spanish grammar

Infinitive Mood

to do something, endings are -er -ar and -ir

Indicative Mood

shows if something is perceived as a fact or not

Present Tense

Used to describe things happening now, expressing things that happen habitually, describe things happening in the future, to ask questions pertaining to someones preference, to ask hypotheticals starting with if

Ar, Er, Ir endings present tense
Yo

-O

Ar endings (present)
Tu

-As

Er & Ir endings (present)
Tu

-Es

Ar endings (present)
Ella, ellos

-A

Er & Ir edings (present)
Ella, el

-E

Ar endings (present)
Nosotros

-Amos

Er endings (present)
Nosotros

-Emos

Ir endings (present)
Nosotros

-Imos

Ar endings (present)
Ellos, ellas

-An

Er & Ir endings (present)
Ellos, ellas

-En

Yo (ser)

Present tense

Yo soy

Tu (ser)

present tense

Tu eres

El (ser)

Present tense

El es

Nosotros (ser)

Present tense

Nosotros somos

Ellos (ser)

Present tense

Ellos son

Yo (ir)

present tense

Yo voy

Tu (ir)

Present tense

Tu vas

El (ir)

Present tense

El va

Nosotros (ir)

Present tense

Nosotros vamos

Ellos (ir)

Present tense

Ellos van

I give (present)

Yo doy

I put (present)

Lo pongo

I fall (present)

Me caigo

I do (present)

Lo hago

Im leaving (present)

Me salgo

I bring (present)

Traigo

Compounds of irregular verbs

Ad a g between the radical and the ending only when in the presente yo form. Usually start with des-, dis-, com-, con-, or re-. Sometimes end in -tener

Ex: Repongo

Crecer (Yo present)

Crezco

Verbs that end in cer- and cir- change the c to a zc in the Yo form

I hear (present)

Oigo

Encoger (yo present)

Econjo

Verbs ending in -ger or -gir change g to j before the -O ending in the present yo form

Idiomatic expression

Informal phrase with a different meaning than the literal

The crowd screams (idiomatic expression)

La multitude DA gritos