Present Tense Verbs - Regular Verbs

Present Tense Verbs - Regular Verbs

by Sr. Davalos

Intro - El Infinitivo

​Before you learn how to conjugate verbs in Spanish, we need to understand what an infinitive verb is. An infinitive verb is the basic form of a verb.

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​In English, the infinitive has to the word "to" in front of it.

​to talk to eat to write

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In Spanish, the infinitive can end in either "-ar" , "-er" or "-ir"

​hablar comer escribir

Multiple Select

In Spanish, infinitives end in...

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

• -or

How to Conjugate

In Spanish, the present tense is formed by changing the ending of the verb.

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​To form the present tense of a regular verb, drop the ending (-ar,-er,-ir) and add the appropriate ending.

Present Tense Conjugation Charts

Here are the conjugation charts for -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs in the Present Tense.

Multiple Choice

Conjugate "hablar" in the "yo" form

• hablo

• hablas

• habla

• hablamos

• habláis

Multiple Choice

Conjugate "comer" in the "ella" form

• como

• comes

• come

• comen

• comemos

Multiple Choice

Conjugate "vivr" in the "ustedes" form

• vivo

• vives

• viven

• vivís

• vivimos

​Do not forget...

In Spanish:

​-each conjugation has a specific translation

(ella cannot go with hablar, or hablo because they mean very different things)

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​-not conjugating verbs when you should results in an awkward phrase

​Yo hablar = I to talk

​yeah, it isn't completely correct

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-Accent marks matter. Do not forget them on the word "tú" and the conjugation endings for vosotros "áis" / "éis" / "ís".

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