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IF A VERB FINISHES IN THE LETTERS -ER, IT WILL FOLLOW THESE RULES.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXAMPLES FOR THE
PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE.
CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS.
CLICK HERE TO SAY YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE WILL USE THE VERB COMER (TO EAT) AS OUR EXAMPLE.
IN ENGLISH WE HAVE TO USE A WORD TO SAY WHO SPEAKS:
FOR EXAMPLE, I SPEAK, YOU SPEAK, WE SPEAK ETC.
IN SPANISH THESE WORDS (WHO DOES THE ACTION) ARE SHOWN BY THE ENDING OF THE VERB.
PRESENT
LOOK AT THE ENDINGS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE ENGLISH WORDS:
I EAT = COMO
YOU EAT = COMES
HE EATS = COME
SHE EATS = COME
IT EATS = COME
WE EAT = COMEMOS
YOU EAT = COMÉIS
THEY EAT = COMEN
SO, TO SAY I EAT BREAD (PAN),
WE FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (COMER)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-ER)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY (COMO)
4: WRITE OR SAY THE ACTION WITH WHATEVER OTHER WORDS YOU WANT!
(COMO PAN EN CASA = I EAT BREAD AT HOME)
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PAST
IN THE PAST, WE ALSO CHANGE THE ENDING ACCORDING TO WHO WE WANT TO SAY DID THE ACTION.
BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF SPEAKING ABOUT THE PAST.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A POINT IN THE PAST
(I ATE BREAD YESTERDAY)?
OR
SOMETHING HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
(I USED TO EAT BREAD)?
THE PRETERITE
THIS IS USED WHEN WE WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME IN THE PAST:
(I ATE BREAD YESTERDAY)
WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS AS IN THE PRESENT:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (COMER)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-ER)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE PRETERITE:
(WATCH HOW THEY RELATE TO THE 'WHO' WORD WE USE IN ENGLISH!)
I ATE = COMÍ
YOU ATE = COMISTE
HE ATE = COMIÓ
SHE ATE = COMIÓ
IT ATE = COMIÓ
WE ATE = COMEMOS
YOU ATE = COMISTEIS
THEY ATE = COMIERON
I ATE BREAD YESTERDAY = COMÍ PAN AYER.
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THE IMPERFECT
AGAIN, WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (COMER)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-ER)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY.
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS WE USE FOR THE IMPERFECT:
I ATE (USED TO EAT) = COMÍA
YOU ATE(USED TO EAT) = COMÍAS
HE ATE(USED TO EAT) = COMÍA
SHE ATE(USED TO EAT) =COMÍA
IT ATE(USED TO EAT) = COM ÍA
WE ATE(USED TO EAT) = COMAMOS
YOU ATE(USED TO EAT) = COMIAIS
THEY ATE (USED TO EAT) = COMÍAN
I ATE (USED TO EAT) BREAD = COMÍA PAN
THE FUTURE
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE FORM THE OTHER TENSES
WITH ONE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE:
WE DON'T TAKE OFF THE -ER BEFORE WE ADD THE NEW ENDING !!!
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE:
I WILL EAT = COMERÉ
YOU WILL EAT = COMERÁS
HE WILL EAT = COMERÁ
SHE WILL EAT = COMERÁ
IT WILL EAT = COMERÁ
WE WILL EAT = COMEREMOS
YOU WILL EAT = COMERIS
THEY WILL EAT = COMERÁN
SO, I WILL EAT WITH MY FRIEND = COMERÉ CON MI AMIGO.
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QUESTIONS:
IN ENGLISH WE USE DID, DO / DOES, OR WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUESTION,
SO PEOPLE WILLKNOW THAT WE ARE ASKING A QUESTION.
IN SPANISH, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!!
TO WRITE A QUESTION,
SIMPLY WRITE AN UPSIDE DOWN QUESTION MARK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE QUESTION.
FOR EXAMPLE:
YOU EAT BREAD = COMES PAN.
DO YOU EAT BREAD? = ¿COMES PAN?
TO ASK A QUESTION,
SIMPLY MAKE WHAT YOU SAY SOUND LIKE A QUESTION
BY RAISING THE TONE TOWARDS THE END!!
YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SIMPLY ADD THE WORD NO BEFORE THE VERB!
FOR EXAMPLE:
I DON'T EAT BREAD = NO COMO PAN.
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