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Spanish Irregular Verbs (Present) and Basic Grammar
Present-tense forms of twelve key Spanish verbs (yo, tú, él/ella, nosotros, ellos) and a few basic grammar rules.
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- I am (ser)Englishyo soySOY
- you are (ser)Englishtú eresEH-rehs
- he/she is (ser)Englishél/ella esehs
- we are (ser)Englishnosotros somosSOH-mohs
- they are (ser)Englishellos sonsohn
- I am (estar)Englishyo estoyeh-STOY
- you are (estar)Englishtú estáseh-STAHS
- he/she is (estar)Englishél/ella estáeh-STAH
- we are (estar)Englishnosotros estamoseh-STAH-mohs
- they are (estar)Englishellos estáneh-STAHN
- I have (tener)Englishyo tengoTEHN-goh
- you have (tener)Englishtú tienestee-EH-nehs
- he/she has (tener)Englishél/ella tienetee-EH-neh
- we have (tener)Englishnosotros tenemosteh-NEH-mohs
- they have (tener)Englishellos tienentee-EH-nehn
- I go (ir)Englishyo voyVOY
- you go (ir)Englishtú vasVAHS
- he/she goes (ir)Englishél/ella vaVAH
- we go (ir)Englishnosotros vamosVAH-mohs
- they go (ir)Englishellos vanVAHN
- I do / make (hacer)Englishyo hagoAH-goh
- you do / make (hacer)Englishtú hacesAH-sehs
- he/she does / makes (hacer)Englishél/ella haceAH-seh
- we do / make (hacer)Englishnosotros hacemosah-SEH-mohs
- they do / make (hacer)Englishellos hacenAH-sehn
- I can (poder)Englishyo puedoPWEH-doh
- you can (poder)Englishtú puedesPWEH-dehs
- he/she can (poder)Englishél/ella puedePWEH-deh
- we can (poder)Englishnosotros podemospoh-DEH-mohs
- they can (poder)Englishellos puedenPWEH-dehn
- I want (querer)Englishyo quierokee-EH-roh
- you want (querer)Englishtú quiereskee-EH-rehs
- he/she wants (querer)Englishél/ella quierekee-EH-reh
- we want (querer)Englishnosotros queremoskeh-REH-mohs
- they want (querer)Englishellos quierenkee-EH-rehn
- I say (decir)Englishyo digoDEE-goh
- you say (decir)Englishtú dicesDEE-sehs
- he/she says (decir)Englishél/ella diceDEE-seh
- we say (decir)Englishnosotros decimosdeh-SEE-mohs
- they say (decir)Englishellos dicenDEE-sehn
- I come (venir)Englishyo vengoVEHN-goh
- you come (venir)Englishtú vienesvee-EH-nehs
- he/she comes (venir)Englishél/ella vienevee-EH-neh
- we come (venir)Englishnosotros venimosveh-NEE-mohs
- they come (venir)Englishellos vienenvee-EH-nehn
- I see (ver)Englishyo veoVEH-oh
- you see (ver)Englishtú vesVEHS
- he/she sees (ver)Englishél/ella veVEH
- we see (ver)Englishnosotros vemosVEH-mohs
- they see (ver)Englishellos venVEHN
- I give (dar)Englishyo doyDOY
- you give (dar)Englishtú dasDAHS
- he/she gives (dar)Englishél/ella daDAH
- we give (dar)Englishnosotros damosDAH-mohs
- they give (dar)Englishellos danDAHN
- I know a fact (saber)Englishyo séSEH
- you know a fact (saber)Englishtú sabesSAH-behs
- he/she knows a fact (saber)Englishél/ella sabeSAH-beh
- we know a fact (saber)Englishnosotros sabemossah-BEH-mohs
- they know a fact (saber)Englishellos sabenSAH-behn
- the (masculine singular)Englishelehl
- the (feminine singular)Englishlalah
- the (masculine plural)Englishloslohs
- the (feminine plural)Englishlaslahs
- a (masculine)Englishunoon
- a (feminine)EnglishunaOO-nah
- I (pronoun)Englishyoyoh
- you (informal)Englishtútoo
- you (formal)Englishustedoos-TEHD
- weEnglishnosotrosnoh-SOH-trohs
- they (masculine or mixed)EnglishellosEH-yohs
- How do you make a Spanish noun plural if it ends in a vowel?EnglishAdd -s (casa → casas)Ends in a consonant? Add -es: papel → papeles
- How do you say a question in writing?EnglishPut ¿ at the start and ? at the endExclamations use ¡ and !
- Where do most adjectives go?EnglishAfter the noun (el perro grande)The big dog = the dog big
- Do adjectives agree with the noun?EnglishYes: gato negro, gata negraThey match gender and number
- What do verbs ending in -ar, -er, -ir do?EnglishThey change their endings for each personhablo, hablas, habla...
- Do you need the subject pronoun?EnglishUsually no: Hablo españolThe verb ending shows who
- How do you make a sentence negative?EnglishPut no before the verbNo hablo francés
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