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Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r) - Hillcrest Elementary

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CHAPTER 1<br />

Present, <strong>Simple</strong> Past, Imperfect, Participles<br />

Present Tense (Indicative)<br />

The present tense is formed by adding the following endings to the verb stem or<br />

root, i.e., the infinitive minus the final -ar, -er, or -ir.<br />

-ar verbs -er verbs -ir verbs<br />

-o -o -o<br />

-as -es -es<br />

-a -e -e<br />

-amos -emos -imos<br />

-áis -éis -ís<br />

-an -en -en<br />

Thus,<br />

infinitive can•tar co•mer su•bir<br />

(to sing) (to eat) (to raise, climb)<br />

1s can•to co•mo su•bo<br />

2s can•tas co•mes su•bes<br />

3s can•ta co•me su•be<br />

1p can•ta•mos co•me•mos su•bi•mos<br />

2p can•táis co•méis su•bís<br />

3p can•tan co•men su•ben<br />

where the stressed syllable is shown in bold.<br />

Note that:<br />

(1) For all three singulars and for the third person plural, the stress accent is<br />

on the stem (root) syllable, while for the first and second person plurals<br />

it is on the post-stem syllable. Among regular verbs, non-uniform stress<br />

patterns occur for the present indicative, present subjunctive, and<br />

imperative. All other tenses have uniform stress patterns for all six<br />

conjugations.<br />

(2) In the second person plural a written accent is required for all three<br />

classes: áis, éis, ís. The first two are pronounced as diphthongs.

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