This introduction covers Los cuatro irregulares esenciales — The Four Key Irregular Verbs within Key irregular verbs: ser, estar, tener, ir for GCSE Spanish. Revise Key irregular verbs: ser, estar, tener, ir in Core Verbs — Present Tense for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 1 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📚 Los cuatro irregulares esenciales — The Four Key Irregular Verbs
Unlike regular verbs, these four follow no pattern. They must be memorised form by form. They appear in almost every GCSE Spanish question — in reading, listening, writing, and speaking tasks.
| Verbo | ser (to be — permanent) | estar (to be — temporary) | tener (to have) | ir (to go) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | soy | estoy | tengo | voy |
| tú | eres | estás | tienes | vas |
| él/ella | es | está | tiene | va |
| nosotros | somos | estamos | tenemos | vamos |
| ustedes | son | están | tienen | van |
These 4 verbs appear in almost every GCSE Spanish question — learn them cold.
Practice questions for Key irregular verbs: ser, estar, tener, ir
Quick recall flashcards
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
Está en casa.
He/she is at home.