- Regular Verbs: Part I
There are three categories of verbs:
-ar verbs (like hablar)
-er verbs (like comer)
-ir verbs (like vivir)
hablar – to speak
yo hablo
I speak
usted habla
you speak
nosotros/as hablamos
we speak
ustedes hablan
you-all speak
comer – to eat
yo como
I eat
usted come
you eat
nosotros/as comemos
we eat
ustedes comen
you-all eat
vivir – to live
yo vivo
I live
usted vive
you live
nosotros/as vivimos
we live
ustedes viven
you-all live
Present tense (indicative) in Spanish means three things.
Yo hablo inglés:
I speak English.
I do speak English.
I am speaking English.
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/regverb1
- Regular Verbs: Part II
hablar
tú hablas
you (familiar) speak
él habla
he speaks
ella habla
she speaks
vosotros/as habláis
you-all (familiar) speak
ellos/ellas hablan
they speak
comer
tú comes
you (familiar) eat
él come
he eats
ella come
she eats
vosotros/as coméis
you-all (familiar) eat
ellos/ellas comen
they eat
vivir
tú vives
you (familiar) live
él vive
he lives
ella vive
she lives
vosotros/as vivís
you-all (familiar) live
ellos/ellas viven
they live
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/regverb2
- Regular Verbs: Part III
To conjugate -ar verbs, drop the ending and add:
-o
-as
-a
-amos
-áis
-an
To conjugate -er verbs, drop the ending and add:
-o
-es
-e
-emos
-éis
-en
To conjugate -ir verbs, drop the ending and add:
-o
-es
-e
-imos
-ís
-en
In Spanish the subject pronouns are not always required. This is because the verb endings can indicate who is performing the action.
Hablo español. (Yo is not necessary.)
I speak Spanish.
Subject pronouns are often used for clarification. For example, the verb form habla is ambiguous.
Ud. habla
él habla
ella habla
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/regverb3
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