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Sumario Spanish - PRESENT TENSE and mini worksheet
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Present TenseThis tense is used to express what is happening in the present or what happens regularly. It’s also
used to refer to something planned in the near future.
i.e Visito la casa de mi amigo (I visit my friend’s house)
Mañana salgo con mi hermana (Tomorrow, I’m going out with my sister)
Dependant on the type of verb -ar, -er and -ir, all have different stem changes
Hablar (to speak) Comer (to eat) Vivir (to live)
Yo (I) Hablo Como Vivo
Tu (You) - singular Hablas Comes Vives
El / Ella / Usted Habla Come Vive
(He/She/It)
Nosotros (We) Hablamos Comemos Vivimos
Vosotros (You. plural) Habláis Coméis Vivís
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Hablan Comen Viven
(They)
IRREGULAR VERBS!!
There are verbs that don’t follow these stem changes and are completely different. It’s often that
the 1st person singular is the only irregular one but that’s not always the case. Some of the most
common are:
Hacer Decir Estar (to Ser (to be) Ir (to Tener Ver (to Saber Oír
(to (to say) be) (permanent go) (to watch/see (to (to
do (temporary ) have) ) know) hear)
/make) )
Yo (I) Hago Digo Estoy Soy Voy Tengo Veo Sé Oigo
Tu (You) Haces Dices Estás Eres Vas Tienes Ves Sabes Oyes
-
singular
El / Hace Dice Está Es Va Tiene Ve Sabe Oye
Ella /
Usted
(He /
She / It)
Nosotro Hacemo Decimo Estamos Somos Vamo Tenemo Vemos Sabemo Oímo
s (We) s s s s s s
Vosotro Hacéis Decís Estáis Sois Vais Tenéis Veis Sabéis Oís
s (You.
plural)
Ellos/ Hacen Dicen Están Son Van Tienen Ven Saben Oyen
Ellas
/Ustede
s (They)
Remember! : Some verbs change their spelling in present tense due to a certain set patterns
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