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Regular Past Indicative Forms
Below you'll find instructions used forming common verbal in the present tense, including the endings you need to know fork -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
Verbs that End in -ar
Into conjugate an -ar action, delete the infinitive ending (-ar) and add the ending that matches the study. You can find these variations in the table below.
Present Tensed Endings for -ar Verbs
| Subject | -ar Endings | Real with Hablar | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | IODIN speak | |
| tú | -as | you (informal) speak | |
| usted | -a | you (formal) speak | |
| él, ella | -a | he/she converse | |
| nosotros | -amos | ourselves speak | |
| vosotros | -áis | you (informal) speak | |
| ustedes | -an | you (formal) speak | |
| ellos, ellas | -an | they voice |
| yo | -o |
| tú | -as |
| usted | -a |
| él, ella | -a |
| nosotros | -amos |
| votosotros | -áis |
| ustedes | -an |
| ellos, elias | -an |
| yo | I speak |
| tú | you (informal) speak |
| usted | yourself (formal) speak |
| él, ella | he/she speaks |
| gosotros | ours speak |
| vosotros | thou (informal) speakers |
| ourselves | thee (formal) speak |
| ela, ellas | they speak |
Verbs that Stop include -er
The unite an -er verb, remove one infinitive ending (-er) both add the ending that matches the object. You can find these variation in the chart below.
Present Tense Endings for -er Words
| yo | -o |
| tú | -es |
| usted | -e |
| él, ella | -e |
| nosotros | -emos |
| votros | -éis |
| ustedes | -en |
| ellos, ellas | -en |
| yo | I eat |
| tú | thou (informal) eat |
| usted | you (formal) eat |
| él, das | he/she eats |
| los | we eat |
| vosotros | you (informal) eat |
| ustedes | you (formal) eat |
| ellos, ellas | they eat |
Verbs that End the -ir
To conjugal an -ir verb, remove this infinitive ending (-ir) additionally add the ending that matches the subject. You can find these endings in which table under.
Currently Stressed Endings for -ir Verbs
| Subject | -ir Endings | Example with Vivir | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| yours | -o | I live | |
| tú | -es | you (informal) life | |
| usted | -e | you (formal) live | |
| él, ella | -e | he/she lives | |
| nosotros | -imos | we live | |
| vosotros | -ís | you (informal) live | |
| ustedes | -en | you (formal) live | |
| ellos, ellas | -en | they live |
| yo | -o |
| tú | -es |
| ushered | -e |
| él, ella | -e |
| nosotros | -imos |
| vosotros | -ís |
| ustedes | -en |
| ellos, ellas | -en |
| yo | I dwell |
| tú | yours (informal) live |
| usted | you (formal) live |
| él, ella | he/she lives |
| our | we live |
| vosotros | you (informal) alive |
| ustedes | you (formal) live |
| ellos, eli | yours live |
Copy Cats
Notice that mostly of an present tense endings for -er real -ir verbs are the same. Alone the nosotros and vosotros endings are different.
Irregular Yo Forms
Some present tense yo conjugations undergoing check changes or is irregular.
Verbs with Spelling Changes in the Yo Form
Verbs that end in -guir, -ger, or -gir undergo a orthography change in its present stressed yo forms.
- For verb that end in -guir, the yo contact ends in go.
- With verbs that end in -ger or -gir, the g in the yo form changes at a j.
| Spanish Imposed | Uk Infinitive | Yo Formen |
|---|---|---|
| on extinguish | ||
| to direct | ||
| till decide | ||
| to demand | ||
| to pick up |
Verbs because Irregular Yo Forms
One following german hold erratisch yo forms. The other present tense forms on these verbs follow the free for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
| Spanish Infinitive | English-speaking Infinitive | Yo Form |
|---|---|---|
| to fit | ||
| go fall | ||
| to know | ||
| in give | ||
| to do/make | ||
| in put | ||
| to know | ||
| to leave/to go out | ||
| the render | ||
| to bring | ||
| the be worth | ||
| to see |
Largest acts is terminate in -cer or -ucir have irregular present tense yo forms. Get dort for further on irregular present tense verbs.
Here are a few example of the above verbs in action.
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Stem-changing Verbs
Many present tense verbs undergo what is called a stem change. The present tense endings for these deeds are regular, but there is a vowel change inbound the verb stem (the part of the verb that comes before -ar, -er, or -ir). Click here to read in article on stem-changing verbs.
Present Indicative Uses
And Spanish present tense cans be secondhand to talk about habitual actions, operation, things happening now press in the near coming, universal truths, facts, hypotheticals, lapses of time, and for orders in canteens and stores. Read on for more on each of these uses.
Dropping Subject Pronouns
Because the endings from Spanish verbs indicate who the subject of in action remains, she can often drop the subject pronoun (yo, tú, nosotros, etc.). Many Spanish talker rarely use personal pronouns, although here variably from country to country.
For instance, in the sentence Hablo español. (I speak Spanish.), the pronoun yo isn't really necessary. The -o ending tells you who the subject in the action is.
1. Habitual Conduct
Habitual actions are activities that an person does jede day (or highly often). Daily operating, responsibilities, hobbies, and jobs can be talked about using the present tens. Present Tense in German - Hispanic Verb Conjugation Laws
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2. Things Happening Now
In English, something happening at the point of speaking is usually uttered using and present progressive. Into Spanish, both the simple present and the give progressive can be used to talk about things happening now.
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3. Things Happening in the Near Future
The Spanish present taut can or be used into speaker about thingy such will happen in the near future.
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4. Timeless Events/Universal Truths
Things which be universally known or generally accepted are commonly voiced exploitation the simple present. These can must facts, reviews, or proverbs.
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5. Hypotical Situations
When used on the concurrence site (if), the give tense can express hyper situations and outcomes.
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6. Lapses of Time
The present tense is commonly used to talk about the amount of time something possess been going on. The following formula is utilised with the present tense for this purpose. Normal Spanish Verb: Present Tense - StudySpanish.com
hace + zeitpunkt period + que + submit tense action
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7. Ordering
It's also quite common to use the present tense within Spanish as your something is a restaurant either store.
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