List of Spanish Irregular Verbs: falsificar (to forge)

When the last syllable is a vowel (u -> intensificar (to intensify)

) marcar (to mark)
mascar (to chew)
acentuar (to stress/ to accent) picar (to bite)
actuar (to act) provocar (to incite)
conceptuar (to consider/ to judge) refrescar (to refresh/ to chill)
continuar (to continue) sacar (to take out)
extenuar (to exhaust/ to drain) tocar (to touch/ to play on an instrument)
insinuar (to insinuate) unificar (to unite)
perpetuar (to perpetuate)
When we add an e to the last letter of
When the last syllable is a vowel (i -> ) the stem z then (z-> c)

fotografiar (to take a photograph of) aterrorizar (to terrorize)

agriar (to turn sour) abrazar (to embrace)
confiar (to confide) amordazar (to gag/ muzzle)
criar (to breed) adelgazar (to lose weight)
desvariar (to be delirious/ to talk aterrizar (to land)
nonsense) analizar (to analyze)
enviar (to send) alcanzar (to reach)
espiar (to spy on) civilizar (to civilize)
esquiar (to ski) alzar (to lift/ raise/ hoist)
liar (to tie up/ to wrap/ to roll) cazar (to hunt)
cotizar (to quote/ to price)
When we add an e to the last letter of generalizar (to spread/ to generalize)
the stem c then (c -> qu) gozar (to enjoy)
lanzar (to throw/ to fling)
platicar (to chat) memorizar (to memorize)
mascar (to chew) punzar (to prick/ to stab)
electrificar (to electrify) rozar (to rub/ to brush/ to graze)
clarificar (to clarify) utilizar (to use)
aparcar (to park/ to shelf) When we add an a or o to the last letter
suplicar (to plead) of the stem g then (g -> j)
justificar (to justify)
blocar (to block) escoger (to choose)
complicar (to complicate) acoger (to welcome/ take in/ receive)
cualificar (to qualify) coger (to take)
certificar (to confirm) encoger (to shrink)
edificar (to build) recoger (to pick up)
fabricar (to manufacture/ to build/ to
make) When we add an e to the last letter of
explicar (to explain) the stem g then (g ->gu)

castigar (to punish)
agregar (to add)
apagar (to put out/ to put off/ to
extinguish)
chocar (to crash)
fatigar (to tire/ to weary)
halagar (to flatter)
juzgar (to judge)
llegar (to arrive)
madrugar (to get up early)
tragar (to swallow)
When we have an e in an accented
syllable then (e -> ie)
alentar (to encourage)
atender (to attend to)
calentar (to heat up/ to warm up)
comenzar (to start/ to begin)
confesar (to confess)
defender (to defend/ to stand up for)
descender (to go down)
despertar (to wake/ to arouse)
empezar (to begin/ to start)
encender (to light/ to inflame)
encerrar (to shut up/ to shut in)
extender (to stretch out)
mentar (to mention)
pensar (to think)
perder (to lose)
quebrar (to break)
sentar (to sit/ to seat)
When an o occurs in a stressed syllable
then (o -> ue)
acordar (hacer algo) (to agree to do
something)
acostarse (to go to bed)
aprobar (to approve)
concordar (to agree/ to reconcile)
contar (to count/ to tell)
costar (to cost)
desaprobar (to disapprove of/ to reject)
descontar (to deduct)
encontrar (to find/ to encounter)
engrosar (to swell)
mostrar (to show)
recordar (to remember)
tronar (to thunder)
devolver algo (to give something back)
disolver (to dissolve/ to break up)
doler (to hurt)
envolver (to wrap up/ to wind)
llover (to rain)
morder (to bite/ to eat into)
When an o occurs in a stressed syllable
then (o -> ue) or (o -> u)
dormir (to put to bed)
dormirse (to go to bed)
morir (to die)
When an o occurs in a stressed syllable
then (e -> ie) or (e -> i)
consentir (to allow/ to permit)
digerir (to digest/ to assimilate)
divertir (to entertain/ to amuse)
hervir (to boil)
invertir (to reverse/ to invert)
mentir (to lie)
preferir (to prefer)
referir (to tell/ recount)
No pattern followed for this verbs
whose e becomes I (e -> i)
henchir (to fill/ to fill up)
expedir (to send/ to dispatch/ to issue)
impedir (to prevent)
pedir (to ask for/ to order)
When we add an a or o to the last letter
of the stem c then (c ->zc)
 dar (to give)
agradecer (to thank) decir (to say)
amanecer (to dawn) estar (to be )
compareceer (to appear) deshacer (to undo/ to unpack/ to destroy)
aparecer (to appear/ show up) hacer (to do/ to make)
crecer (to grow) rehacer (to do again/ to rebuild)
decrecer (to decrease/ to decline) satisfacer (to satisfy/ to quench)
conocer (to know) ir (to go)
or (to hear)
When we add an (a/ e/ o) then (u -> ) poder (to be able to)
querer (to want)
aguar (to water down) saber (to know)
apaciguar (to calm down) salir (to go out)
atestiguar (to testify to) prevaler (to prevail)
averiguar (to find out) valer (to value)
fraguar (to forge)
Traer family
No pattern followed here (ui->uy)
contraer (to contract/ to acquire/ catch)
construir (to build/ manufacture) distraer (to amuse/ to entertain)
confluir (to converge/ to meet) extraer (to extract)
contribuir (to contribute) maltraer (to maltreat)
derruir (to demolish/ to knock down) traer (to bring)
destituir (to dismiss)
destruir (to destroy/ to wreck/ to Tener family
demolish)
diluir (to dilute) abstenerse (to abstain)
disminuir (to reduce/ to decrease) contener (to contain/ to restrain/ to hold
distribuir (to distribute) back)
fluir (to flow) detener (to arrest/ to stop/ to hold up/ to
incluir (to include) delay)
influir (to influence) obtener (to get/ to win)
reconstruir (to rebuild/ to reconstruct) sostener (to support)
rehuir (to avoid)
Venir family
Miscellaneous Irregular verbs (usually
no pattern followed) convenir (to be suitable)
devenir en (to become/ to turn into)
andar (to walk) intervenir (to take part/ to get involved)
desandar (to go back over/ to retrace the prevenir (to prevent)
trail) provenir de (to come from)
caer (to fall)
recaer (to relapse)