A bit more Spanish - Verbs and conjugations

Question 1

I

Answer 1

yo

Question 2

you (informal)

Answer 2

tú

Question 3

he

Answer 3

el

Question 4

she

Answer 4

ella

Question 5

you (formal)

Answer 5

usted

Question 6

we

Answer 6

nosotros / nosotras

Nosotras refers to “we” as a group of women only

Question 7

they

Answer 7

ellos
ellas

Note that “ellas” is for a group of all women
Note that “ll” is pronounced as “y” in Central America

Question 8

you - plural

y’all in Spanish, but it’s a real word

Answer 8

ustedes

Question 9

you - plural (informal)

Answer 9

vosotros / vosotras

Vosotros is not used in Central America, but you may find it in your Spanish translation of the Bible.
Also note that vosotras is for a group of only women.

Question 10

And

Answer 10

y

Question 11

Or

Answer 11

O

Question 12

to go (present tense with conjugation table)

Answer 12

ir

yo voy
tu vas
él/ella/usted va
nosotros vamos
ellos /ellas/ustedes van

(optional)
vosotros vais

Question 13

to come (present tense)

Answer 13

venir

yo vengo
tú vienes
él/ella/usted viene
nosotros venimos
ellos/ellas/ustedes vienen

(optional)
vosotros venís

Question 14

to be right now (present tense)

Answer 14

estar

yo estoy
tú estás
él/ella/usted está
nosotros estamos
ellos/ellas/ustedes están

(optional)
vosotros estáis

Note: One important thing is that this refers mainly to my current state. I would not say: “Yo estoy una persona” because that would mean “I’m a person right now. Maybe not in the future though.”
You use it for “estoy en el camino” - “I am on the way” since it is a temporary state.

You’ll use it for: current location, health, changing mood / conditions, personal opinion

Question 15

to be (present tense)

Answer 15

ser

yo                              soy
tú                               eres
él/ella/usted              es
nosotros                    somos
ellos/ellas/ustedes   son

(optional)
vosotros sois

Note: We would not use this for something temporary. “Yo soy hambre” - “I am hungry” - you would be saying that you are the personification of hunger. Maybe you are. Probably not.

Hunger is something I have in Spanish - “Yo tengo hambre” is the better choice.

“Soy de los Estados” - “I am from the States”

You’ll use it for: description, profession, point of origin, identification, material possessions

Question 16

to save

Jesus saves

Answer 16

salvar

Jesús salva

Question 17

to eat

I like to eat

Answer 17

comer

Me gusta comer

Question 18

to live

I live in the states

Answer 18

vivir

“Vivo en los estados” - “I live in the states”

Question 19

-ar present tense verb conjugations

plus conjugations for “to speak”

Answer 19

Drop the -ar and add

yo -o
tú -as
él/ella/usted -a
nosotros -amos
ellos/ellas/ustedes -an
vosotros -áis

hablar example:
yo - hablo
tu - hablas
el/ella/usted - habla
nosotros - hablamos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - hablan
vosotros - habláis

Note that there are SO MANY verbs that break these rules but even if you get it wrong people often still understand what you are trying to say.

Question 20

-er present tense verb conjugations

plus bonus conjugations for “to eat”

Answer 20

Drop the -er and add

yo -o
tú -es
él/ella/usted -e
nosotros -emos
ellos/ellas/ustedes -en
vosotros -éis

comer example:
yo - como
tu - comes
el/ella/usted - come
nosotros - comemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - comen
vosotros - coméis

Note that there are SO MANY verbs that break these rules but even if you get it wrong people often still understand what you are trying to say.

Question 21

-ir present tense verb conjugations

Plus bonus conjugation for “to live”

Answer 21

Drop the -ir and add

yo -o
tú -es
él/ella/usted -e
nosotros -imos
ellos/ellas/ustedes -en
vosotros -ís

vivir example:
yo - vivo
tu - vives
el/ella/usted - vive
nosotros - vivimos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - viven
vosotros - vivís

Note that there are SO MANY verbs that break these rules but even if you get it wrong people often still understand what you are trying to say. Also note that these are almost identical to “er” conjugations.

Question 22

to do (present tence)

Answer 22

hacer

yo - hago
tu - haces
el/ella/usted - hace
nosotros - hacemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - hacen
vosotros - hacéis

Question 23

there is / there are

“Are there Christians in that town?”
“Yes, there are”

Answer 23

hay

“¿Hay cristianos en ese pueblo?”
“Si, hay”

Question 24

this

“this thing”
“this path”
“I can believe this”

Answer 24

este / esta / esto

“esta cosa”
“este camino”
“puedo creer esto”

Note that esta is for feminine, este is for masculine, and esto is neutral - for things like ideas and indefinite things

Question 25

that

“that thing”
“that path”
“I can’t believe that”

Answer 25

esa / ese / eso

“esa cosa”
“ese camino”
“No puedo creer eso”

Note that esa is for feminine, ese is for masculine, and eso is neutral - for things like ideas and indefinite things

You can say my personal favorite “essssoooooo” when someone does something well

Question 26

can (verb) present tense conjugations

“God can do that”

Answer 26

poder

yo - hago
tu - haces
el/ella/usted - hace
nosotros - hacemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - hacen
vosotros - hacéis

“Dios puede hacer eso”

Question 27

to have (present tense conjugations) - “I have done”

Answer 27

haber - “yo he hecho”

yo - he
tu - has
el/ella/usted - ha, hay
nosotros - hemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - han
vosotros - habéis

Question 28

to have (present tense conjugations) - “I have Jesus in my heart”

Answer 28

tener - Yo tengo Jesus en mi corazon.

yo - tengo
tu - tienes
el/ella/usted - tiene
nosotros - tenemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes - tienen

(optional)
vosotros - tenéis