VERBOS REGULARES en el PRESENTE de INDICATIVO PRESENT

VERBOS REGULARES en el PRESENTE de INDICATIVO PRESENT TENSE CONJUGATIONS of Regular –AR, –ER, and –IR verbs Subject Pronouns Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Él, ella, usted Ellos, ellas, ustedes

Each subject area has a specific name that you will need to be able to recognize: 1 st Person Singular 1 st Person Plural 2 nd Person Singular 2 nd Person Plural 3 rd Person Singular 3 rd Person Plural

In order to conjugate an –AR verb in the present tense (HABLAR – to speak), take off the –AR and add these endings to the verb stem: hablo hablamos hablas habláis hablan

In order to conjugate an –ER verb in the present tense (COMER – to eat), take off the –ER and add these endings to the verb stem: como comemos comes coméis comen

In order to conjugate an –IR verb in the present tense (VIVIR – to live), take off the –IR and add these endings to the verb stem: vivo vivimos vives vivís viven

VERBOS IRREGULARES en el PRESENTE de INDICATIVO IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE • Verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of – AR, – ER, and –IR endings are called IRREGULAR VERBS. • The endings for these verbs must be MEMORIZED. • BAD NEWS: Many of the most commonly used verbs are irregular. • GOOD NEWS: Many are irregular ONLY in the 1 st Person Singular (Yo) Form and follow a pattern

-GO in the YO Some irregular verbs in the present tense change to –GO in the 1 st Person Singular Example: SALIR – to leave salgo salimos sales salís salen

-GO in the YO cont’d Observe the following conjugations: HACER – to make or do • Hago, haces, hacemos, hacéis, hacen PONER – to put or place • Pongo, pones, ponemos, ponéis, ponen TRAER – to bring • Traigo, traes, traemos, traéis, traen DECIR – to say • Digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen

-GO in the YO cont’d TENER – to have and VENIR – to come tengo tienes tiene tenemos tenéis tienen vengo vienes viene venimos venís vienen

-OY in the YO These irregular verbs change to –OY in the 1 st Person Singular IR – to go • Voy, vas, vamos, vais, van ESTAR – to be (location or temporary mood) • Estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están DAR – to give • Doy, das, damos, dais, dan SER – to be (inherent traits or permanent characteristics) • Soy, eres, somos, sois, son

-ZCO in the YO and the verb SABER PRODUCIR – to produce • produzco, produces, produce, producimos, producís, producen CONDUCIR – to drive* • conduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen *The verb MANEJAR is more commonly used in Latin America CONOCER – to meet, to be familiar with, to know people • conozco, conoces, conocemos, conocéis, conocen SABER – to know facts or information • Sé, sabes, sabemos, sabéis, saben