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      • Present Tense Regular Spanish Verbs

      Present Tense Regular Spanish Verbs

      • Date April 14, 2015

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      In this lesson we’re going to look at how to conjugate present tense of regular Spanish verbs. Like in English, the basic form of a Spanish verb is the infinitive. “To be,” “to rest,” “to speak,” and “to work” are examples of English infinitives. Spanish infinitives consist of two parts: the root and the infinitive ending. The infinitives belong to three groups determined by these endings: -ar, -er, and –ir. The present tense forms of Spanish verbs are made by removing the infinitive ending and replacing it with an ending corresponding with who or what is performing the action.

       

      A few notes before we get to the examples: First, the verb ending itself indicates the subject of the sentence. You can (and usually should) omit the subject pronouns yo, tú, nosotros, nosotras, vosotros, and vosotras. However, sometimes the subject pronouns él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, and ustedes must be included to clarify the exact meaning of the verb. Second, the infinitives themselves can be used with impersonal expressions. In these cases, the implied subject is the word “it.” Finally, the conjugation charts below assume that you have read the lesson on Spanish subject pronouns or are otherwise familiar with them. They include translations of the examples being conjugated, but they do not provide a comprehensive review of the meanings of the subject pronouns.

      Present Tense Regular –AR Verbs

       Example: trabajar – to work.

      Pronoun Ending Conjugation    Translation
      yo o trabajo I work
      tú as trabajas You work
      él, ella, usted a trabaja He/she works, you work
      nosotros, nosotras amos trabajamos we work
      vosotros, vosotras áis trabajáis You work
      ellos, ellas, ustedes an trabajan They work

      Present Tense Regular –ER Verbs

       

      Examples: vender – to sell.

      Pronoun Ending Conjugation    Translation
      yo o Vendo I sell
      tú es Vendes You sell
      él, ella, usted e Vende He/she sells, you sell
      nosotros, nosotras emos Vendemos we sell
      vosotros, vosotras éis vendéis You sell
      ellos, ellas, ustedes en venden They sell

      Present Tense Regular –IR Verbs

       

      Examples: abrir – to open.

      Pronoun Ending Conjugation    Translation
      yo o Abro I open
      tú es Abres You open
      él, ella, usted e Abre He/she opens, you open
      nosotros, nosotras imos Abrimos we open
      vosotros, vosotras ís Abrís You open
      ellos, ellas, ustedes en Abren They open

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