THE VERB CHARTverb: TO BE

SINGULAR PLURAL

I am WE are

YOU are Y’ALL are

HE, SHE, IT is THEY are

yo, tú / usted, él / ella

nosotros

yo, tú ellos, ellas

Yo… vosotros/ ustedes

THE VERB CHART

SINGULAR PLURAL

yo nosotros

tú vosotros

ustedél, ella

ustedesellos, ellas

PRESENT TENSE

Used to talk about how things are now. Used to talk about things that happen

habitually (all the time).

TODAY:

present tense (things happening now, or things that happen

habitually)singular (talking about individuals,

not groups of people)

Example: I go to school.

Conjugation

Just like in English…The verb: TO BE

• I AM tall.• You ARE tall.• She IS tall.

… you change the form:• El verbo: SER

• Yo SOY alta.• Tú ERES alta.• Ella ES alta.

IN SPANISH YOU WILL DO THIS FOR EVERY VERB!!!

Present Tense Irregularverbo: SER

(used for permanent characteristics)

SINGULAR PLURAL

yo soy nosotros somos

tú eres vosotros sois

ustedél, ella es ustedes

ellos, ellas son

CONJUGATION: present tense, singular

1. the verb: HABLAR (to speak)2. Take off the –AR ending3. HABL- is the “stem”4. Add new endings on to the stem based on who

is doing the verb.

• If “I” am doing the action, add –o• If “you” are doing the action, add –as• If “he,” “she,” or “it” is doing the action, add -a

Verbs that end in -AR

Circle the verb

PRESENT TENSE (-AR verbs)

YOFirst person, singular

HABL - ONOSOTROSFirst person, plural

HABL - AMOS

TÚSecond person informal, singular

HABL - ASVOSOTROSSecond person informal, plural

HABL – AIS

ÉL, ELLA, Third person, singularUSTED (UD.)Second person formal, singular

HABL -A

ELLOS, ELLAS, Third person, pluralUSTEDES (UDS.)Second person formal, plural

HABL -AN

Present Tense: “-ar” verbsverbo: CAMINAR: to walk

SINGULAR PLURAL

yo camino nosotros caminamos

tú caminas vosotros camináis

ustedél, ella camina ustedes caminan

Present Tense: “-er” verbsverbo: COMER: to eat

SINGULAR PLURAL

yo como nosotros comemos

tú comes vosotros coméis

ustedél, ella come ustedes comen

Present Tense: “-ir” verbsverbo: VIVIR: to live

SINGULAR PLURAL

yo vivo nosotros vivimos

tú vives vosotros vivís

ustedél, ella vive ustedes viven