present tense Flashcards
endings for -ar verbs
-o, -es, -e, -amos, -ais (acc), -an
endings for -er verbs
-o, -es, -e, -emos, -eis (acc), -en
endings for -ir verbs
-o, -es, -e, -imos, -is (acc)
querer in the present
- stem change from ‘e’ to ‘ie’
- everything changes except nosotros and vosotros
quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, quereis (acc), quieren
irregular verbs LIKE querer
c(e)rrar, com(e)nzar, desp(e)rtarse, emp(e)zar, p(e)nsar, pref(e)rir, s(e)ntarse, s(e)ntirse, t(e)ner, v(e)nir
poder in the present
- stem change verb from ‘o’ to ‘ue’
- everything changes except nosotros and vosotros
puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podeis (acc), pueden
irregular verbs LIKE poder
ac(o)starse, alm(o)rzar, c(o)star, c(o)ler, d(o)rmir, enc(o)ntrar, j(u)gar, ll(o)ver, m(o)rir, v(o)lver
ir in the present
voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
saber in the present
se (acc), sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabeis (acc), saben
dar in the present
doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan
hacer in the present
hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen
ser in the present
- permanent things
soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
estar in the present
- temporary things and locations
estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estais, estan
(acc on every a except estoy and estamos)