Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 1

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Mostly action in the present time; others include:

Answer 1

b. habitual action
c. general / permanent truth
d. vividness about past events
e. a near future
f. past action that continues to the present
g. convey “almost” or “nearly” with por poco

Question 2

a. An action or state of being at the present time:

Hablo espan~ol
Creo en Dios

Answer 2

I speak spanish; I am speaking SPanish; I do speak Spanish

I believe in God

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 3

b. Habitual action

Voy a la biblioteca todos los di’as

Answer 3

I go to the library everyday; I do go to the library every day

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 4

c. A general truth, something which is permanently true:

Seis menos dos son cuatro.

El ejercicio hace maestro al novicio.

Answer 4

Six minus two are four

Practice makes perfect

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 5

d. Vividness when talking or writing about past events:

El asesino se one pa’lido. Tiene miedo. Sale de la casa y corre a lo largo del ri’o.

Answer 5

The murderer turns pale. He is afraid. he goes out of the house and runs along the river.

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 6

e. A near future

Mi hermano llega man~ana.

Escuchamos un disco ahora?

Answer 6

My brother arrives tomorrow.

shall we listen to the record now?

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 7

f. An action or state of being that occurred in the past and continues up to the present. (Idiomatic use with present tense hace)

Hace tres horal que miro la televisio’n.

Answer 7

I have been watching television for three hours.

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 8

g. The meaning of almost or nearly when used with por poco

Por poco me matan

Answer 8

They almost killed me.

Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative)

Question 9

To form Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative) with -AR verbs:

Answer 9

drop the -ar and add:
o, as, a;
amos, a’is, an

Question 10

To form Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative) with -ER verbs:

Answer 10

drop the -er and add:
o, es, e;
emos, e’is, en

Question 11

To form Presente de Inticativeo (Present Indicative) with -IR verbs:

Answer 11

drop the -ir and add:
o, es, e;
imos, i’s, en