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Get By In Spanish
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deeper into the verb forest
Below are three examples of regular verb conjugations, one for
each type of verb ending, all in the present tense:
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English
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Spanish
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Pronunciation
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to love
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Amar
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ah MAHR
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I love
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yo amo
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yo AH mo
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you love (sing)
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tú amas
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too AH mas
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he/she/you (formal sing) loves
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él/ella/Usted ama
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el/AY yah/oo STED AH ma
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we love
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nosotros amamos
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no SOH tros ah MAH mos
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you love (plural informal)
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vosotros amáis
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vo SOH tros a MAH ees
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they/you (formal plural) love
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ellos/ellas/Ustedes aman
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AY yos/AY yahs/oo STED es AH man
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to fear
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Temer
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teh MEHR
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I fear
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yo temo
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yo TEH mo
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you fear (sing)
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tú temes
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too TEH mes
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he/she/you (formal sing) fears
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el/ella/Usted teme
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el/AY yah/oo STED TEH meh
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we fear
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nosotros tememos
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no SOH tros teh MEH mos
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you fear (plural informal)
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vosotros teméis
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vo SOH tros teh MEH ees
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they/you (formal plural) fear
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ellos/ellas/Ustedes temen
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AY yos/AY yahs/oo STED es TEH men
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to live
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Vivir
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ve VEER
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I live
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yo vivo
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yo VEE voh
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you live (sing)
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tú vives
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too VEE ves
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he/she/you (formal sing) lives
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el/ella/Usted vive
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el/AY yah/oo STED VEE vee
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we live
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nosotros vivimos
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no SOH tros vee VEE mos
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you live (plural informal)
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vosotros vivís
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voh SOH tros ve VEES
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they/you (formal plural) live
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ellos/ellas/Ustedes viven
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AY yos/AY yahs/oo STED es VEE ven
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These are some popular irregular verbs:
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English
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Spanish
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Pronunciation
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to be (temporary)
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estar
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es TAR
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to be (permanent)
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ser
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sehr
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to have
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tener
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teh NEHR
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to make/do
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hacer
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ah SEHR
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to go
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ir
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ear
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to be able to
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poder
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poh DEHR
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One of the problems in learning a language is
that some of the commonly used verbs are irregular,
with nonstandard conjugation. These can be a little
difficult to learn right off the bat. But if you
need to get by, use the basic, unconjugated form
(the infinitive), as in the sentence Yo hacer
comida which means roughly I to make
food. You will probably get your point
across.
Here are the present tense conjugations of two
frequently used verbs, ir (to go), and
ser (to be, in a permanent time period).
Estar also means to be (in a temporary time
period), and is quite frequently used. However, you
will be able to communicate your basic message with
ser.
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English
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Spanish
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Pronunciation
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to go
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Ir
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ear
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I go
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yo voy
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yo voy
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you go (sing)
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tú vas
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too vas
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he/she/you (formal sing) goes
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él/ella/Usted va
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el/AY yah/oo STED va
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we go
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nosotros vamos
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no SOH tros VAH mos
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you go (sing informal)
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vosotros váis
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vo SOH tros a VAH ees
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they/you (formal plural) go
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ellos/ellas/Ustedes van
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AY yos/AY yahs/oo STED es van
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to be (permanent)
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Ser
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sehr
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I am
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yo soy
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yo soy
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you are (sing)
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tú eres
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too EH res
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he/she/you (formal sing) is
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el/ella/Usted es
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el/AY yah/oo STED es
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we are
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nosotros somos
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no SOH tros SO mos
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you are (sing informal)
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vosotros sois
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vo SOH tros soy ees
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they/you (formal plural) are
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ellos/ellas/Ustedes son
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AY yos/AY yahs/oo STED es sohn
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