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Hopefully you now will make sense of how to conjugate Spanish verbs in the present indicative tense!

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Use this verb conjugator to match each subject pronoun with the correct verb ending

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Verb conjugations are the various forms that verbs take based on who (or what) performs the action of a clause and when.

Compared to other languages like English, Spanish has a high number of verb conjugation forms. If you don't know the subject pronouns yet, it is best to learn those first to understand what is meant by first-, second- and third-person.

Mood refers to whether the expression of the action is intended to be factual (indicative), desired or conceptual (subjunctive), mandated (imperative) or used as another sort of modifier.

Tense describes when the temporal aspects of the action such occurs whether it takes place in the past, present or future.

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Verb conjugations are the various forms that verbs take based on who (or what) performs the action of a clause and when. Compared to other languages like English, Spanish has a high number of verb conjugation forms. If you don't know the subject pronouns yet, it is best to learn those first to understand what is meant by first-, second- and third-person.

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Use the website to conjugate verbs. Check your answers as you go, and use your notes if needed.

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The Spanish simple present tense (or ) can be used to talk about habitual actions, routines, things happening now or in the near future, universal truths, facts, hypotheticals, lapses of time, and for ordering in restaurants and stores.

Regular Present Indicative Forms

Below you'll find instructions for forming regular verbs in the present tense, including the endings you need to know for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

Verbs that End in -ar

To conjugate an verb, remove the infinitive ending () and add the ending that matches the subject. You can find these endings in the table below.
Present Tense Endings for -ar Verbs
Verbs that End in -er

To conjugate an verb, remove the infinitive ending () and add the ending that matches the subject. You can find these endings in the table below.
Present Tense Endings for -er Verbs
Verbs that End in -ir

To conjugate an verb, remove the infinitive ending () and add the ending that matches the subject. You can find these endings in the table below.
Present Tense Endings for -ir Verbs Copy Cats
Notice that most of the present tense endings for and verbs are the same. Only the nosotros and vosotros endings are different.

Some present tense yo conjugations undergo spelling changes or are irregular.

Verbs with Spelling Changes in the Yo Form

Verbs with Irregular Yo Forms

The following verbs have irregular forms. The other present tense forms of these verbs follow the patterns for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

Here are a few examples of the above verbs in action.

Stem-changing Verbs

Many present tense verbs undergo what is called a stem change. The present tense endings for these verbs are regular, but there is a vowel change in the verb stem (the part of the verb that comes before -ar, -er, or -ir). Click here to read our article on stem-changing verbs.

Present Indicative Uses

The Spanish present tense can be used to talk about habitual actions, routines, things happening now or in the near future, universal truths, facts, hypotheticals, lapses of time, and for ordering in restaurants and stores. Read on for more on each of these uses.
Dropping Subject Pronouns
Because the endings of Spanish verbs indicate who the subject of an action is, you can often drop the subject pronoun ( yo, tú, nosotros, etc.). Many Spanish speakers rarely use personal pronouns, although this varies from country to country.

For example, in the sentence Hablo español. ( I speak Spanish.), the pronoun isn't really necessary. The ending tells you who the subject of the verb is.

1. Habitual Actions

Habitual actions are activities that a person does every day (or very often). Daily routines, responsibilities, hobbies, and jobs can be talked about using the present tense.

2. Things Happening Now

In English, something happening at the moment of speaking is usually expressed using the present progressive. In Spanish, both the simple present and the present progressive can be used to talk about things happening now.

3. Things Happening in the Near Future

The Spanish present tense can also be used to talk about things that will happen in the near future.

4. Timeless Events/Universal Truths

Things that are universally known or generally accepted are often expressed using the simple present. These can be facts, opinions, or proverbs.

5. Hypothetical Situations

When used with the conjunction si ( if), the present tense can express hypothetical situations and outcomes.

6. Lapses of Time

The present tense is commonly used to talk about the amount of time something has been going on. The following formula is used with the present tense for this purpose.

7. Ordering

It's also quite common to use the present tense in Spanish when ordering something in a restaurant or store.

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Do you remember what each subject pronoun means?

On your notes, write what each subject pronoun means in the space provided.

1. yo
2. tú
3. usted
4. él
5. ella
6. nosotros
7. nosotras
8. vosotros
9. vosotras
10. ustedes
11. ellos
12. ellas

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Use this Google Form to conjugate verbs.

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In this Google Form, you will demonstrate that you understand how verb conjugation (in the present indicative) occurs in Spanish.

You can use your notes if needed, but it is advisable that you do not, unless you are unable to answer otherwise.

This Google Form was made by Tara C. Bennett, Kelly Rerko, and Guiomar Swartz for APLING 678 at UMASS Boston.

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In this Google Form, you will demonstrate that you understand how verb conjugation (in the present indicative) occurs in Spanish. You can use your notes if needed, but it is advisable that you do not, unless you are unable to answer otherwise. This Google Form was made by Tara C.

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Present Tense -ER Verbs Made Easy with a Song in Spanish!

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Present Tense -IR Verbs Made Easy with a Song in Spanish!

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On your notes fill in the charts provided with the verb ending for each subject pronoun.