The Present Tense

Question 1

Yo

Answer 1

I

Question 2

Tú

Answer 2

You

Question 3

Él (masculine)

Answer 3

He

Question 4

Ella (feminine)

Answer 4

She

Question 5

Nosotros (masculine)

Answer 5

We

Question 6

Nosotras (feminine)

Answer 6

We

Question 7

Vosotros (masculine)

Answer 7

You

Question 8

Vosotras (feminine)

Answer 8

You

Question 9

Ellos (masculine)

Answer 9

They

Question 10

Ellas (feminine)

Answer 10

They

Question 11

-ar endings

Answer 11

Habl-ar          Habl-an
Habl-o
Habl-as
Habl-a
Habl-amos
Habl-áis

Question 12

-er endings

Answer 12

Com-er          Com-en
Com-o
Com-es
Com-e
Com-emos
Com-éis

Question 13

-ir endings

Answer 13

Escrib-ir          Escrib-en
Escrib-o
Escrib-es
Escrib-e
Escrib-imos
Escrib-is

Question 14

The present tense:
The present tense is used to talk about what usually happens (e.g. I GO to school every day) or about how things are (e.g. French lessons ARE very boring.) In Spanish, it can also be used to talk about what is happening now (e.g. I AM DOING my homework).

Answer 14

Regular verbs:
To use a verb in the present tense, you remove the infinitive ending and add a new ending for each person. Each of the three verb groups (-ar, -er, -ir) has a different set of endings that you need to learn.

Question 15

-ar verbs
Comprar (to buy)
Compro (I)
Compras (you. Singular)
Compra (he/she)
Compramos (we)
Compráis (you. Plural)
Compran (they)

Answer 15

-er verbs
Leer (to read)
Leo
Lees
Lee
Leemos 
Leéis
Leen

Question 16

-ir verbs
Escribir (to write)
Escribo
Escribes 
Escribe 
Escribimos
Escribís
Escriben

Answer 16

Some verbs change their stem:
Juego (jugar. To play), prefiero (preferir. To prefer).

Some verbs have an irregular ‘I’ form in the present tense:
Hago (hacer. To do),
Veo (ver. To see),
Tengo (tener. To have).