Present Tense in Spanish
Present Tense in Spanish
Welcome to my first blog, in this first blog you are going to learn Present Tense.
Table of contents
1. Present tense
2. The basics of Spanish verbs
3. Types of verbs
4. Conjugating verbs
5. Regular verbs
6. Irregular verbs
7. Subject
8. Subject pronouns
9. Negative sentences
10. Asking questions
Present tense
The present tense is used to talk about daily routines, the work which we do daily, often, every day, always, every time, from time to time, now, today, and these days.
Or the present tense is used to report what is happening and what is true now.
The basic of Spanish verbs
In Spanish, it is important to understand the basic terminology relating to verbs and their formation.
There are three groups of verbs classified by the infinitive endings.
- ar endings
- er endings
- ir endings
Types of verbs
In Spanish, as we know there are three ending verbs that identify the verb conjugation to which the verb belongs, for example -
- ar: Hablar (to speak)
- er: Comer (to eat)
- or: Vivir (to live)
In Spanish, we don't have forms of verbs like in English. We conjugate the verbs and it shows its meaning as per subject pronouns.
Conjugating verbs
- ar ending verbs
We add o, as, a, amos, áis, an and remove ar.
For example -
Hablar - to speak
Singular Plural
Yo hablo Nosotros hablamos
(I speak) (We speak)
Tú hablas Vosotros habláis
(You speak) (You all speak)
Él habla Ellos hablan
(He speaks) (They speak)
Ella habla Ellas hablan
(She speaks) (They speak)
Vd. habla Vds. hablan
(You speak) (You all speak)
- er ending verbs
We add o, es, e, emos, éis, en or remove er.
Comer - to eat
Singular Plural
Yo como Nosotros comemos
(I eat) (We eat)
Tú comes Vosotros coméis
(You eat) (You all eat)
Él come Ellos comen
(He eats) (They eat)
Ella come Ellas comen
(She eats) (They eat)
Vd. come Vds. comen
(You eat) (You all eat)
- ir ending verbs
We add o, es, e, imos, ís, en or remove ir.
Vivir - to live
Singular Plural
Yo vivo Nosotros vivimos
(I live) (We live)
Tú vives Vosotros vivís
(You live) (You all live)
Él vive Ellos viven
(He lives) (They live)
Ella vive Ellas viven
(She lives) (They live)
Vd. vive Vds. viven
(You live) (You all live)
Regular Verbs
A verb whose conjugation has same as I have mentioned above.
Irregular verbs
A verb whose conjugation has not the same as a regular verb.
Subject
The doer in the sentences.
For example -
Sonu sings, I eat, You go have as their subjects "Sonu", "I", and "You" respectively.
Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural
Yo Nosotros
(I) (We)
Tú Vosotros
(You) (You all)
Él Ellos
(He) (They)
Ella Ellas
(She) (They)
Vd. Vds.
(You) (You all)
Note: It is important to note that in Spain vosotros is used in an informal situation. But in Latin American countries Ustedes is used in both formal or informal situations.
Negative Sentences
In negative sentences, we add "no" before conjugated verbs.
For example -
Yo no hablo
I do not speak.
Tú no vives aqui.
You do not live here.
Él no canta.
He does not sing.
Ella no nada.
She does not swim.
Asking Questions
Asking simple questions
If your answer is yes or no that means the question is a simple question. In Spanish, this involves placing the conjugated verb in front of the subject.
Tú hablas Inglés You speak English.
¿Hablas tú inglés? Do you speak English?
In English, we often use do or does auxiliary verb in front of a sentence to form a question. In this context, however, do and does are not translated into Spanish.
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