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Present tense
Present tense
The endings in this chart are present tense.
Regular verbs
Regular verbs
Some regular verbs: estudiar (to study), cantar (to sing), hablar (to talk), bailar (to dance), comer (to eat), correr (to run), vivir (to live).
Subject pronouns
Hablar
Comer
Vivir
Yo (I)
Tú (You)
Vos (You)
Él, ella, usted (He, she, he/she)
Nosotros (We)
Vosotros (You all)
Ellos, ellas, ustedes (You all)
hablo
hablas
hablá
habla
hablamos
habláis
hablan
como
comes
comé
come
comemos
coméis
comen
vivo
vives
viví
vive
vivimos
vivís
viven
Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs
Stem Changing Verbs https://www.learnspanishnow.online/stem-changing-verbs/
Stem Changing Verbs https://www.learnspanishnow.online/stem-changing-verbs/
Stem changing verbs are the biggest group of the irregular verbs in the Spanish present tense. In all three conjugations of verbs (-ar, -er, and -ir) there are some verbs whose vowels change within the stem. It is always the vowel in the penultimate syllable:
These stem changes occur in all persons except nosotros and vosotros, that maintain the regular stem.
Spanish Stem Changing Verbs E to IE
Spanish Stem Changing Verbs E to IE
This is the most common stem-changing verbs in Spanish. Conjugation example:
Querer (to want)
Yo quiero ( I want)
Tú quieres/Vos querés (you want)
Él/ella/usted quiere
Nosotros queremos (We want)
Vosotros queréis (You all want)
Ellos/ellas/ustedes quieren (They want)
Other verbs with similar irregularity are: calentar (to warm), cerrar (to close), comenzar (to begin), defender (to defend), despertarse (to wake up), divertirse (to have fun), empezar (to begin), encender (to light/turn on), sentir(to feel), mentir (to lie), negar (deny), nevar (to snow), pensar en (to think about), preferir (to prefer), recomendar(to recommend), sentarse (to sit down)…
Quiero comprar una casa este año (I want to buy a house this year).
El nuevo curso empieza el lunes (The new course starts on Monday).
Spanish stem changing verbs E to I
Spanish stem changing verbs E to I
There is a small group of verbs that changes "e" for "i", notice that all these verbs end in "-ir". Conjugation example:
Repetir (to repeat)
Yo repito (I repeat)
Tú repites/Vos repetís (You repeat)
Él/ella/usted repite (He/she/usted repeat)
Nosotros repetimos (We repeat)
Vosotros repetís (You all repeat)
Ellos/ellas/ustedes repiten (They repeat)
Other verbs with similar irregularity are: conseguir (to get), corregir (to correct), despedir (to fire/say goodbye), elegir (to elect/choose), perseguir (to follow), repetir (to repeat), seguir (to follow) servir (to serve), vestirse (to get dressed)…
Repites varias veces los ejercicio (You repeat several times the homework).
Me visto rápidamente (I get dress very quickly).
Spanish stem changing verbs O to UE
Spanish stem changing verbs O to UE
This is the 2nd most common stem-changing verbs. Conjugation example:
Dormir (to sleep)
Duermo (I sleep)
Dormimos (we sleep)
Duermes (you sleep)
Dormís (you sleep)
Duerme (he/she sleeps)
Duermen (they sleep)
Other verbs with similar irregularity are: acordarse (to agree), almorzar (to have lunch), aprobar (to approve), cocer (to boil), colgar (to hang up), contar (to count/tell), devolver(to return something), doler (to hurt), dormir (to asleep), encontrar (to find), llover (to rain), morir (to die), poder (to be able to), recorder (to remember), soler (to be accustomed to), volar (to fly)…
Me duele la cabeza (I have a headache).
¿Puedes venir mañana? (Can you come tomorrow?)
very Irregular verbs
very Irregular verbs
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