In this lesson, we are going to work with some very irregular verbs in the present tense. There are not many — only eight — but they are used constantly in everyday Spanish, so it is important to learn them well and feel confident when using them. The verbs are: ser (to be), estar (to be), … Leer más
Aquí tienes algunos crucigramas para practicar la conjugación del PRESENTE en español. Primero, vamos a trabajar con los verbos regulares, terminados en -AR y en -ER y -IR, para continuar con los diferentes grupos de verbos irregulares. Presente de indicativo de los verbos regulares terminados en -AR Empezamos con los verbos terminados en -AR, los … Leer más
This group of irregular verbs is super easy — but very important! These verbs are special because ONLY the first-person singular (yo) form is irregular. All the other forms are completely regular. To make them easier to learn, we can organize them into three mini-groups: 1. Verbs that don’t follow any specific pattern: Dar (to … Leer más
En español, hay algunos verbos irregulares con cambios radicales O-UE, cuando los conjugamos en presente. Entre ellos, encontramos verbos muy frecuentes y útiles, como poder (to be able to, can), volver (to return), acostarse (to go to bed) o contar (to tell, count). Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos: Siempre me acuesto temprano (I always go to … Leer más
En español, algunos verbos irregulares en presente cambian su raíz al conjugarse. Hoy vamos a hablar de los verbos con cambios radicales E-IE, también llamados verbos de la bota. Entre estos verbos hay algunos muy importantes, como pensar (to think), querer (to want) o entender (to understand). Pienso que tienes razón (I think you are … Leer más
The Spanish verb SER is one of the two ways to say «to be«. It is not only the most important verb but also the most irregular one. But no worries—you’ll use it so often that in a couple of weeks, you won’t even notice the irregularities. It would be convenient if you practiced the … Leer más
In this lesson, we are going to study how to form the present tense of Spanish -ER and -IR verbs. Remember that Spanish verbs can be organized into three groups: those ending in -AR (the largest group), those ending in -ER, and those ending in -IR. In the video below, with explanations in English, you … Leer más
Spanish verbs are divided into three main groups according to their ending -AR, -ER or -IR. The -AR verbs are the largest category (around 80% of all), and the good news is that more of them are regular. To conjugate these verbs, remove the ending (-ar) and then add the corresponding termination according to the subject pronoun (yo, tú, él, usted…) … Leer más