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Verb Conjugation (Present Tense) (Regular Verbs (Verbs ending in "…
Verb Conjugation (Present Tense)
Regular Verbs
Verbs ending in "-ir"
using the verb vivir (to live):
Yo: o - vivo
Tú: es - vives
Él, Ella, Usted: e - vive
Nosotros/as: imos - vivimos
Vosotros/as: ís - vivís
Ellos/as, Ustedes: en - viven
Verbs ending in "-er"
using the verb beber (to drink) as an example:
Yo: o - bebo
Tú: es - bebes
Él, Ella, Usted: e - bebe
Nosotros/as: emos - bebemos
Vosotros/as: éis - bebéis
Ellos/as, Ustedes: en - beben
Verbs ending in "-ar"
using the verb hablar (to talk):
Yo: o - hablo
Tú: as - hablas
Él, Ella, Usted: a - habla
Nosotros/as: amos - hablamos
Vosotros/as: áis - habláis
Ellos/as, Ustedes: an - hablan
Irregular Verbs
Other irregular verbs.
There are other commonly used verbs -- and some not so commonly used -- that are not stem-changing verbs but which are just conjugated in an irregular way. Memorizing these words will help you speak basic Spanish.
Estar (to be)
Yo: estoy
Tú: estás
Él, Ella, Usted: está
Nosotros/as: estamos
Vosotros/as: estáis
Ellos/as, Ustedes: están
Ser (to be)
Yo: soy
Tú: eres
Él, Ella, Usted: es
Nosotros/as: somos
Vosotros/as: sois
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes: son
Ir (to go)
Yo: voy
Tú: vas
Él, Ella, Usted: va
Nosotros/as: vamos
Vosotros/as: vais
Ellos/as, Ustedes: van
First Person Change Only:
Some verbs are irregular in their first-person present tense form. The rest of the forms of the verbs will follow the conventions of conjugating regular verbs. It's best to memorize these verbs to conjugate them correctly.
Conjugate verbs that change from c to zc in the first person
Conocer (to be acquainted with): Yo conozco
Agradecer (to thank): Yo agradezco
Ofrecer (to be acquainted with): Yo ofrezco
Conjugate verbs that have a g appear in the first person
Caer (to fall): Yo caigo
Salir (to go out): Yo salgo
Tener (to have): Yo tengo
Traer (to bring): "Yo traigo"
Conjugate verbs with others changes in the yo form
Dar (to give): Yo doy
Saber (to know): Yo sé
Ver (to see): Yo veo
Stem-Changing Verbs:
These verbs are also referred to as “radical changing verbs”, which means “stem” or “root” in Spanish. In stem-changing verbs, the stem vowel of the verb changes in the present tense. However, the stem does not change in the nosotros or vosotros forms of the verb. There are a few different ways that the stem vowel can change.
Conjugate verbs with a stem change from o to ue
using dormir (to sleep) as an example:
Yo: duermo
Tú: duermes
Él, Ella, Usted: duerme
Nosotros/as: dormimos
Vosotros/as: dormís
Ellos/as, Ustedes: duermen
Conjugate verbs with a stem change from e to ie
using querer (to want) as an example:
Yo: quiero
Tú: quieres
Él, Ella, Usted: quiere
Nosotros/as: queremos
Vosotros/as: queréis
Ellos/as, Ustedes: quieren
Conjugate verbs with a stem change from e to i
using seguir (to follow or continue) as an example:
Yo: sigo
Tú: sigues
Él, Ella, Usted: sigue
Nosotros/as: seguimos
Vosotros/as: seguís
Ellos/as, Ustedes: siguen
Relfexive Verbs
conjugate the pronoun "se"
Yo: me levanto
Tú: te levantas
Él, Ella, Usted: se levanta
Nosotros/as: nos levantamos
Vosotros/as: os levantáis
Ellos/as, Ustedes: se levantan