Yo Conjugation Spanish: Learn How To Conjugate 18 Verbs For Yo in Spanish

Learn how to speak about yourself in Spanish, and how to use Yo conjugation Spanish. 

No, we will not cover boring conjugation tables today, but rather you will learn lots of chunks with yo, that’ll help you to conjugate without even thinking about it! 

1. Ser & Estar in Spanish

Let’s start with the most important verbs. 

The verbs SER and ESTAR. Both mean TO BE.

Ser and estar are irregular verbs, so there’s no pattern to look for. So, you’re simply going to have to memorize them.

When we say “Soy de Cancún” the verb is SER, and it’s conjugated for the person yo, the one and only conjugation is SOY. Observe that OY ending.

It’s going to make a comeback. Wait for it. 

This reminds us of a joke: What if SOY Milk is just regular milk, introducing itself in Spanish? 😉

We use SOY when we talk about our nationality, occupation, our nature, character. 

Soy conjugation for permanent states

Now let’s go with “estar”, to be. 

Observe that the conjugation for ESTAR is ESTOY. Again that OY ending! 

You can think of ESTAR as a verb to describe a non-permanent state, but there are exceptions. To know more, check out Mariana’s video about the difference between SER and ESTAR.  

Estar conjugation for non-permanent states

If you want to know why you shouldn’t say “estoy caliente” when you want to say “I’m hot”, check out the video I did about that! 

2. Popular irregular verbs for yo conjugation Spanish

Now, let’s explore some of the most important irregular verbs in Spanish:

• tener
• ir
• saber
• dar
• traer
• leer
• llegar
• hacer
• poder

Tener (To have) 

Let’s start with the irregular verb tener – “to have”.

The right conjugation for the person YO is TENGO. 

Ir (To go)

Let’s continue with the verb “ir”. Observe how the infinitive form is “ir” but when we conjugate the verb, it doesn’t sound at all like IR.

Voy a… Another amazing chunk of Spanish. I’m going to… 

Voy a… (I’m going to…)

Saber  (To know) 

We can use ancient Greek wisdom to learn this one: 

Yo solo sé que no se nada. (I only know that I know nothing.) 

Dar (To give)

We’re going to get the OY ending again! 

Traer (To have/carry) 

 Now the verb TRAER. Which is irregular as well. 

Leer (To read)

Llegar (To arrive)

Yo conjugation with the most popular Spanish irregular verbs

Now that we’ve checked all of these verbs, it’s time to put them all in one table!

3. Yo conjugation Spanish for verbs ending with -AR

In Spanish, regular verbs follow a pattern for each grammatical person when they are conjugated. There are three endings for verbs:

• – AR
• – ER
• – IR.

Let’s look for the pattern for the person “yo” in some regular verbs that are more common that end with AR.

Did you notice how the ending of the verb changed from -ar to -O?

Yo hablo, yo camino, yo tomo. (I speak, I walk, I take/drink.)

Examples in a real-life situation:

4. Yo conjugation Spanish for verbs ending with -ER

Here’s the conjugation for a few Spanish verbs ending with – ER:

And now, let’s examine how all of this works in real Spanish conversations:

5. Yo Verbs ending with -IR

Let’s see 3 regular verbs ending in IR for Yo conjugation Spanish:

• vivir – To live
• convivir – to spend time with
• decidir – to decide

Let’s check them out with chunks:

6. Quiz time for Yo conjugation Spanish

And to close our lesson, let’s explore how you can practice yo conjugation Spanish! Here’s a little quiz!

1. Como soy alérgica, no ________ (eat) camarones. ¡como! 
2. Yo solamente _________ (speak) un poco de francés. 
3. Sabes que ____ (carry) yo en mi bolsa? 
4. Cuando estoy en Cancún_____  (spend time with) mucho con mi familia. 
5. Yo ______ (am) mexicana. 

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