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Master Regular Verb Conjugations This Week!
¡Bienvenidos a la primera newsletter del 2025!
Alejandro Nunez
January 07, 2025
Hola estudiantes de Español,
Feliz Año Nuevo! 🎉 I hope 2025 is off to a fantastic start for you. As we kick off the year, I’m excited to share another edition of Mastering Spanish Together, packed with tools to make Spanish part of your daily life. Let’s make this the year you reach your language goals!
Conjugation Endings: Present Tense & Preterite
Understanding verb conjugations is key to mastering Spanish. Here’s a quick breakdown of the present tense and preterite tense (indefinido) endings for regular verbs.
What is Conjugation?
Conjugation is how verbs change their form to agree with the subject (who is doing the action), the tense (when the action happens), and sometimes the mood (how the action is expressed).
In Spanish, verbs are categorized into three main groups based on their infinitive endings:
-AR verbs (e.g., hablar - to speak)
-ER verbs (e.g., comer - to eat)
-IR verbs (e.g., vivir - to live)
Each group has specific conjugation patterns depending on the tense.
Present Tense: Regular Endings:
The present tense is used to talk about habitual actions, routines, and facts happening now.
Pronombre Personal | -AR | -ER | -IR |
|---|---|---|---|
Yo | -o | -o | -o |
Tú | -as | -es | -es |
Él, Ella, Usted | -a | -e | -e |
Nosotros, as | -amos | -emos | -imos |
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes | -an | -en | -en |
Vosotros, as | -áis | -éis | -ís |
Preterite Tense (Indefinido): Regular Endings:
The preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Pronombre Personal | -AR | -ER | -IR |
|---|---|---|---|
Yo | -é | -í | -í |
Tú | -aste | -iste | -iste |
Él, Ella, Usted | -ó | -ió | -ió |
Nosotros, as | -amos | -imos | -imos |
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes | -aron | -ieron | -ieron |
Vosotros, as | -asteis | -isteis | -isteis |
Why is Conjugation Important?
It shows who is performing the action without needing to include a pronoun (e.g., Hablo means "I speak").
It helps identify the time frame of the action (present, past, future).
It creates a natural flow in Spanish sentences.
Tips for Learning Conjugations
Practice Regular Verbs First: Master the patterns for -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs in key tenses (like present and preterite).
Use Flashcards: Write the subject and verb endings for different tenses to help you memorize.
Make Sentences: Apply the endings by writing simple sentences about your daily life or past events.
Listen and Repeat: Use songs or podcasts to hear conjugations in context.
🎥 Instagram Reel: Present Tense Conjugations
Check out our instagram reel where I break down the present tense conjugations for regular verbs (-AR, -ER, -IR) in an easy-to-follow way.
Perfect for beginners and anyone looking to brush up on their conjugation skills! 💪
¡Gracias por seguir aprendiendo con nosotros! Que este año esté lleno de nuevas palabras, frases, y momentos increíbles en tu camino al español. ¡Nos vemos pronto! 🌟
Un abrazo,
Alejandro Nuñez
Founder & Director
