In the present indicative the verbs that end with –GUIR are conjugated with termination -GO in the first person singular. The rest of the persons are conjugated like regular verbs. Seguir ( e à i) (to continue) Below are some more verbs with this conjugation Yo sigo Seguir ( e à i ) […]
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In the present indicative the verbs that end with –GER and –GIR change -G for -J in the first person singular. The rest of the persons are conjugated like regular verbs. Proteger (to protect) Corregir ( e à i ) (to correct) Yo protejo corrijo Tú proteges corriges El protege corrige Ella protege […]
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In the present indicative the verbs that end with –CER and –CIR change -C for -ZC in the first person singular. The rest of the persons are conjugated like regular verbs. Agradecer (to thank) Below are some more verbs with this conjugation. Yo argradezco Conocer (to know) Tú agradeces Pertenecer (to belong) El […]
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In chapter 6 you have seen irregular verbs with a change in the root. However, there are other ways in which verbs can be irregular in Spanish. This chapter will treat irregularities in the termination. A frequently used verb with an irregular termination for example is conocer (to know). This type of irregular conjugations is […]
read more »Verbs with a change of the root, E becomes I Verbs that change E for I in the root, do that for each person, except nosotros and vosotros, and it only happens in verbs ending with –IR in the infinitive: Verbs ending with –IR Pedir (to ask / request) Below are come […]
read more »Verbs with a change of the root, O becomes UE Verbs that change O for UE in the root, do that for each person, except nosotros: Verbs ending with –AR Verbs ending with –ER Verbs ending with –IR Almorzar (to have lunch) Volver (to return) Dormir (to sleep) Yo almuerzo Yo vuelvo Yo duermo […]
read more »Verbs with a change of the root, E becomes IE Verbs that change E for IE in the root, do that for each person, except nosotros: Verbs ending with –AR Verbs ending with –ER Verbs ending with –IR Pensar (to think) Entender (to understand) Preferir (to prefer) Yo pienso Yo entiendo Yo prefiero Tú […]
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Verbs that express obligation Indicating an obligation is done with three different verbs in Spanish, and each of those is used for different situations. Haber que (to have to): (necessity) – Hay que estudiar todos los días. (You have to study every day) – Hay que sembrar para cosechar (It needs planting for […]
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The present indicative: Irregular verbs Apart from verbs that are only irregular in the first person singular; yo, there are verbs that are completely irregular except in the first person plural; nosotros. Decir (to say) Tener (to have) Venir (to come) Estar (to be) Oir (to hear) Ser (to be) Ir (to go) […]
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The present indicative Irregular verbs As in most languages, Spanish also knows irregular verbs. Some verbs have just one irregular conjugations, others are completely irregular. Lesson 5, 6 and 7 in this chapter treat irregular verbs, but there are many different and important irregular conjugations, which is why chapter 6 and 7 are also […]
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