Regular –ar, –er, –ir verbs - Norwell High School

1.1 The present tense

Regular ?ar, ?er, ?ir verbs

? The present tense (el presente) of regular verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending ?ar, ?er, or ?ir and adding personal endings.

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? The present tense is used to express actions or situations that are going on at the present time and to express general truths.

?Por qu? rompes conmigo?

Why are you breaking up with me?

Porque no te amo. Because I don't love you.

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? The present tense is also used to express habitual actions or actions that will take place in the near future.

Mis padres me escriben con frecuencia.

My parents write to me often.

Ma?ana les mando una carta larga.

Tomorrow I'm sending them a long letter.

?ATENCI?N!

Subject pronouns are normally omitted in Spanish. They are used to emphasize or clarify the subject.

--?Viven en California? Do they live in California?

--S?, ella vive en Los ?ngeles, y ?l vive en San Francisco. Yes, she lives in Los Angeles, and he lives in San Francisco.

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Stem-changing verbs

? Some verbs have stem changes in the present tense. In many ?ar and ?er verbs, e changes to ie and o changes to ue. In some ?ir verbs, e changes to i. The nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms never have stem changes in the present tense.

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?JAuTgaErNchCaIn?geNs!its stem vowel from u to ue. Construir, destruir,

incluir, and influir add a y before the personal endings. As with other stem-changing verbs, the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms do not change. jugar juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jug?is, juegan incluir incluyo, incluyes, incluye, incluimos, inclu?s, incluyen

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