verbs in the present tense (los verbos en el tiempo presente)
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Verbs in the Present Tense(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form. For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc.
Ex. Hablar
beber
vivir
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
-ar
-er
-ir
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer
hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer
The ending always consists of two letterssalirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír
salirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír
There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish:
those that end in ar, those that end in er, and those that end in ir
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.
Hablar hablComer comVivir viv
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. estudiar
The fundamental parts of the verb
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.
ar
estudi
a
hablar
ah bloa
ah blasa
ah blaa
habl mosa
áhabl isá
ah blana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!
yo
túUd.élella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellosellas
Uds.
trabajar
aatrab joa
atrab jasa
atrab jaa
trabaj mosa
átrabaj isá
atrab jana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
buscar
aub scou
ub scasu
ub scau
busc mosa
ábusc isá
ub scanu
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
aprender
eeapr ndoe
eapr ndese
eapr ndee
aprend mose
éaprend isé
eapr ndene
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
beber
eeb boe
eb bese
eb bee
beb mose
ébeb isé
eb bene
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
ver
veo
ves
ve
vemos
veis
ven
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
.
(not vo)
abrir
iabroa
abresa
abrea
abr mosi
íabr sí
abrena
Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)
Its stem?
The emphasis?Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.
escribir
iiescr boi
iescr besi
iescr bei
escrib mosi
íescrib sí
iescr beni
Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)
Its stem?
The emphasis?