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SITE INFO Dedications Site Background Contact SITE NAVIGATION HOME Spanish Studies Pronunciation Lessons Numbers Time Date Verbs Verb Tenses Verb Conjugation Grammar Gender Grammar Terms Pronouns Reflexive Vocabulary Adjectives Noun Cognates Prepositions Verb Lists Vocabulary Lists VERB CONJUGATION Indicative Mood Present Tense Regular -ar Verbs Regular -er Verbs Regular -ir Verbs Stem e -> ie Stem o -> ue Stem e -> i Stem iar: i -> í Stem uar: u -> ú Stem uir: i -> y Stem ger/gir: g -> j Yo form -oy Yo form -zco Yo form -go Imperfect Tense AR Verbs ER & IR Verbs Preterite Tense Regular AR Verbs Ending -car Ending -gar Ending -zar ER/IR Verbs ER/IR Verbs vowel Stem IR Stem-changers Irregular Stems Future Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Conditional Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Progressive Tenses Perfect Tenses Reference Subject Pronouns yo nosotros nosotras tú* vosotros vosotras él ella Usted ellos ellas Ustedes *In some countries in Central & South America vos is used instead of tú. Reflexive Pronouns me nos te os se  se Direct Object Pronouns me nos te os lo la lo/la los las los/las Indirect Object Pronouns me nos te os le les

Verbs with Yo form ending in -oy   These are irregular verbs because they pretty much follow their own patterns in present tense conjugation. There is no set pattern for the following verbs: each one "does its own thing." AR dar to give geben estar to be sein, liegen, stehen ER ser to be sein, existieren, geschehen IR ir to go gehen, fahren, laufen Each of these verbs must be dealt with as a special case, as irregularities will exist throughout all tenses. To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Present Tense Yo form ending in -oy Yo form The AR & ER verbs use the stem (verb minus AR or ER) and add -oy. AR deutsch dar doy I give I do give I'm giving ich gebe estar estoy I am I do be(have) I'm being ich bin ER ser soy I am (by nature) I do be I'm being ich bin The verb ir strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. IR ir voy I go I do go I'm going ich gehe What do they have in common now ? Using the -oy ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW. Each of these forms can only be understood to be the YO form. The YO is understood, because of the ending, so the pronoun needn't be used. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I doooo do this verb ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present Tense of Verbs with Yo form ending in -oy Tú form The AR verbs use the stem (verb minus AR) and add -as, but note that with estar an accent is mandatory. AR deutsch dar das you give you do give you're giving du gibst estar estás you are you do be(have) you're being du bist The verb ser strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. ER ser eres you are (by nature) you do be you're being du bist The verb ir strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. IR ir vas you go you do go you're going du gehst How can you remember these forms? These specific verbs occur very frequently in Spanish. Use them as much as possible in practice. Say them over & over & over again !!! Each of these forms can only be understood to be the TÚ form. The TÚ is understood, because of the ending, so the pronoun needn't be used. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you doooo do this verb ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present Tense of Verbs with Yo form ending in -oy Él form The AR verbs use the stem (verb minus AR) and add -a, but note that with estar an accent is mandatory. AR deutsch dar da he gives he does give he's giving er gibt estar está he is he does be(have) he's being er ist The verb ser strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. ER ser es he is (by nature) he does be he's being er ist The verb ir strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. IR ir va he goes he does go he's going er geht How can you remember these forms? These specific verbs occur very frequently in Spanish. Use them as much as possible in practice. Say them over & over & over again !!! Clarification has to be made that ÉL is the subject, as the same form is used for ELLA & USTED. Once the ÉL is understood to be the subject, the pronoun needn't be used. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes do this verb ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present Tense of Verbs with Yo form ending in -oy Ella form The AR verbs use the stem (verb minus AR) and add -a, but note that with estar an accent is mandatory. AR deutsch dar da she gives she does give she's giving sie gibt estar está she is she does be(have) she's being sie ist The verb ser strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. ER ser es she is (by nature) she does be she's being sie ist The verb ir strays completely from the norm and must be learned as a separate entity. IR ir va she goes she does go she's going sie geht How can you remember these forms? These specific verbs occur very frequently in Spanish. Use them as much as possible in practice. Say them over & over & over again !!! Clarification has to be made that ELLA is the subject, as the same form is used for ÉL & USTED. Once the ELLA is understood to be the subject, the pronoun needn't be used. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she doooes do this verb ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES