1C.+Present+Tense

Present tense of -ar, -er, -ir verbs

The infinitive of a verb is, as the name suggests, timeless. It is not conjugated, and therefore has no tense (such as past, present, or future). In English, the infinitive of a verb is formed by adding the word “to.” Examples include: to learn, to act, and to be.In Spanish, the infinitive of a verb is indicated by one of the following endings:–AR, -ER, and -IR. In The present may be used to express action in the present, a current state of being, an occurrence in the future, or an action that started in the past and continues. Conjugating a present tense Word:

1.) Take the infinitive ending off the verb a. Escuchar – ar = Escuch 2.) Add the appropriate ending according to the subject a. Escuch + o= Escucho


 * Ending of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs **

-ar verbs


 * Yo o || Nosotros/Nosotras amos ||
 * Tú as || Vosotros/Vosotras <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">áis ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Él/Ella/Usted <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">a || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">an ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"> -er verbs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Yo <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">o || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Nosotros/Nosotras <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">emos ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Tú <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">es || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Vosotros/Vosotras <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">éis ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Él/Ella/Usteds <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">e || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">en ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">-ir verbs


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Yo <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">o || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Nosotros/Nosotras <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">imos ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Tú <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">es || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Vosotros/Vosotras <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">ís ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Él/Ella/Usteds <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">e || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">en ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Links: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/presente_ar.php] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/presente_er_ir.php

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