Spanish Module 2
Spanish Module 2
Spanish Module 2
To conjugate Spanish verbs, the infinitive terminations drop and the present
tense endings are added to the verbal stems:
As the table above shows, the vowel ‘a’ recurs throughout the present tense
conjugation of AR verbs, whereas the ‘e’ characterizes the present tense forms of
both ER and IR verbs. In fact, the IR verb groups share a very similar present tense
conjugation to that of ER group, except for the first and second person plural
forms, where they adopt an ‘i’ instead ‘e’.
Conjugation of SER:
The conjugation table below provides an overview of the conjugations of SER in
present tense of the indicative mood.
Yo soy I am
Nosotros/as somos We are
Yo soy
Tú eres You are Tú eres
Vosotros/as sois You all are Él/Ella/Usted es
Yo soy alemana.
I am german.
[De = of/from]
Susana es de Venezuela.
Susana is from Venezuela.
Elisa es mi esposa.
Elisa is my spouse.
El partido es el miércoles.
The match is on Wednesday.
Hoy es domingo.
Today is Sunday.
Es primavera.
It’s Spring season.
Aquí, ya es de noche.
Here, it’s already night.
Juan es ingeniero.
John is engineer.
El verbo TENER
Introduction:
The Spanish verb TENER can be translated in English most cases with To Have.
Conjugations of TENER:
The below tables show us the conjugation of the verb TENER in the present
indicative.
Yo tengo I have
Nosotros/as tenemos We have
Yo Tengo
Tú tienes You have Tú Tienes
Vosotros/as tenéis You all have Él/Ella/Usted Tiene
In some cases, placing the adjective preceding the noun leads to a change in the
meaning of the adjective.
Adjective Meaning if placed before noun Examples
Mi antigua casa
Antiguo Previous
My old house
Una cierta edad
Cierto Enough | Quite a lot of
A certain age
Una curiosa historia
Curioso Interesting | Strange
A curious story
Un gran hombre
Grande Quality of human
A great man
El pobre hombre
Pobre One that inspires sorrow
The poor man
La próxima vez
Próximo Next | Immediately after
Next time
Una pura formalidad
Puro Simple
A pure formality
La bonita flor.
The pretty flower.
Él es un grán líder.
He is a great leader.
Demonstrative adverbs Aquí/Acá (here) Ahí (there) Allí/Allá (there very far)