Spanish · A1
Present-tense verbs at CEFR level A1
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Spanish verbs always end in one of three infinitive endings: -ar, -er, or -ir - for example [[hablar]] (to speak), [[comer]] (to eat), or [[vivir]] (to live). There are also regular and irregular verbs: regular verbs are conjugated following a fixed pattern, while irregular verbs deviate from it. In this topic you first learn the regular -ar verbs.
Open topic →Spanish verbs always end in one of three infinitive endings: -ar, -er, or -ir - for example [[hablar]] (to speak), [[comer]] (to eat), or [[vivir]] (to live). There are also regular and irregular verbs: regular verbs are conjugated following a fixed pattern, while irregular verbs deviate from it. In this topic you learn the regular -er verbs.
Open topic →Spanish verbs always end in one of three infinitive endings: -ar, -er, or -ir - for example [[hablar]] (to speak), [[comer]] (to eat), or [[vivir]] (to live). There are also regular and irregular verbs: regular verbs are conjugated following a fixed pattern, while irregular verbs deviate from it. In this topic you learn the regular -ir verbs.
Open topic →[[ser]] means "to be" and is one of the most important Spanish verbs. It is irregular: its forms do not follow a fixed pattern, so you have to learn them individually.
Open topic →[[estar]] also means "to be", but it is used differently from [[ser]]: mainly for states and locations. [[estar]] is irregular too.
Open topic →The Spanish verbs [[ser]] and [[estar]] both mean “to be”, but they are used in different situations.
Open topic →With [[gustar]] you say what you like. The sentence works a little differently from "I like ...": you are really saying "... is pleasing to me". [[Me gusta el fútbol.]] (I like football. / Football is pleasing to me.)
Open topic →With reflexive verbs, the action refers back to the person doing it, for example [[levantarse]] (to get up, literally "to raise oneself"). You already know this from [[me llamo]] (my name is, literally "I call myself").
Open topic →Understand and use Common irregular verbs in Spanish
The Spanish verbs [[ser]] and [[estar]] both mean “to be”, but they are used in different situations.
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