Verbs
are usually used to express action or to speak about a
person or an object that's connected to an action.
- Juan
estudia español. - Juan studies Spanish. (The
word that indicates the action is "estudia". The
person who does the action is Juan. Juan is the subject of
the sentence).
Spanish
verbs are a little more difficult than English verbs. The
endings of Spanish verbs change depending on the person of
the verb. For example:
- Yo estudio
español - I study Spanish / Tú estudias español
- you study Spanish /
Él estudia español - he
studies Spanish / Nosotros
estudiamos español - we
study Spanish... etc.
In
Spanish, as in English, there are regular and
irregular verbs.
There are three different groups of regular verbs. The
groups are divided by the verb endings. The three verb
groups are: ar (ex. amar -
to love),
er (ex. comer - to eat),
ir (ex. vivir - to live).
Regular verbs follow a rule for each ending.
PRESENT TENSE
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ar
(amar - to love)
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|
er
(comer - to eat)
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|
ir
(vivir - to live)
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Yo amo - I love
Tú amas - you love
Él / Ella ama - he/she loves
Nosotros amamos - we love
Vosotros amáis - you love (pl.)
Ellos / Ellas aman - they
love
|
|
Yo como - I eat
Tú comes - you eat
Él / Ella come - he/she eats
Nosotros comemos - we eat
Vosotros coméis - you eat (pl.)
Ellos / Ellas comen - they
eat
|
|
Yo vivo - I live
Tú vives - you live
Él / Ella vive - he/she lives
Nosotros vivimos - we live
Vosotros vivís - you live (pl.)
Ellos / Ellas viven - They
live
|
Irregular verbs do not follow the
same pattern.
Listen and repeat the pronunciation of the above verbs.