1. Verbs in the Present Tense
(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)

2. The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb1
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form. For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc.
Ex. Hablar
beber
vivir

3. The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb2
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
-ar
-er
-ir

4. The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The ending always consists of two letters
hablar
comer
escribir
cantar
aprender
leer
hablar
comer
escribir
cantar
aprender
leer
salir
conocer
costar
correr
finalizar
freír
salir
conocer
costar
correr
finalizar
freír ar ir er
There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish:
those that end in ar,
those that end in er,
and those that end in ir

5. The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb3
The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.
Hablar  habl
Comer  com
Vivir  viv

6. The fundamental parts of the verb
¡No te olvides!
Don't forget! 1
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb.
estudiar 2
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. ar
The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive. 3
estudi

7. hablar yo nosotros/as h a a bl o habl a a mos tú vosotros/as h a a bl
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
hablar
All persons and numbers are based on the stem. yo
nosotros/as h a a bl o
habl a a
mos tú
vosotros/as h a a bl as
habl á á is
Ud. él
ella
ellos
ellas
Uds. h a a bl a h a a bl an
Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

8. Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
trabajar
Its stem?
trab a a j o
trabaj a a
mos
trab a a j as
trabaj á á is
trab a a j a
trab a a j an
The emphasis?

9. Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
buscar
Its stem? b u u sc o
busc a a
mos b u u sc as
busc á á is b u u sc a b u u sc an
The emphasis?

10. Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
aprender
Its stem?
apr e e nd o
aprend e e
mos
apr e e nd es
aprend é é is
apr e e nd e
apr e e nd en
The emphasis?

11. Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
beber
Its stem? b e e b o
beb e e
mos b e e b es
beb é é is b e e b e b e e b en
The emphasis?

12. Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er).
veo
vemos
(not vo)
ves
veis ve
ven

13. Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)
abrir
Its stem? a a br o
abr i i
mos a a br es
abr í í s a a br e a a br en
The emphasis?
Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

14. Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)
escribir
Its stem?
escr i i b o
escrib i i
mos
escr i i b es
escrib í í s
escr i i b e
escr i i b en
The emphasis?