El Presente
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El
Presente:
 Description
Exercises
(Click on the dot to go directly to related
exercises)
Verb
List (Click on the dot to go directly
to a (partial) list of verbs)
The presente
is the most familiar of verb tenses. It is used to communicate:
- something that happens (a habit or routine)
- something that is happening (but doesn't require a sense of immediacy)
Forming
the presente:
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bailar
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bailas
baila
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bailamos
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bailan
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aprender
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aprendo
aprendes
aprende
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aprendemos
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aprendien
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vivir
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vivo
vives
vive
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vivimos
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viven
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There
are some spelling changes with present tense verbs. Check out the stem-changing
page for some examples of that common change.
While
stem-changing verbs have a letter-change in most forms (except the NO
NO NOsotros!), there are several verbs in the present tense that only
have a slight change in the YO form.
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"-GO"
verbs: salir (salgo), poner (pongo), traer (traigo), caer (caigo),
hacer (hago), decir (digo), venir (vengo), tener (tengo)
- "-JO"
verbs: escoger (escojo), recoger (recojo), coger (cojo)
- "-YO"
verbs: construír (construyo), destruír (destruyo)
- "-ZCO"
verbs: conocer (conozco), reconocer (reconozco), traducir (traduzco)
- OTHERS: saber (sé), estar (estoy), dar (doy)
- ir (to go): voy, vas, va, vamos, van
- ser (to be): soy, eres, es, somos, son
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