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Lesson 2 Flashcards

Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present tense

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What are the three types of infinitive verb endings in Spanish?

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  • -ar as in hablar (to speak)
  • -er as in comer (to eat)
  • -ir as in vivir (to live)
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She is a student

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Ella es una alumna

pupil, student - el alumno, la alumna. Remember that we can also say estudiante

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He is a student of Señora Ramos

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Él es un estudiante de la Señora Ramos

of, from - de

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We are from the United States

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Somos de los Estados Unidos

the United States - Los Estados Unidos (often abbreviated as los EEUU)

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He is Xavier’s friend

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Él es (un) amigo de Xavier

friend - el amigo, la amiga

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She studies

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Ella estudia

he/she studies - estudia

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He studies a lot

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Él estudia mucho

a lot - mucho

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I study a lot

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Yo __estudio mucho

I study - estudio

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You (ud) do not study a lot

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Usted no estudia mucho

do not - no. Note that verbs are negated by simply adding the word no in front of them.

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You do not study

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Tú no estudias

you study - tú estudias

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All the girls study

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Todas las niñas estudian

all - todos

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The girl studies every day

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La niña estudia todos los días

every day - todos los días

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We do not study every day

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Nosotros no estudiamos todos los días

we study - estudiamos

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We walk every day

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Nosotros caminamos todos los días

to walk - caminar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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Do you speak Spanish too?

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¿Hablas español también?

too, also - también

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The woman buys eleven books

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La mujer compra once libros

to buy - comprar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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She studies mathematics

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Ella estudia matemáticas

mathematics, math - las matemáticas, la mate. When talking about a general subject, you do not use an article before the subject. When talking about a specific subject you do (i.e. I study the history of Spain->Estudio la historia de España)

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The teacher teaches math

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El maestro enseña matemáticas

to teach - enseñar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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Señor Ramos teaches the lesson

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El Señor (Sr.) Ramos enseña la lección

lesson - la lección. Note that señor is usually abbreviated Sr.

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for

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por, para

for - por, para. Note that por and para are not interchangeable and have several uses that can mean different things in English.

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Is the book for me?

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¿Es el libro para mí?

me - mí. The word mí is used with certain prepositions such as para and a. The simpler direct object pronoun me will be discussed in more detail later

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The letter is not for you

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La carta no es para ti

you - ti. The word ti is used in the predicate of the sentence rather than tú. The simpler direct object te (which we have already seen in cases like ¿Cómo te llamas?) will be discussed in more detail later

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I study with the teacher (fem)

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Yo estudio con la maestra

with - con

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They walk with me

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Ellos caminan conmigo

with me - conmigo. Note that you cannot say *con mí*

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She needs to study with you

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Ella necesita estudiar contigo

with you - contigo. Note that you cannot say *con ti*

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I do not speak Spanish

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No hablo español

to speak, to talk - hablar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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We talk to the teacher

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H__ablamos con el maestro

to talk to - hablar con. Note that the preposition con (“with”) must be used to mean “talk to”

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You (uds) talk about Señora Ramos

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Ustedes hablan de la Señora Ramos

to talk about - hablar de. Note that the proposition de must be used to indicate “talk about”

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I speak English

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Hablo inglés

English - inglés

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I ask in English

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Yo pregunto en inglés

to ask (a question) - preguntar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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You work everyday

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Tú trabajas todos los días

to work - trabajar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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I walk every day to work

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Camino todos los días al trabajo

work - el trabajo. Note that al is a contraction of a and el

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They drink water

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Ellos toman agua

to take, to drink - tomar. Note that tomar can mean both “to take” and “to drink”. The verb beber can also be used to mean “to drink,” but it is less commonly used than tomar

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I try to study

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Trato de estudiar

to try to - tratar de. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar. Note that tratar without the preposition de means “to treat” (e.g. “I treat my friend badly” - Trato mal a mi amigo)

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Do you trust the teacher (feminine)?

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¿Confías en la maestra?

to trust - confiar en. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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She eats

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Ella come

he/she eats - come

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We do not eat a lot

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Nosotros no comemos mucho

we eat - comemos

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When do we eat today?

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¿Cuándo comemos hoy?

today - hoy

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He eats lots of food

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Él come mucha comida

food - la comida

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I do not eat today

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Yo no como hoy

I eat - yo como. Note the difference between the word como (I eat) and cómo (how)

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Carolina walks quickly

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Carolina camina rápidamente

fast, quick - rápido

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We (fem) do not eat quickly

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Nosotras no comemos rápidamente

quickly - rápidamente. Note that most adverbs in Spanish end in -mente, the equivalent of the English “-ly”. However, it is acceptable to just use rápido as an adverb

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You eat quickly

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Tú comes rápidamente

you eat - comes

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What are the endings of regular -er verbs (such as comer) conjugated in the present tense?

