Spanish verbs generally end in -ar, -er, and -ir. There are several differnet
tenses and hence, several different ways to
conjugate each verb.
I am in no way a professional Spanish speaker, I am strictly an amatuer. However
I discovered this nodeshell and I will try to explain as much as I know. (
Don't get too excited, I don't know all that much!)
Basic Rules for conjugation of Spanish verbs:
1) remove the -ar/-ir/-er
Ie.
hablar (to speak)
hablar -ar = habl
2) add the appropriate ending for the corresponding subject
(See chart below)
Ie. I speak, Subject = I, ending = o
habl + o = hablo = I speak.
Present Tense Conjugation:
Subject ar er/ir
I o o
you(familiar) as es
you(formal) a e
we amos emos
they an en
Examples:
Hablar - to speak aprender - to learn
Hablo I speak aprendo I learn
Hablas You speak. aprendes You learn
Habla You speak. aprende You learn
Hablamos We speak aprendemos We learn
Hablan They speak aprenden They learn
More tenses to come!