Simple Present Conjugation
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AFFIRMATIVE FORM
In Spanish, when we conjugate any verb, we use six different words and the same ones.
they indicate the person and number of conjugation.
In English, with the exception of the verb To be = to be, which uses three words: am - is - are.
to be conjugated in Simple Present tense, all other verbs use only two words.
One of them corresponds to the base or simple form of the verb, it can be found in dictionaries.
bilinguals or electronic translators and accompany people: I - you - we - they.
The other word corresponds to the conjugation of the third person singular: he - she
she, it) which is the only conjugation that adds letters to the verb according to the following rule:
CONJUGATION RULES FOR THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
Most verbs in English add 's' in the third person singular.
Ex. vivir live
comer come
To get up = levantarse gets up
EXCEPTIONS:
Verbs that end in: o - s - sh - ch - x add 'es'
Ex. to go= ir va
to miss strange
lavar lava
to observe observes
to mix mezcla
zumbar zumba
Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant change to 'ies'.
Ej. to study studies
apurarse he/she hurries
The same is not true for verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel.
Ej. jugar juega
decir says
The verbs To be (ser/estar) and To have (tener/haber) are irregular:
The third person singular of the verb To be is written: is = is/are
The third person singular of the verb To have is written: has = has
EXAMPLES OF CONJUGATION
Conjugation Translation
I live I live
you live you live
he / she / it lives he / she lives
we live We live
you live You all live
they live they live
Conjugation Translation
I am I am - I am
you are you are
he / she / it is he / she is - is
we are We are
you are You all are
they are they are
NEGATIVE FORM
Except for the verb To beque, use the words: am not – is not (isn’t) – are not (aren’t),
when conjugated in the negative form, all other verbs use the auxiliary verb To do
indicate the tense of conjugation: Simple Present
The auxiliary verb that accompanies the persons: I - you - we - they is written: do not (don’t)
The auxiliary verb that accompanies the conjugation of the third person singular: he - she
it is written: does not (doesn't)
With both auxiliaries, the main verb is always written in simple form.
Structure:
SUBJECT + do(es) + not + VERB
I do not sing we don’t do
he does not sing she doesn’t do
they do not play you don’t play
EXAMPLES OF CONJUGATION
Conjugation Translation
I don’t live I do not live
you don’t live you do not live
he / she / it doesn’t live he / she does not live
we don’t live We do not live
you don’t live You do not live
they don’t live they do not live
Conjugation Translation
I am not I am not - I am not
you are not you are not
he / she / it is not he / she is not
we are not We are not
you are not You are not
they are not they are not
INTERROGATIVE FORM
Except for the verb To bequeath, use the words: am - is - are, when it is conjugated in
In the interrogative form, all other verbs use the auxiliary verb 'to do' which indicates the tense of
conjugation: Simple Present
The auxiliary verb that accompanies the persons: I - you - we - they is written as: do
The auxiliary verb that accompanies the conjugation of the third person singular: he - she
it is written: does
With both auxiliaries, the main verb is always written in simple form.
Structure of closed questions (yes/no):
do(es) + SUBJECT + VERB?
Do you like music? Does he speak English?
Do you like music? Does he speak English?
INTERROGATIVE WORD + do(es) + SUBJECT + VERB... + prep.?
Why do you like music? When do you come back?
Why do you like music? When are you coming back?
EXAMPLES OF CONJUGATION
Conjugation Translation
Do I live? Do I live?
Do you live? Do you live?
does he / she / it live? Does he / she live?
do we live? Do we live?
Do you live? Do you all live?
do they live? Do they live?
Conjugation Translation
am I? Am I?- Am I?
