3. Present Tense
-ar -er ir
Yo O O O
Tú -as -es -es
Él/Ella/Usted -a -e -e
Nosotros/as -amos -emos -imos
Ellos/Ellas/Ust -an -en -en
edes
Hablar: Ver: Vivir:
Hablo Veo Vivo
Hablas Ves Vives
Habla Ve Vive
Hablamos Vemos Vivimos
Hablan Ven Viven
4. Stem Changers
Verbs that have a spelling change when
conjugated in all forms except nosotros,
and vosotros.
e -> ie (Querer)
e -> i (Pedir)
o -> ue (Dormir)
u -> ue (Jugar)
5. Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs in the present tense.
Go Verbs
Verbs that have a –go ending in the “yo” form.
Hacer -> hago
Poner -> Pongo
Tener -> Tengo
Zco Verbs
Verbs that add a “Z” berfor the “C” in the “yo”
form.
Producir -> Produzco
Traducir -> traduzco
Introducir -> Introduzco
6. Sober V.S Conocer
Saber:
Use saber to express knowledge, or lack of
knowledge, of information, or the performance
of a skill.
No sé donde está
Sé cocinar como un chef.
Sé todo el alfabeto en español.
Conocer:
Use to express familiarity with a person, place, or
thing.
Conoces a mi hermana?
7. Reflexives
In a reflexive sentence the subject is the same as
the object.
Reflexive verbs are followed by a reflexive
pronoun.
Subject Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun Example
Yo Me Me peino el pelo
Tú Te Te peinas el pelo.
Él/Ella/Usted Se Ella se peina el pelo.
Nosotros/as Nos Nos peinamos el pelo.
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Se Ellos se peinan el pelo.
9. Dipthongs
Some verbs require an accent to place stress on proper
syllables for correct pronunciation. A dipthong is a weak
vowel(I,y,u) and a strong vowel(a,e,o) or two weak
vowels coming together to form one syllable. An accent
is placed on the weak vowel.
Esquiar-”To ski”
Esquío
Esquías
Esquíos
Esquiamos
esquían
10. Ger/Gir Verbs
Inthe present tense, verbs that end with
-ger or –gir changes the g to a j in the yo
form
Coger Exigir
Cojo Exijo
Coges Exiges
Coge Exige
Cogemos Exigimos
Cogen Exigen
11. Imperfecto
Used to explain what continuously happened, to
describe people or places, explain a feeling, tell the
time of day, to tell what an action was interrupted by, or
to describe a setting in the past.
-ar -er/-ir
Yo -aba -ía
Tú -abas -ías
Él/Ella/Usted -aba -ía
Nosotros/as -abamos --íasmos
Ellos/Ellas/Us -aban --ían
tedes
12. Hace+ ____ + Que+ ____
Shows length of time in which the action
has taken place.
Hace+ (time) + que + (Present tense form of
verb)