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Spanish Verbs: Present Tense
Regular -AR Verbs
Model Question and Answer: Supply the correct form of the verb given. Q: Yo (hablar) español. |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
There are three different conjugations in Spanish. Verbs of the first conjugation terminate in -ar.
Examples: hablar, explicar, estudiar
The conjugation of such verbs in the present tense follows:
| See: | hablar | |
| See: | explicar | |
| See: | estudiar |
The present tense in Spanish is used in the same way as the simple present tense in English, namely, to describe an action which goes on every day or in general.
El maestro siempre habla español en la clase.
The teacher always speaks Spanish in class.
Ellos estudian en la misma clase de nosotros.
They study in the same class as us.
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Regular -eR Verbs
Model Question and Answer: Supply the correct form of the verbs given. Q: Usted (comer) arroz. |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
Verbs of the second conjugation terminate in -er (vender, comer, aprender).
The conjugation of such verbs in the present tense follows:
| See: | comer | ||
| See: | vender | ||
| See: | aprender |
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Regular -IR Verbs
Model Question and Answer: Supply the correct form of the verbs given. Q: Ella (vivir) aquí. |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
Verbs of the third conjugation terminate in -ir (vivir, subir, escribir).
The conjugation of such verbs in the present tense follows:
| See: | vivir | |
| See: | subir | |
| See: | escribir |
(Note that endings of verbs of the third conjugation are exactly the same as those of verbs of the second conjugation (See above) with this one exception: In the first person plural, verbs of the third conjugation end in -imos while verbs of the second conjugation end in -emos.)
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