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Spanish 4 - Present
Present Tense Conjugation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AR | o as a amos áis an |
| ER | o es e emos éis en |
| IR | o es e imos ís en |
| poner | to put, place, set - irregular yo pongo |
| salir | to leave - irregular yo salgo |
| traer | to bring- irregular yo traigo |
| caer | to fall - irregular yo caigo |
| valer | to be worth - irregular yo valgo |
| hacer | to do/make - irregular yo hago |
| tener | to have - irregular yo, stem changing tengo, tienes |
| venir | to come - irregular yo, stem changing vengo, vienes |
| saber | to know fact/info - irregular yo sé |
| caber | to fit - irregular yo quepo |
| decir | to say/tell digo, dices, dice, decimos, dicen |
| oír | to hear oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oyen |
| haber | to have (not possession; helping verb - ex. I have spoken) he, has, ha, hemos, han |
| oler | to smell huelo, hueles, huele, olemos, huelen |
| ser | to be soy, eres, es, somos sois, son |
| dar | to give doy, das, da, damos dan |
| estar | to be estoy, estás, está, estamos, están |
| ir | to go voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van |
| escoger | to choose - ger/gir - only yo "jo" escojo |
| dirigir | to direct - ger/gir - only yo "jo" dirijo |
| elegir | to choose/elect - ger/gir - only yo "jo" and irregular stem elijo, elijes, elije, elegimos, eligen |
| concluir | to conclude - uir - y in the boot concluyo, concluyes, concluye, concluimos, concluyen |
| huir | to flee - uir - y in the boot huyo, huyes, huye, huimos, huyen |
| distribuir | to distribute - uir - y in the boot distribuyo, etc. |
| conocer | to know/be familiar w/ a person, place, thing, or idea - (vowel) cer - zco conozco, conoces, etc. |
| parecer | to seem - (vowel) cer - zco parezco, pareces, etc. |
| conducir | to drive - (vowel) cir - zco conduzco, conduces |
| vencer (convencer) | to beat (to convince) - (consonant) cer - zo - ALSO CAN BE CIR venzo, vences, etc. |
| hacer/decir are exceptions to... | cer/cir! |
| seguir (conseguir) | to continue/follow (to obtain) - guir - yo only, go (drop the u) sigo, sigues, etc. |
| distinguir | to distinguish - guir - yo only, go (drop the u) distingo, distingues, etc. |
| cerrar | to close (e to ie) |
| nevar | to snow (nieva) (e to ie) |
| empezar | to start/begin (e to ie) |
| comenzar | to start/begin (e to ie) |
| entender | to understand (e to ie) |
| pensar | to think (e to ie) |
| querer | to want/love (e to ie) |
| mentir | to lie (e to ie) |
| sentir | to regret (e to ie) (lo siento - I am sorry) |
| preferir | to prefer (e to ie) |
| perder | to lose (e to ie) |
| tener | to have (e to ie) (yo tengo) |
| venir | to come (e to ie) (yo vengo) |
| convertirse en | to become (e to ie) (reflexive) |
| pedir | to ask/order/request (e to i) |
| servir | to serve (e to i) |
| repetir | to repeat (e to i) |
| seguir | to continue/follow (e to i) (yo sigo) |
| decir | to say/tell (e to i) (yo digo) (exception to cir) |
| elegir | to elect (e to i) |
| corregir | to correct (e to i) |
| perseguir | to peruse/persecute (e to i) |
| conseguir | to get/obtain (e to i) |
| encontrar | to meet/find (o to ue) |
| poder | to be able to (o to ue) |
| costar | it costs/they cost (cuesta/cuestan) (o to ue) |
| dormir | to sleep (o to ue) |
| volver | to return (o to ue) |
| devolver | to give back (o to ue) |
| envolver | to wrap (o to ue) |
| almorzar | to eat lunch (o to ue) |
| mover | to move (o to ue) |
| llover | it rains (llueve) (o to ue) |
| volar | to fly (o to ue) |
| morir | to die (o to ue) |
| soler | used to/to be accustomed to (repetition - would be imperfect) (o to ue) |
| moirirse | to die of (thirst, laughter) (o to ue) (reflexive) |
| despertarse | to wake up (e to ie) (reflexive) |
| acostarse | to go to bed (o to ue) (reflexive) |
| dormirse | to fall asleep (o to ue) (reflexive) |
| despedirse | to say goodbye (e to i) (reflexive) |
| sentarse | to sit down (e to ie) (reflexive) |
| sentirse | to feel (e to ie) (reflexive) |
| vestirse | to get dressed (e to i) (reflexive) |
| jugar | to play (u to ue) - exception! |
| torcer | to twist tuerzo, tuerces, tuerce, torcemos, tuercen |
| demasiado | too much |
| demasiado rápido/lento | too fast/slow |
| what to look for | cir/cer (yo, vowel vs. consonant, not hacer/decir) ger/gir (yo) uir (boot) guir (yo) 8 irregular verbs - ser, estar, ir oír, haber, dar, oler, decir stem-changing "go" verbs, sé, quepo! |
| fingir | to pretend/fake (gir) finjo, finges, etc. |
| reír/sonreír | to laugh/smile - think of river = río río, ríes, ríe, reímos, ríen |
| eviar | í! |
| divertirse | to have fun (e to ie) (reflexive) |
| defender | to defend (e to ie) |
| deshacer | to under (same as hacer) |
| ejercer | to exercise (consonant) cer |
| permanecer | to stay, to remain (vowel) cer |
| exponer | to expose (yo go) |
| atraer | to attract (same as traer) |
| influir | to influence (uir, y!) |
| consentir | to consent (same as sentir) |
| impedir | to prevent/block (same as pedir) |
| mantener | to maintain (same as tener) |
| YOU WILL DO AMAZING!!! | REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE AMAZING!!! |
| casi | almost |
| IOP BEFORE VERB ARE _____ THE SUBJECT | NOT!!! |