Spanish Exam Study Guide-Conjugation

Present Tense Verb ending in AR :

Verbs that typically end in -ar are conjugated by removing the -ar ending and adding specific endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an.

Present Tense Verb ending in AR example: Necesitar (to need): 

1. Yo:  Necesito

2. Tú: Necesitas

3. Él/Ella/Usted: Necesita

4. Nosotros/Nosotras: Necesitamos

5. Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: Necesitan

Present Tense Verb ending in ER:

Verbs that typically end in -er are conjugated by removing the -er ending and adding specific endings: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -en.

Present Tense Verb ending in ER example: Perder (to lose)

1. Yo:  Perdo

2. Tú: Perdes

3. Él/Ella/Usted: Perde

4. Nosotros/Nosotras: Perdemos

5. Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: Perden

Present Tense Verb ending in IR:

Verbs that end in -ir are conjugated by removing the -ir ending and adding specific endings: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en.

Present Tense Verb ending in IR example : Prohibir (to prohibit)

1. Yo:  Prohibo

2.  Tú:  Prohibes

3. Él/Ella/Usted:  Prohibe

4. Nosotros/Nosotras:  Prohibimos

5. Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes:  Prohiben

Past Tense Verb ending in AR

Verbs that end in -ar are conjugated by removing the -ar ending and adding specific endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron.

Past Tense Verb ending in AR example: Usar (to use)

• Yo: usé
  

• Tú: usaste
  

• Él/Ella/Usted: usó
  

• Nosotros/Nosotras: usamos
  

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: usaron
  

Past Tense Verb ending in ER:

Verbs that end in -er are conjugated by removing the -er ending and adding specific endings: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron.

Past Tense Verb ending in ER example:  Correr (to run)

Yo: corrí
Tú: corriste
Él/Ella/Usted: corrió
Nosotros/Nosotras: corrimos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: corrieron

Past Tense Verb ending in IR:

Verbs that end in -ir are conjugated by removing the -ir ending and adding the following endings: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron. These endings are appended to the verb stem after removing the -ir.

Past Tense Verb ending in IR example: Abrir  (to open):

• Yo: abrí

• Tú: abriste

• Él/Ella/Usted: abrió

• Nosotros/Nosotras: abrimos

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: abrieron

Future Tense Verbs Ending in -AR

To form the future tense of regular -AR verbs, you add the following endings to the infinitive: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án.These endings are added directly to the end of the infinitive form of the verb.

Future Tense Verb ending in AR example: Cocinar (To Cook) 

- Yo: Cocinaré

- Tú: Cocinarás

- Él/Ella/Usted: Cocinará

- Nosotros/Nosotras: Cocinaremos

- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: Cocinarán

Future Tense Verbs Ending in -ER

To form the future tense of regular -ER verbs, you add the following endings to the infinitive: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án. These endings are added directly to the end of the infinitive form of the verb.

Future Tense Verb ending in ER example: Comer (To Eat)

• Yo: comeré

• Tú: comerás

• Él/Ella/Usted : comerá

• Nosotros/Nosotras: comeremos

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes : comerán

Future Tense Verbs Ending in -IR

To form the future tense of regular -IR verbs, you add the following endings to the infinitive: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án. These endings are added directly to the end of the infinitive form of the verb.

Future Tense Verbs Ending in -IR example: Vivir (To Live)

• Yo: viviré

• Tú: vivirás

• Él/Ella/Usted: vivirá

• Nosotros/Nosotras: viviremos

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: vivirán