Thefuturetenseof Spanish is probably the easiest conjugation pattern of all to learn. Not only is its use much as in English, but its formation isirregularfor far fewer verbs than with the other tenses and is the same for all three infinitive endings (-ar,-erand-ir). As you would expec...
Like the future tense, the conditional tense is extremely easy to conjugate in that all three verb forms (-ar, -er and -ir) use the same endings; these endings are added on to the end of the infinitive Conditional tense endings-ar verbs ...
As a quick review, the AR future tense verb endings are: é, ás, á, emos, éis, án while the ER future tense verb endings are: é, ás, á, emos, éis, án. Whoops, they are the same! Okay then. Now let’s take a look at the IR future tense verb endings. ...
The root of the verb (the part up until the -ar, -er or -ir) stays the same, while the ending is replaced according to the subject. SPANISH PRESENT TENSE: VERBS ENDING IN -AR The root for SALTAR is "salt-" and the root for AMAR is "am-". See how the endings change: ...
Irregular Present Tense Verb Conjugations Knowing how to form irregular verb conjugations in Spanish is made easier by learning the root word. Different endings are attached to the root according to the subject that is completing the action. The subjects in Spanish are yo, tú, usted, él, ...
Another tense which is very easy is the future tense, you don’t have to worry about the stem here, you can take the whole Spanish verb and add the future endings to it and that would be it: Future Tense in Spanish Future indicative (Futuro de indicativo) yo tú Ud./él/ella...
Conditional conjugation in Spanish is similar to the future tense in the sense that both forms add an ending to the infinitive, instead of dropping the -ar, -ir, or -er endings to change the endings. For example, comer ("to eat") drops the -er ending, such as the first person presen...
Regular Spanish verb conjugation follows predictable patterns based on the verb endings: -ar, -er, and -ir. For instance, for -ar verbs like "estudiar" (to study), the present tense conjugations include "estudio" (I study), "estudias" (you study), "estudia" (he/she studies). In the...
Some verbs, like ser and ir, are extra irregular and transform not only depending on person, but also depending on tense. You’ll notice that the simple future tense includes the whole infinitive plus a pattern of endings. The past preterite refers to an action that has been completed in ...
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. Pre...