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Regular Present Tense -er endings

  • -o (yo)
  • -es (tú)
  • -e (él)
  • -emos (nosotros)
  • -éis (vosotros)
  • -en (ellos)

Simply drop the -er ending from the infinitive, and add the appropriate ending from above

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She sells books

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Ella vende libros

to sell - vender. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer

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They (men) think that they (women) are pretty

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Ellos creen que ellas son bonitas

to think/believe - creer. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer

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You read (present) today

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Tú lees hoy

to read - leer. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer

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Jorge __opens the book

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Jorge abre el libro

he/she opens - abre

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She opens the door

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Ella abre la puerta

door - la puerta

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We open the door quickly

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Nosotros abrimos la puerta rápidamente

we open - abrimos

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Marcos drinks a bottle of beer

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Marcos toma una botella de cerveza

bottle - la botella

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The room is big

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El cuarto es grande

room - el cuarto

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He opens the door of the room

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Él abre la puerta del cuarto

of the - del, de la. Note that de + el is condensed into the contraction del

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He never studies

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Él nunca estudia

never - nunca. The word nunca goes directly before the conjugated verb, just like in the English “never”

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I always eat with them

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Siempre como con ellos

always - siempre

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Who sells books?

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¿Quién vende libros?

Who - Quién. Note that verbs after quien are always conjugated in the third-person (same as él or ella)

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They never open the book

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Ellos nunca abren el libro

they open - abren

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You (uds) open the library door

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Ustedes abren la puerta de la biblioteca

library - la biblioteca

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I never open the door

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Yo nunca abro la puerta

I open - abro

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You open the big door

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Tú abres la puerta grande

you open - abres

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TO OPEN

  • I open
  • You open
  • He/She opens
  • We open
  • You all open
  • They open
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ABRIR

  • Yo abro
  • Tú abres
  • Él/Ella/Ud abre
  • Nosotros abrimos
  • Vosotros abrís
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds abren
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What are the endings of regular -ir verbs (such as abrir) conjugated in the present tense?

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Regular Present Tense -ir endings

  • -o (yo)
  • -es (tú)
  • -e (él)
  • -imos (nosotros)
  • -ís (vosotros)
  • -en (ellos)
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They live in a big house

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Ellos viven en una casa grande

to live - vivir. Follows the same conjugation pattern as abrir. Note that here, en means “in”

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to eat

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comer

to eat - comer. Comer is a regular -er ending verb

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to open

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abrir

to open - abrir. Abrir is a regular -ir ending verb, which can be used as a model verb for all regular -ir ending verbs

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to study

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estudiar

to study - estudiar. Estudiar is a regular -ar ending verb

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We write every day

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Nosotros escribimos todos los días

to write - escribir. Follows the same conjugation pattern as abrir

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You (vosotros) eat today

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Vosotros coméis hoy

you (vosotros) eat - coméis

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We must speak with you (ud)

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Debemos hablar con usted

must - deber. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer

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Seeing is believing

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Ver es creer

to see - ver. Note that the English gerund (ending in -ing) usually corresponds to the Spanish infinitive.

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Juan is the boy that runs fast

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Juan es el niño que corre rápido

that - que

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You (vosotros) do not open the mathematics books

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Vosotros no abrís los libros de matemáticas

you (vosotros) open - abrís

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We run fast

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Nosotros corremos rápido

to run - correr. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer.

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I learn a lot at school

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Yo aprendo mucho en escuela

to learn - aprender. Follows the same conjugation pattern as comer

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TO EAT

  • I eat
  • You eat
  • He/She eats
  • We eat
  • You all eat
  • They eat
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COMER

  • Yo como
  • Tú comes
  • Él/Ella/Ud come
  • Nosotros comemos
  • Vosotros coméis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds comen
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They eat a lot

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Ellos comen mucho

they eat - comen

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I need an interesting book

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Necesito un libro interesante

to need - necesitar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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What are the endings of regular -ar verbs (such as estudiar) conjugated in the present tense?

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Regular Present Tense -ar endings

  • -o (yo)
  • -as (tú)
  • -a (él)
  • -amos (nosotros)
  • -áis (vosotros)
  • -an (ellos)

Simply strip the -ar ending off of any regular infinitive, and apply the endings above

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TO STUDY

  • I study
  • You study
  • He/She studies
  • We study
  • You all study
  • They study
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ESTUDIAR

  • Yo estudio
  • Tú estudias
  • Él/Ella/Ud estudia
  • Nosotros estudiamos
  • Vosotros estudiáis
  • Ellos/Ellas/Uds estudian
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They do not study

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Ellos no estudian

they study - estudian

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You (vosotros) study a lot

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Vosotros __estudiáis mucho

you (vosotros) study - estudiáis

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