Spanish Present Tense

1. El Presente
All You Ever Needed
To Know!!

3. Verb Infinitives
What is a verb infinitive?
•It is the simplest form of the verb.

4. Verb Infinitives
How do I form an infinitive in
Spanish?
•End the verb with –AR, -ER or -IR.

5. Verb Infinitives
How do I form an infinitive in
English?
•Put the word “to” in front of the verb.

6. Verb Infinitives
So remember “Escuchar”
DOES NOT mean “Listen”?
•It means “TO Listen”!!!.

7. Verb Conjugations
How do I conjugate a verb?
•Take off the infinitive ending
(AR, ER or IR).
•Add the ending that matches
the subject.

8. Las Terminaciones del
Presente
AR
Yo
Tu
El, Ella, Ud.
Nosotros
Ellos (as), Uds.
ER
IR

9. Las Terminaciones del
Presente
AR
Yo
-o
Tu
-as
El, Ella, Ud.
-a
Nosotros
Ellos (as), Uds.
-amos
-an
ER
IR

10. Las Terminaciones del
Presente
AR
ER
Yo
-o
-o
Tu
-as
-es
El, Ella, Ud.
-a
-e
-amos
-emos
-an
-en
Nosotros
Ellos (as), Uds.
IR

11. Las Terminaciones del
Presente
AR
ER
IR
Yo
-o
-o
-o
Tu
-as
-es
-es
El, Ella, Ud.
-a
-e
-e
-amos
-emos
-imos
-an
-en
-en
Nosotros
Ellos (as), Uds.

12. Hey, you!
For the purposes of
instructions, I will use the
following abbreviations all
year long to distinguish the
different forms of „You‟.
Be Prepared to Memorize!!!

13. Hey, you!
You
You (F)
You (P)
=
=
=
Tú
Usted/(Ud.)
Ustedes/(Uds)

14. One More Point!
Did you notice „it‟ is a subject
pronoun in English?
In Spanish, there is NO word
for „it‟ as a subject. You
simply conjugate the verb in
the él/ella/Ud. form!!!

15. Conjugate the following
AR/ER/IR Verbs
They send.
Ellos mandan.
You discover.
Tú descubres.
We make.
(Nosotros)
hacemos.
He waits.
I share.
It seems.
Él espera.
(Yo) comparto.
Parece.

16. Don’t forget about statements,
negatives & questions.
You cry. (S/V)
Tú lloras.
You don’t cry.
(S/no/V)
Tú no lloras.
¿Lloras tú?
Do you cry? (¿V/S?)

17. Los Tres Significados
del Presente
Tú terminas.
• You finish.
•You are finishing.
•You do finish.

18. Translate the following three
ways.
Ella grita.
• She yells.
•She is yelling.
•She does yell.

19. Translate the following three
ways.
Vemos.
• We see.
•We are seeing.
•We do see.

20. How Do We Identify
Reflexive Verbs?
The Infinitive Verb Ends
With -SE
•Ponerse
•Hablarse
•Divertirse

21. To Conjugate Reflexive
Verbs…
…simply use reflexive pronouns.
To Stay, Remain = Quedar(se)
Me Quedo
Nos Quedamos
Te Quedas
Se Queda
Se Quedan

22. What Do Reflexive
Verbs Indicate?
There are 3 possible
meanings…
•Action Done to Oneself
•Reciprocal Action
•Passive Voice

23. Action Done to Oneself
Me pongo los pantalones.
I put on my pants. (on myself)
Ellas se lavan las manos.
They wash their hands.

24. Reciprocal Action
Nosotros nos escribimos cada semana.
We write to each other every week.
¿Se hablan Uds.?
Do y‟all talk to each other?

25. Passive Voice
Se sirve desayuno aquí.
Breakfast is served here.
¿Se habla español en Paraguay?
Is Spanish spoken in Paraguay?

26. Don’t forget about stemchanging verbs!
There are three kinds
of stem-changing
verbs. name them????
Can you

27. They are…
E-
IE
O,U- UE
E- I

28. Stem-Changing Verbs make
changes in all forms but….?
…the ‘Nosotros’
form!

29. Stem-Change
Examples
To Want – Querer (E-IE)
Yo Quiero
Nosotros Queremos
Tu Quieres
El Quiere
Ellos Quieren

30. Stem-Change
Examples
To Be Able To – Poder (O-UE)
Yo Puedo
Nosotros Podemos
Tu Puedes
El Puede
Ellos Pueden

31. Stem-Change
Examples
To Laugh – Reír (E-I)
Yo Río
Nosotros Reímos
Tu Ríes
El Ríe
Ellos Ríen

32. Hmmm….What Else?

33. How About Highly
Used Verbs Like
‘Ser’ and ‘Ir’?

34. SER =
Yo SOY
SOMOS
To Be
Nosotros
Tu ERES
El
ES
Ellos SON

35. IR =
Yo VOY
To Go
Nosotros VAMOS
Tu VAS
El
VA
Ellos VAN

36. Verbos Solamente
Irregular en “Yo”
Dar
Estar
Tener
Ver
Hacer
Poner
Traer
Saber
Decir
Seguir
Salir
Venir
Caer













Doy
Estoy
Tengo
Veo
Hago
Pongo
Traigo
Sé
Digo
Sigo
Salgo
Vengo
Caigo

37. Introducing!!
New Stuff

38. Verbs That End w/ -CER, -CIR



In “Yo” form, remove –CER, -CIR ending
Add –ZCO for “Yo” ending!!
The other forms are “regular”
Nacer
Nazco
Traducir
Traduzco
Conocer
Conozco

39. Verbs That End w/ -GER, -GIR



In “Yo” form, remove –GER, -GIR ending
Add –JO for “Yo” ending!!
The other forms are “regular”
Proteger
Protejo
Fingir
Finjo
Coger
Cojo

40. Oír & Verbs That End W/ UIR*
*but not –GUIR!

41. Verbs that end w/ -UIR*
*but, not -GUIR
Think of
them
like
“SHOE”
Verbs!!

42. All Forms in the “Shoe” will have a “Y”
added for pronunciation!!
To Build, Construct - Construir
Yo Construyo
Nosotros Construimos
Tu Construyes
El Construye
Ellos Construyen

43. Oír works the same way, it just
happens to be irregular in “Yo”!
To Hear - Oír
Yo Oigo*
Nosotros Oímos
Tu Oyes
El Oye
Ellos Oyen