{"id":1481,"date":"2023-02-02T00:03:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T06:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2023-02-02T00:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T06:03:21","slug":"irregular-verbs-explained-2nd-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/02\/irregular-verbs-explained-2nd-part\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Irregular verbs explained 2nd part<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pensar &#8211; To think<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the fundamental meaning of the verb &#8220;pensar&#8221; is &#8220;to think,&#8221; it can also indicate &#8220;to plan, believe, or want to accomplish something,&#8221; especially when combined in compound sentences with other verbs. Like many other irregular verbs on our list, &#8220;pensar&#8221; is an example of a stem-changing verb in addition to being an irregular verb (more on that later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/tZuFjJ2MjeYPc4Q2HSRwvzgznUMxm67RP7HdD0KPqvIez81cFHhWVtq99VWu71NRXshBjdVcqQuCRruExkiTgiRKdyMSmNnQjRwe16lRuwt6xHCC61bqXYAxPbq-Qr1fpY8xI5wbCjQBKQfqqo4K_6Y\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tener &#8211; To have<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish verb &#8220;tener&#8221; mostly means &#8220;to have,&#8221; but it can also imply &#8220;to be&#8221; depending on the noun it is used with. To feel warm, for instance, is to &#8220;tener calor.&#8221; When &#8220;tener&#8221; and &#8220;que&#8221; are combined, it implies &#8220;to have to do,&#8221; as in &#8220;Tienes que hacerlo&#8221; (which translates to &#8220;You have to do it&#8221;). Every tense below has unusual conjugations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poder &#8211; To be able to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Poder&#8221; is a verb that denotes the ability to perform something. It frequently goes with an infinitive or an irregular verb. &#8220;Puedo hacerlo,&#8221; for instance, says &#8220;I can do that.&#8221; Both the present tense and the past tense are irregular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/2IXCxQ35k5a892IDj2tmfr-Nz4ib9EhSmN3u0TisxRTdOIa2v5NLHYIBBzE4BxfNYg1VE3BRB0v4wSOVFoFP3ILMd6eDUQe2bUT6hLQB4MMNfvNbK0Hj0vKl1nhd5BE23iWwH3C3fqrbPkLD-WBnlAc\" width=\"381\" height=\"254\">Photo of<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/@bmatangelo?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> Brian Matangelo<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/s\/fotos\/hombre-piscina?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ir &#8211; To go<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanish&#8217;s most widely used verb, &#8220;ir,&#8221; means &#8220;to go,&#8221; as in &#8220;go to a place.&#8221; We would say &#8220;We&#8217;re going to the pool&#8221;, you would say \u201cNosotros vamos a la piscina\u201d&nbsp; if you and your buddies were going. In both its present and preterit forms, it is irregular. The past tense conjugations are the same as for the verb &#8220;ser.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saber &#8211; To know<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;saber&#8221; means &#8220;to know,&#8221; and it especially refers to knowledge, such as facts or instructions. You might use the verb &#8220;conocer&#8221; to discuss people, places, or things you are familiar with. In both the present and past tenses, &#8220;saber&#8221; is irregular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/1TSGv6HAz0Ky0cmzTpH8GW7XbfHinY2fQXfhPkge0_rO8nt5uqGzuj3IVBNLO_SChFCvl99xX4vMPzpCSkfZytB5hvKVHp6JDgR_1C6seQA8sPLf-IF6a3K9kTEkwWieOcyvICcLBYhuo30diQwkuxQ\" width=\"387\" height=\"258\">Photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@kadh?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">&nbsp;Kira auf der Heide<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/s\/fotos\/mujer-regalo?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dar &#8211; To give<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dar&#8221; is a verb that means &#8220;to give.&#8221; You may say &#8220;Le di un regalo&#8221; if you gave your friend a gift. Both the present tense and the past tense are irregular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pensar &#8211; To think Although the fundamental meaning of the verb &#8220;pensar&#8221; is &#8220;to think,&#8221; it can also indicate &#8220;to plan, believe, or want to accomplish something,&#8221; especially when combined in compound sentences with other verbs. Like many other irregular verbs on our list, &#8220;pensar&#8221; is an example of a stem-changing verb in addition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"elearning_layout":"tg-site-layout--customizer","elearning_remove_content_margin":false,"elearning_sidebar":"default","elearning_transparent_header":"customizer","elearning_logo":0,"elearning_header_style":"default","elearning_menu_item_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_hover_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_active_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_active_style":"","elearning_page_header":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1482,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions\/1482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}