24 Topic 1 Present Tense of Regular Verbs
Los verbos regulares y el presente
Present Tense of Regular Verbs
| -ar | -er | -ir | |
| yo | o | o | o |
| tú | as | es | es |
| Ud./él/ella | a | e | e |
| nosotros | amos | emos | imos |
| Uds./ellos/as | an | en | en |
The anatomy of a Spanish verb.
The verb in its infinitive form indicates the action or state of being, with no reference to who or what performs the action or when it is done (present, past or future tense).
- The verb has two parts
- The stem
- The ending
|
Stem HABL |
Ending AR |
HABLAR To Speak |
- Infinitives in English are indicated by to: to speak, to eat, to live. In Spanish, all verbs in the infinitive have three endings:
- -ar Hablar to speak
- -er Comer to eat
- -ir Vivir to live
- To conjugate a verb means to give the various forms of the verb the corresponding subject:
- I speak, you speak, he/she speaks, etc.
Yo hablo, tú hablas, él/ella habla, etc. - I eat, you eat, he/she eats, etc.
Yo como, tú comes, él/ella come, etc. - I live, you live, he/she lives, etc.
Yo vivo, tú vives, él/ella vive, etc.
- I speak, you speak, he/she speaks, etc.
- There are three classifications of verbs.
- Regular
when conjugated into a person or tense, the stem is not impacted - Irregular
when conjugated, first person singular has a “g” or a “y” - Stem-Changing
when conjugated, there are changes IN the stem
- Regular
- The conjugated verbs in Spanish indicate person and tense, therefore, a personal pronoun is not needed unless you need to clarify the subject: él, ella, ellos/as.
Common regular -ar verbs in the present tense
| necesitar
to need |
ahorrar
to save |
alquilar
to rent |
apagar
to turn off |
arreglar
to arrange |
ayudar
to help |
| bailar
to dance |
practicar
to practice |
borrar
to erase |
buscar
to look for |
llegar
to arrive |
caminar
to walk |
| descansar
to rest |
celebrar
to celebrate |
mirar
to look |
estudiar
to study |
comprar
to buy |
contestar
to answer |
| desear
to want |
disfrutar
to enjoy |
escuchar
to listen |
llorar
to cry |
trabajar
to work |
repasar
to review |
Common regular -er verbs in the present tense
| aprender
to learn |
beber
to drink |
comer
to eat |
comprender
to understand |
correr
to run |
| prender
to turn on |
romper
to break |
toser
to cough |
vender
to sell |
leer
to read |
Common regular -ir verbs in the present tense
| abrir
to open |
añadir
to add |
asistir
to attend |
describir
to describe |
| discutir
to discuss |
escribir
to write |
interrumpir
to interrupt |
Practícalo…
Read outloud the following phrases and identify the endings
| Hablo español en la clase. | Como vegetales todos los días. | Vivo en Pensilvania |
| Ayudas a tu amiga. | Comprendes el vocabulario. | Asistes a la clase. |
| Baila muy bien. | Bebe café caliente. | Escribe poemas. |
| Compramos un carro rojo. | Aprendemos a leer. | Abrimos el libro. |
| Trabajan en la oficina. | Leen la revista. | Discuten la lección. |
