iors ] Regular verbs There are three types of regular verbs in Spanish: «ar, ~er and -ir. Rule: Replace the infinitive ending with the endings shown in bold. ar verbs hablan tospeak (yo) hablo Ispeak (nosotros)hablames we speak (td) hablas you speak (vosotros) habléis you (plural) speak (j/elia)habla he/shespeaks (ellos) hablan they speak In brackets you can see the pronouns I/you/he/she/we/you/they. Often these are not used in Spanish asitis clear who is speaking from the verb ending. -erverbs comer toeat como leat comemos weeat comes youeat coméis you (plural) eat ‘come he/she eats comen they eat -ir-verbs escribir towrite escribo Iwrite escribimos wewrite escribes you write escribis you (plural) write escribe he/she writes escriben they write ‘Once you know the pattern they follow, you can apply the rules to other -ar, ~er and ~ir verbs youcomeacross. @ Stem-changing verbs Some Spanish verbs are called stem-changing verbs or ‘boot verbs. jugar toplay we play you (plural) play querer towant queremos — wewant ueréis ural) wantSS )}—$§$—_—_—$— Irregular verbs ‘Some verbs don''t follow the usual patterns. Rule: Learn each verb by heart. tener tohave tengo have tienes youhave tiene he/she has ser tobe soy lam eres youare es he/sheyit is ir togo voy Igo vas yougo va he/she goes hacer todo/tomake hago Ido haces youdo hace he/she does tenemos wehave tenéis you (plural) have tienen theyhave somos weare sois you (plural) are son they are vamos wego vais you (plural) go van they go hacemos wedo hacéis _you(plural) do hacen theydo voy assalir con mis amigos vasa ver |atelevisién vaairde paseo vamos a jugar al voleibol vais achatear vana hacer los deberes CEE The near future tense is used to talk about what youare going to do. Use the present tense of the verb ir followed by a plus the infinitive. am going to go out with my friends you are going to watch TV he/she is going to go for a walk we are going to play volleyball you (plural) are going to chat online they are going to do homework Bounces)