Present tense

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Present tense AR verb conjugations (singular)

• Verbs have two forms, infinitives in English the
  to form (to study) and the conjugated form that
  shows who or what does the action.
• Infinitive I want to study now.
• Quiero estudiar ahora.
• Conjugated Ana studies
• Ana estudia

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• In English we use the pronouns I, you, he, she,
  it, we and they to show who is doing the action.
  In Spanish, the endings of the conjugated verb
  forms show who is doing the action. To conjugate
  a verb whose infinitive ends in AR mirar,
  hablar, etc,
• 1) drop the ar and
• 2) add the following endings for the
  singular forms

3

• I yo -o
• you tú -as
• familiar 1st name basis
• he él
• she ella -a
• you Ud
• formal title last name

4

• HABLAR to speak / to talk
• hablar ? habl__
• I speak yo hablo
• you speak tu hablas
• he speaks él habla
• she speaks ella habla
• you speak Ud habla

5

• Hablo can only mean I speak
• Hablas con only mean you speak
• Habla has several meanings
• he speaks
• she speaks
• you Ud speak

6

• Therefore, if the subject is not known, you must
  indicate who is doing the action
• Él habla he speaks
• Luís habla Luís speaks
• Ella habla she speaks
• Mi amigo habla My friend speaks
• El Señor Ramos habla Señor Ramos
  speaks
• Ud habla you speak