Verbs in the Present Tense(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form. For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc.

Ex. Hablar

beber

vivir

The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.

-ar

-er

-ir

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb

hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer

hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer

The ending always consists of two letterssalirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír

salirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír

There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish:

those that end in ar, those that end in er, and those that end in ir

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb

The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.

Hablar hablComer comVivir viv

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. estudiar

The fundamental parts of the verb

The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.

The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.

ar

estudi

a

hablar

ah bloa

ah blasa

ah blaa

habl mosa

áhabl isá

ah blana

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)

All persons and numbers are based on the stem.

Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

yo

túUd.élella

nosotros/as

vosotros/as

ellosellas

Uds.

trabajar

aatrab joa

atrab jasa

atrab jaa

trabaj mosa

átrabaj isá

atrab jana

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

buscar

aub scou

ub scasu

ub scau

busc mosa

ábusc isá

ub scanu

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

aprender

eeapr ndoe

eapr ndese

eapr ndee

aprend mose

éaprend isé

eapr ndene

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

beber

eeb boe

eb bese

eb bee

beb mose

ébeb isé

eb bene

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

ver

veo

ves

ve

vemos

veis

ven

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

.

(not vo)

abrir

iabroa

abresa

abrea

abr mosi

íabr sí

abrena

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

Its stem?

The emphasis?Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

escribir

iiescr boi

iescr besi

iescr bei

escrib mosi

íescrib sí

iescr beni

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

Its stem?

The emphasis?