026-10-17. Always confirm details with your course materials and the current official documents.

Wikipedia: Spanish irregular verbs — General reference on Spanish irregular verbs. The cards were written from standard course content and cross-checked from general knowledge; the page was not read line by line.
Wiktionary: Spanish verb appendix — General reference appendix for Spanish verb conjugation; link checked, not read line by line.
RAE: Diccionario de la lengua española — Official dictionary of the Real Academia Española, for looking up any individual verb; not fetched during review (the site blocked automated access).

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