Learning the Present Tense

Learning the Present Tense

by Sarah Boyer

​In Spanish there are 3 types of verbs:

• ​-AR (hablar)

• ​-ER (comer)

• ​-IR (vivir)

Multiple Choice

Hablar is a ___ type of verb.

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

• special

Multiple Choice

Conjugating is agreeing the verb to the _____________.

• subject

• infinitive

• verb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Before a verb is conjugated, it is called the 

• verb

• infinitive

• subject

• conjugation

​Remember this song???

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​Hablar (to talk) conjugated will look like...

• ​hablo

• ​hablas

• ​habla

• ​hablamos

• ​hablaís

• ​hablan

Comer (to eat) conjugated will look like...

• ​como

• ​comes

• ​come

• ​comemos

• ​comeís

• ​comen

Abrir (to open) conjugated will look like...

• ​abro

• ​abres

• ​abre

• ​abrimos

• ​abrís

• ​abren

Multiple Choice

Conjugate: contestar (yo)

• contesta

• conteste

• contesto

• contestas

Multiple Choice

Conjugate: Preguntar (ellas)

• preguntas

• preguntan

• preguntamos

• preguntaran

​"Solo Yo" Irregular

​Most verbs in the present tense follow the same regular pattern of conjugation, but there are some verbs in Spanish that break these rules. The first type of irregular verb we will look at are verbs that have a “yo” conjugation that doesn’t correspond with this pattern.

​ Verbos de Solo Yo Irregular

​*conocer to be acquainted with (yo) -- conozco

*hacer to do, to make (yo) -- hago

*poner to put, to place (yo) -- pongo

salir to leave, to go out (yo) -- salgo

traer to bring (yo) -- traigo

ver to see (yo) -- veo

saber to know (yo) -- sé

producir to produce (yo) -- produzco

conducir to drive (yo) -- conduzco

Multiple Choice

Yo (hacer) ______ la cama cada mañana.

• haco

• hago

• haga

• hace

Multiple Choice

Yo (traer) _________________mi tarea a la clase.

• traeo

• trago

• traego

• traigo

​Las botas (Boot verbs)

​Some verbs have irregular forms in only the yo, tú, él/ella/usted, and ellos/ellas/ustedes forms. To help remember this pattern they are sometimes referred to as “boot verbs.”

Multiple Choice

Boot verbs do not stem change in the ______ form.

• yo

• él/ella/usted

• nosotros

• ellos/ellas/ustedes

Multiple Choice

Querer (yo)

• quero

• quiero

• quiere

• queremos

Multiple Choice

Poder (ellas)

• pueden

• poden

• puedes

• puede

Multiple Choice

repetir (nosotros)

• repeten

• repetimos

• repitimos

• repiten

Multiple Choice

Servir (tú)

• sirves

• serves

• sirvas

• servas

​Los verbos superirregulares

Some verbs break all the rules!

• ​ser

• ​estar

• ​ir

• ​tener

• ​venir

• ​dar

• ​decir

• ​oír

​ser: to be (DOCTOR)

​soy somos

​eres soís

​es son

​

estar: to be (PLACE)

estoy estamos

​estás estáis

​está están

​

ir: to go

voy vamos

vas vaís

va van

tener: to have

tengo tenemos

tienes tenís

tiene tienen

venir: to come (originate)

vengo venimos

vienes venís

viene vienen

dar: to give

doy damos

das dais

da dan

decir: to say/to tell

digo decimos

dices decís

dice dicen

oír: to hear

oígo oímos

​oyes oís

​oye oyen

Multiple Choice

Stem changing verbs are also known as _______.

• clothing verbs

• super irregulars

• regular verbs

• boot verbs

Multiple Choice

"Conocer" and "hacer" are examples of ____________.

• regular verbs

• solo yo irregular verbs

• boot verbs

• super irregular verbs