Why are some verbs called irregular verbs?

Answer 1

In Spanish, irregular verbs are conjugated differently than regular verbs.

For example:

Tener is an irregular verb because instead of the "yo form" being teno, it is tengo.

Comer is a regular verb because the "yo form", como, follows the verb conjugation rule.

Regular verbs are conjugated by removing the last two letters of the word in its original form, and a "suffix" is added on, depending on the subject

Irregular verbs follow their own rule. You may probably learn this later on if you take Spanish or if you are taking it now.

Answer 2

Irregular verbs do not follow the usual pattern of conjugation in a language. They have unique forms for past tense, past participle, and present participle that do not follow the standard rules of verb conjugation. These irregular forms must be memorized separately from regular verbs.