Verbs with a change of the root, E becomes IE Verbs that change E for IE in the root, do that for each person, except nosotros: Verbs ending with –AR Verbs ending with –ER Verbs ending with –IR Pensar (to think) Entender (to understand) Preferir (to prefer) Yo pienso Yo entiendo Yo prefiero Tú […]
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Verbs that express obligation Indicating an obligation is done with three different verbs in Spanish, and each of those is used for different situations. Haber que (to have to): (necessity) – Hay que estudiar todos los días. (You have to study every day) – Hay que sembrar para cosechar (It needs planting for […]
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The present indicative: Irregular verbs Apart from verbs that are only irregular in the first person singular; yo, there are verbs that are completely irregular except in the first person plural; nosotros. Decir (to say) Tener (to have) Venir (to come) Estar (to be) Oir (to hear) Ser (to be) Ir (to go) […]
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The present indicative Irregular verbs As in most languages, Spanish also knows irregular verbs. Some verbs have just one irregular conjugations, others are completely irregular. Lesson 5, 6 and 7 in this chapter treat irregular verbs, but there are many different and important irregular conjugations, which is why chapter 6 and 7 are also […]
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As was discussed in the description of this chapter, a regular verb in the present indicative time is formed by using the root of the infinitive, and adding the corresponding termination. Regular verbs ending in –ar Ejemplo: Trabajar (to work) Yo trabaj – o (I work) Tú trabaj – […]
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The verb is the word that defines an action of the subject in a sentence. The infinitives are divided into the root and the termination. The termination of the infinitive is always either –ar, –er or –ir. Examples: Habl – ar (to talk) Root termination Beb – er (to drink) Root termination Viv […]
read more »The pronoun indicates one or multiple people or things without naming them. Personal pronouns Singular 1st person yo (I) 2nd person tú / vos (you) 3d person él / ella / usted (he / she / you (formal)) Plural 1st person nosotros / nosotras (we) 2nd person vosotros / vosotras (you) 3d person ellos […]
read more »The Adjective: The adjective is the part of the sentence that qualifies or modifies the noun and indicates its qualities and ending. It is divided into qualifying or qualitative and determined or numeric, in agreement with the noun. Usually, the adjective is used after the noun. Qualifying or qualitative: Niño alto (tall boy) Niña alta […]
read more »The Noun: The noun designates beings, people or things that exist independently in reality. For example: piedra (stone), Antigua (city of Antigua), dolor (pain), resistencia (resistance), etc. Their grammatical difficulties are: Gender and amount or when articles (see Chapter 3) or adjectives, are used. The noun is divided into general and individual. The general or […]
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