Verb conjugator

Spanish verb conjugation tables

Type any Spanish verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Spanish verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Spanish verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like hablar (to speak) or ser (to be), or type any Spanish verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing hablar (to speak) · regular -ar

hablar

to speak regular -ar
Present
yo hablo
tú hablas
él/ella/usted habla
nosotros hablamos
vosotros habláis
ellos/ellas/ustedes hablan
Preterite
yo hablé
tú hablaste
él/ella/usted habló
nosotros hablamos
vosotros hablasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaron
Future
yo hablaré
tú hablarás
él/ella/usted hablará
nosotros hablaremos
vosotros hablaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes hablarán

How Spanish conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Present, Preterite, Future.

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (regular -ar for hablar, for example). Irregular verbs like ser (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Spanish, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

150 most common Spanish verbs

Each verb has a page of its own with every tense as a table, the irregular forms marked and example sentences. Irregular verbs are marked with an orange dot.

  1. ser to be (permanent) irregular
  2. ir to go irregular
  3. hacer to do, make irregular
  4. tener to have (possession) irregular
  5. estar to be (state, location) irregular
  6. ver to see irregular
  7. venir to come irregular
  8. decir to say, tell irregular
  9. poder to be able to irregular
  10. saber to know (facts) irregular
  11. dormir to sleep irregular
  12. dar to give irregular
  13. salir to leave, go out irregular
  14. poner to put irregular
  15. pedir to ask for irregular
  16. querer to want, love irregular
  17. traer to bring irregular
  18. oír to hear irregular
  19. haber to have (auxiliary) irregular
  20. seguir to follow, continue irregular
  21. leer to read
  22. conocer to know (people, places) irregular
  23. jugar to play irregular
  24. pensar to think irregular
  25. empezar to begin irregular
  26. servir to serve irregular
  27. gustar to like
  28. preferir to prefer irregular
  29. volver to return irregular
  30. comer to eat
  31. repetir to repeat irregular
  32. hablar to speak
  33. vivir to live
  34. conseguir to get, achieve irregular
  35. perder to lose irregular
  36. entender to understand irregular
  37. escribir to write irregular
  38. cerrar to close irregular
  39. almorzar to have lunch irregular
  40. encontrar to find irregular
  41. contar to count, tell irregular
  42. abrir to open irregular
  43. caer to fall irregular
  44. comprar to buy
  45. creer to believe
  46. sentir to feel irregular
  47. correr to run
  48. comenzar to begin irregular
  49. llegar to arrive
  50. tomar to take, drink
  51. partir to depart, split
  52. aprender to learn
  53. estudiar to study
  54. recordar to remember irregular
  55. beber to drink
  56. conducir to drive irregular
  57. trabajar to work
  58. mirar to look at
  59. llevar to carry, wear
  60. buscar to look for
  61. morir to die irregular
  62. viajar to travel
  63. usar to use
  64. escuchar to listen
  65. vender to sell
  66. caminar to walk
  67. bailar to dance
  68. cantar to sing
  69. necesitar to need
  70. pasar to pass, happen
  71. nadar to swim
  72. pagar to pay
  73. llamar to call
  74. andar to walk, go irregular
  75. cocinar to cook
  76. dejar to leave, let
  77. ganar to win, earn
  78. esperar to wait, hope
  79. terminar to finish
  80. pesar to weigh
  81. cambiar to change
  82. entrar to enter
  83. ayudar to help
  84. evitar to avoid
  85. mantener to maintain, keep irregular
  86. crear to create
  87. obtener to obtain irregular
  88. sacar to take out
  89. realizar to carry out
  90. tratar to try, treat
  91. recibir to receive
  92. cumplir to fulfill, turn
  93. parecer to seem irregular
  94. lograr to achieve
  95. elegir to choose irregular
  96. quedar to remain, fit
  97. construir to build irregular
  98. aceptar to accept
  99. subir to raise, go up
  100. presentar to present, introduce
  101. formar to form
  102. intentar to try
  103. explicar to explain
  104. alcanzar to reach, achieve
  105. probar to try, taste irregular
  106. acabar to finish, end
  107. bajar to lower, go down
  108. apoyar to support
  109. continuar to continue
  110. tocar to touch, play
  111. mostrar to show irregular
  112. reconocer to recognize irregular
  113. romper to break irregular
  114. permitir to allow
  115. producir to produce irregular
  116. considerar to consider
  117. ofrecer to offer irregular
  118. olvidar to forget
  119. preguntar to ask
  120. visitar to visit
  121. decidir to decide
  122. mandar to send, order
  123. deber to owe, should
  124. existir to exist
  125. importar to matter, import
  126. imaginar to imagine
  127. levantar to lift, raise
  128. cuidar to care for
  129. aparecer to appear irregular
  130. funcionar to work, function
  131. tirar to throw, pull
  132. cortar to cut
  133. limpiar to clean
  134. incluir to include irregular
  135. arreglar to fix, arrange
  136. expresar to express
  137. preparar to prepare
  138. guardar to keep, save
  139. convertir to convert, turn into irregular
  140. permanecer to remain irregular
  141. recoger to pick up
  142. amar to love
  143. ocurrir to occur
  144. cobrar to charge, collect
  145. descansar to rest
  146. medir to measure irregular
  147. escoger to choose
  148. prohibir to prohibit
  149. cenar to have dinner
  150. lavar to wash

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Spanish verbs?

To conjugate a Spanish verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take hablar (to speak): in the yo form it is hablo now, hablé in the past, and hablaré in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Spanish verbs?

The most common Spanish verbs include hablar (to speak), comer (to eat), vivir (to live), ser (to be), estar (to be), tener (to have), hacer (to do, to make), ir (to go). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Spanish verb conjugation hard?

Spanish conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Spanish is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Spanish have?

These three, Present, Preterite, Future, are the core of everyday Spanish and the right place to start. Real Spanish also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.