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In Spanish there are
three categories of verbs:
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-ar verbs (like hablar, to speak),
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-er verbs (like comer, to eat),
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-ir verbs (like vivir, to live),
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In regular verbs the ending is identical and you can simply
follow a specific rule to conjugate them all, we will take the present
indicative as an example of conjugating regular verbs, since it's the tense
used most, for example hablar (to talk), comer (to eat), and vivir (to live),
the present indicative forms are made by removing the infinitive ending of the
verb (-ar, -er or -ir) and replacing it with an ending
that indicates who is performing the action of the verb:
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Spanish Verbs
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Stem +(-o, -as,-a, -amos,
-áis, -an ) for verbs ending in -ar.
Stem +(-o, -es,-e, -emos,-éis,-en) for verbs ending in -er.
Stem +(-o, -es,
-e, -imos, -ís, -en) for verbs ending in -ir.
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The best thing about regular verbs is that
you can apply the above rules (endings) to all regular verbs, it's important to
know the stem of the verb so that you can add the endings to it, like
the stem of hablar is habl, comer: com, vivir: viv. I speak = yo + habl+o = yo hablo. You can have a look at the table below and see
the endings of each verb, it includes a list of: present participle, past
participle, present indicative, preterit indicative, Imperfect
indicative, future indicative, imperative (Commands).
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Spanish Regular Verbs
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Verb
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Pr Part
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Pa Part
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Present
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Preterite
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Imperfect
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Future
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Imperative
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Reg (-ar)
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hablando
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hablado
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hablo,as,a,amos,an
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hablé,aste,ó,
amos,aron
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hablaba,s,-,mos,n
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hablaré,ás,á,
emos,án
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habla, hablad
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Reg (-er)
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comiendo
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comido
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como,es,e,emos,en
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comí,iste,ió,
imos,ieron
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comía,s,-,mos,n
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comeré,ás,á,
emos,án
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come,comed
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Reg (-ir)
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viviendo
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vivido
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vivo,es,e,imos,en
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viví,iste,ió,
imos,ieron
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vivía,s,-,mos,n
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viviré,ás,á,
emos,án
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vive,vivid
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The tables below are more detailed, and treat each tense separately;
we will start with the present tense:
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Spanish Present Tense
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Present indicative (Presente de
indicativo):
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yo (I)
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tú(you)
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Ud./él/ella(he/she)
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nosotros/as (we)
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vosotros/as (you)
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Uds./ellos/ellas (they/you formal)
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hablar: -o,
-as,-a,
-amos,-áis,-an
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hablo
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hablas
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habla
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hablamos
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habláis
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hablan
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comer: -o,
-es,-e,
-emos,-éis,-en
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como
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comes
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come
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comemos
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coméis
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comen
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Vivir: -o,
-es,-e,
-imos,-ís,-en
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vivo
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vives
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vive
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vivimos
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vivís
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viven
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Now we will have a look at the preterit,
which is equal to the past tense, look
at the table and examine the changes that occur with each verbs category:
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Spanish Past Tense (preterit)
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Preterit indicative
(Pretérito de indicativo):
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yo
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tú
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Ud./él/ella
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nosotros/as
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vosotros/as
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Uds./ellos/ellas
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hablar: -é,
-aste, -ó,
-amos,-asteis,-aron
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hablé
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hablaste
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habló
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hablamos
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hablasteis
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hablaron
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comer: -í, -iste, -ió,
-imos, -isteis,-ieron
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comí
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comiste
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comió
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comimos
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comisteis
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comieron
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vivir: -í, -íste,-íó,
-imos,-isteis,-ieron
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viví
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viviste
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vivió
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vivimos
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vivisteis
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vivieron
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Another tense which is very easy is the future tense, you don’t have to worry about the
stem here, you can take the whole Spanish verb and add the future endings to it
and that would be it:
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Future Tense in Spanish
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Future indicative
(Futuro de indicativo)
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yo
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tú
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Ud./él/ella
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Nosotros/as
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Vosotros/as
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Uds./ellos/ellas
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hablar: -é, -ás, -á
-emos,-éis,-án
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hablaré
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hablarás
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hablará
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hablaremos
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hablaréis
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hablarán
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comer: : -é, -ás, -á
-emos,-éis,-án
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comeré
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comerás
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comerá
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comeremos
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comeréis
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comerán
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vivir: : -é, -ás, -á
-emos,-éis,-án
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viviré
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vivirás
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vivirá
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viviremos
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viviréis
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vivirán
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Now we will see the Imperative
in Spanish, which is also very easy, because it has only two different
categories of endings, look at the table below:
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Spanish Imperfect
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Imperfect indicative
(Imperfecto de indicativo):
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yo
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tú
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Ud./él/ella
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Nosotros/as
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Vosotros/as
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Uds./ellos/ellas
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hablar:
-aba,-abas,-aba
-ábamos,-abais,ablan
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hablaba
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hablabas
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hablaba
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hablábamos
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hablabais
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hablaban
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comer:
-ía,-ías,-ía,
-íamos,-íais,-ían
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comía
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comías
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comía
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comíamos
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comíais
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comían
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vivir: -ía,-ías,-ía,
-íamos,-íais,-ían
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vivía
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vivías
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vivía
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vivíamos
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vivíais
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vivían
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The present perfect
is another Spanish tense which is very important, and used often as well, the
good news is that it’s easy to form, have a look at the table:
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Spanish Present Perfect
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Present perfect indicative
(Presente perfecto de
indicativo):
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yo
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tú
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Ud./él/ella
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Nosotros/as
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vosotros/as
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Uds./ellos/ellas
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hablar: he
–ado,has –ado, ha –ado
hemos –ado, habéis –ado, han -ado
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he hablado
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has hablado
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ha hablado
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hemos hablado
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habéis hablado
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han hablado
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comer: he
–ido,has –ido, ha –ido
hemos –ido, habéis –ido, han -ido
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he comido
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has comido
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ha comido
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hemos comido
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habéis comido
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han comido
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vivir: he –ido,has
–ido, ha –ido
hemos –ido, habéis –ido, han -ido
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he vivido
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has vivido
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ha vivido
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hemos vivido
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habéis vivido
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han vivido
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And finally the imperative
or commands in Spanish, a fun to learn
mood, and can be very useful, especially if you like giving orders to others,
try to memorize it, it’s tricky, because you will have to do some switching,
examine the table below, and write down the endings that each verbs category
take:
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Spanish Imperative (Commands)
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Commands
(Mandatos):
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tú
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Vosotros/as
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usted
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ustedes
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hablar: -a,-ad,-e,-en
No –es,-éis,-e,-en
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¡Habla!
¡No hables!
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¡Hablad!
¡No habléis!
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¡Hable!
¡No hable!
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¡Hablen!
¡No hablen!
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comer: -e, -ed, -a, -an
No
–as,-áis,-a,-an
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¡Come!
¡No comas!
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¡Comed!
¡No comáis!
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¡Coma!
¡No coma!
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¡Coman!
¡No coman!
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vivir: -e, -ed, -a, -an
No –as,-áis,-a,-an
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¡Vive
¡No vivas!
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¡Vivid!
¡No viváis!
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¡Viva!
¡No viva!
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¡Vivan!
¡No vivan!
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I hope you have learned from this page to deal with the
Spanish verbs in different tenses, especially: the regular verbs, present
tense, past tense, Spanish future tense, imperfect, Spanish present perfect,
and the imperative. Good luck with the rest of the pages!
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