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Many verbs change form when they are used with different persons and number (For example: “I make cookies.” and “He makes cookies.”) Use these charts and sound tracks to practice the rules for changing verb forms in Spanish.
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Spanish Verb Endings Regular verbs ending in -ar Example: hablar: “to speak” |
Listen to the sound track and repeat the sentences below.
Yo hablo español. |
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| person | singular | pural | |
| 1st | yo | nosotros | |
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| -o hablo |
-amos hablamos |
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| 2nd | tú | vosotros | |
| -as hablas |
-áis habláis |
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| 3rd 2nd (formal) |
él/ella/Ud. | ellos/ellas/Uds. | |
| -a habla |
-an hablan |
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Spanish Verb Endings Regular verbs ending in -er Example: comer: “to eat” |
Listen to the sound track and repeat the sentences below. galletas: “cookies”
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| person | singular | pural | |
| 1st | yo | nosotros | |
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| -o como |
-emos comemos |
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| 2nd | tú | vosotros | |
| -es comes |
-éis coméis |
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| 3rd 2nd (formal) |
él/ella/Ud. | ellos/ellas/Uds. | |
| -e come |
-en comen |
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Spanish Verb Endings Regular verbs ending in -ir Example: vivir: “to live” |
Listen to the sound track and repeat the sentences below.
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| person | singular | pural | |
| 1st | yo | nosotros | |
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| -o vivo |
-imos vivmos |
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| 2nd | tú | vosotros | |
| -es vives |
-ís vivís |
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| 3rd 2nd (formal) |
él/ella/Ud. | ellos/ellas/Uds. | |
| -e vive |
-en viven |
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