Conjugate 'ver' (to see).
Answer: veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven
Explanation
Yo form keeps the e.
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Spanish: Present Tense Verbs and Irregulars (High School)
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Irregular
Conjugate 'oír' (to hear).
Answer: oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen
Explanation
Note the y in tú, él, and ellos forms.
Conjugate 'traer' (to bring).
Answer: traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen
Explanation
Yo form adds -ig-.
Conjugate 'poner' (to put).
Answer: pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen
Explanation
Another -go verb.
Conjugate 'salir' (to leave/go out).
Answer: salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen
Explanation
-go verbs: salir, poner, hacer, tener, venir, decir, traer.
Conjugate 'dar' (to give).
Answer: doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan
Explanation
Only yo is irregular.
Conjugate 'conocer' (to know people/places).
Answer: conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, conocen
Explanation
Verbs ending in a vowel + -cer/-cir add z in the yo form.
Conjugate 'saber' (to know facts/how to).
Answer: sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben
Explanation
Saber = facts and skills; conocer = people and places.
Conjugate 'venir' (to come).
Answer: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen
Explanation
Pattern mirrors tener.
Conjugate 'decir' (to say/tell).
Answer: digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen
Explanation
Irregular yo form plus e→i stem change.
Conjugate 'querer' (to want).
Answer: quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren
Explanation
An e→ie stem changer.
Conjugate 'poder' (to be able to).
Answer: puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden
Explanation
An o→ue stem changer; nosotros and vosotros keep the o.
Conjugate 'hacer' (to do/make).
Answer: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen
Explanation
Only the yo form is irregular.
Conjugate 'tener' (to have).
Answer: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
Explanation
tener que + infinitive = to have to.
Conjugate 'ir' (to go).
Answer: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
Explanation
ir + a + infinitive expresses the near future: voy a comer.
Conjugate 'estar' (to be, temporary/location).
Answer: estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están
Explanation
Used for location, feelings, and ongoing actions (estar + gerund).
Conjugate 'ser' (to be, permanent).
Answer: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
Explanation
Used for identity, origin, time, and characteristics.
Usage
How is the personal 'a' used?
Answer: Before a direct object that is a specific person: veo a mi amiga; but veo la película.
Explanation
Not used after tener: tengo dos hermanos.
How do reflexive verbs work in the present?
Answer: Place the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) before the conjugated verb: me levanto, te duchas, se viste.
Explanation
Vestirse is also an e→i stem changer.
How do you form the present progressive?
Answer: estar + present participle (-ando for -ar, -iendo for -er/-ir): estoy hablando, está comiendo.
Explanation
Irregular participles: leyendo, durmiendo, pidiendo.
What does 'hay' mean and how is it used?
Answer: 'There is / there are'; invariable in the present: hay un libro, hay tres libros.
Explanation
From the verb haber.
When do you use 'ser' vs 'estar' with adjectives?
Answer: Ser describes inherent qualities (es alto); estar describes conditions or changes (está cansado).
Explanation
'Es aburrido' = he is boring; 'está aburrido' = he is bored.
Stem changes
Conjugate 'jugar' (to play).
Answer: juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan
Explanation
The only u→ue verb.
Conjugate 'pedir' (to ask for).
Answer: pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden
Explanation
e→i, only in -ir verbs.
Conjugate 'dormir' (to sleep).
Answer: duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, dormís, duermen
Explanation
o→ue boot verb.
Conjugate 'pensar' (to think).
Answer: pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan
Explanation
e→ie boot verb.
Which stem-change groups exist in the present tense?
Answer: e→ie (pensar, empezar), o→ue (dormir, volver), e→i (pedir, servir), u→ue (jugar).
Explanation
The change happens in all forms except nosotros and vosotros ('boot verbs').
Regular -ar
Conjugate 'hablar' (to speak) in the present tense.
Answer: hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan
Explanation
Regular -ar endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Regular -ir
Conjugate 'vivir' (to live) in the present tense.
Answer: vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven
Explanation
-ir endings match -er except nosotros (-imos) and vosotros (-ís).
Regular -er
Conjugate 'comer' (to eat) in the present tense.
Answer: como, comes, come, comemos, coméis, comen
Explanation
Regular -er endings: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en.
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