THE PRESENT TENSE Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the present tense used for?

A

To describe what you do and what things are like.

  1. What we do regularly
  2. Say what is happening now
  3. Describe what things are like
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Q

PRESENT TENSE AR ENDINGS

A
o
a
as
a
amos 
aís
an
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3
Q

PRESENT TENSE ER ENDINGS

A
o
es
e
emos 
eís
en
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4
Q

PRESENT TENSE IR ENDINGS

A
o
es
e
imos 
ís
en
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5
Q

What is not usually necessary to use?

A

The subject pronoun

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6
Q

What verbs are irregular in the present tense?

A
Ser
Estar
Tener
Ir
Decir
Venir
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7
Q

PRESENT TENSE SER

A
soy
eres
es
somos
sois
son
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Q

PRESENT TENSE ESTAR

A
estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están
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Q

PRESENT TENSE TENER

A
tengo
tienes
tiene
tenemos
tenéis
tienen
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PRESENT TENSE IR

A
voy
vas
va
vamos
vais
van
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PRESENT TENSE DECIR

A
digo
dices
dice
decimos
decís
dicen
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Q

PRESENT TENSE VENIR

A
vengo
vienes
viene
venimos
venís
vienen
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13
Q

What verbs in the present tense have an irregular ‘I’ form?

A
Conocer
Dar
Hacer
Poner
Saber
Salir
Ver
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14
Q

‘I’ form of CONOCER

A

Conozco

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‘I’ form of DAR

A

Doy

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16
Q

‘I’ form of HACER

A

Hago

17
Q

‘I’ form of PONER

A

Pongo

18
Q

‘I’ form of SABER

A

19
Q

‘I’ form of SALIR

A

Salgo

20
Q

‘I’ form of VER

A

Veo

21
Q

What are the 4 groups of stem-changing verbs in the present tense?

A

e- ie
e- i
o- ue
u- ue

22
Q

What would QUERER change to as a stem-changing verb?

A
Quiero
Quieres
Quiere
Queremos
Queréis
Quieren
23
Q

What would PEDIR change to as a stem-changing verb?

A
Pido
Pides
Pide
Pedimos
Pedís
Piden
24
Q

What would PODER change to as a stem-changing verb?

A
Puedo
Puedes
Puede
Podemos
Podéis
Pueden
25
Q

What would JUGAR change to as a stem-changing verb?

A
Juego 
Juegas
Juega
Jugamos
Jugáis
Juegan
26
Q

What is DESDE HACE used for in the present tense?

A

To say how long you have been doing something, or how long something has been happening.

27
Q

What is the formula of desde hace?

A

Present tense + desde hace + length of time