The present tense (el presente) is used to describe actions happening now, habitual actions, universal truths, and actions that will happen in the near future.
When to use it
Actions happening at the moment of speaking
Como una manzana
I am eating an apple
Habitual actions
Voy al gimnasio todos los días
I go to the gym every day
Universal truths
La tierra gira alrededor del sol
The Earth revolves around the sun
Future actions, especially when scheduled
El tren sale a las cinco
The train leaves at five
Regular endings
| -ar | -er | -ir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | -o | -o |
| tú | -as | -es | -es |
| él | -a | -e | -e |
| nos. | -amos | -emos | -imos |
| vos. | -áis | -éis | -ís |
| ellos | -an | -en | -en |
Irregular verbs
Completely Irregular
Irregular Stem: e → ie
Irregular Stem: e → ie & Irregular Form (yo): ‑go
Irregular Stem: e → i
Irregular Stem: e → i & Irregular Form (yo): ‑go
Irregular Stem: e → i & Spelling Change (yo)
Irregular Stem: í → y & Irregular Form (yo): ‑go
Spelling Change: vowel → y
Irregular Stem: o → ue
Irregular Stem: u → ue
Irregular Form (yo): ‑go
Irregular Form (yo): ‑zco
Irregular Form (yo): ‑j‑
Irregular Form (yo): Other
Frequently asked
The present tense (el presente) is used to describe actions happening now, habitual actions, universal truths, and actions that will happen in the near future. The main cases are actions happening at the moment of speaking, habitual actions, universal truths and future actions, especially when scheduled. For example: Como una manzana — I am eating an apple.
Regular verbs take: -ar: yo -o, tú -as, él -a, nos. -amos, vos. -áis, ellos -an; -er: yo -o, tú -es, él -e, nos. -emos, vos. -éis, ellos -en; -ir: yo -o, tú -es, él -e, nos. -imos, vos. -ís, ellos -en.
The most common ones are ser, estar, tener, hacer, poder, decir, haber and ir. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.
No. The presente sits at A1 — Beginner, which is free to practise.
Every verb form becomes a card that comes back right before you would forget it.
