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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

Present Tense: -uar verbs   In some cases, verbs ending in -uar have irregularities. These are irregular verbs because they entail a stress shift: u at end of stem becomes accented. This stress shift only occurs in *certain AR verbs: never occurs in ER or IR verbs! AR continuar to continue fortsetzen evacuar to evacuate, empty, vacate evakuieren evaluar to evaluate schätzen graduar to graduate auslernen, promovieren insinuar to insinuate andeuten *This change does not occur in such verbs as: apaciguar & averiguar In all forms except nosotros & vosotros the -u at the end of the stem becomes an -ú. Drop the -ar: That's the stem !! To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below: The nosotros & vosotros forms do not require the stem change in the present tense. YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú Yo form To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive. Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú. Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation. deutsch continuar continúo I continue I do continue I am continuing ich setze fort evacuar evacúo I evacuate I do evacuate I'm evacuating ich evakuiere evaluar evalúo I evaluate I do evaluate I'm evaluating ich schätze graduar gradúo I graduate I do graduate I'm graduating ich lerne aus insinuar insinúo I insinuate I do insinuate I am insinuating ich deute an Why add the accent? The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong. The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action. Using the o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW. Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun. That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning." The YO is understood, because of the ending. You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú Tú form To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive. Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú. Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation. deutsch continuar continúas you continue you do continue you're continuing du setzt fort evacuar evacúas you evacuate you do evacuate you're evacuating du evakuierst evaluar evalúas you evaluate you do evaluate you're evaluating du schätzt graduar gradúas you graduate you do graduate you're graduating du lernst aus insinuar insinúas you insinuate you do insinuate you're insinuating du deutest an Why add the accent? The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong. The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action. Using the as ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW. Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun. That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning." The TÚ is understood, because of the ending. You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú Él form To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive. Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú. Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation. deutsch continuar continúa he continues he does continue he's continuing er setzt fort evacuar evacúa he evacuates he does evacuate he's evacuating er evakuiert evaluar evalúa he evaluates he does evaluate he's evaluating er schätzt graduar gradúa he graduates he does graduate he's graduating er lernt aus insinuar insinúa he insinuates he does insinuate he's insinuating er deutet an Why add the accent? The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong. The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action. Using the a ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW. Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun. That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning." The ÉL is understood, because of the ending. You don't need to say ÉL. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he dooooes ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú Ella form To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive. Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú. Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation. deutsch continuar continúa she continues she does continue she's continuing sie setzt fort evacuar evacúa she evacuates she does evacuate she's evacuating sie evakuiert evaluar evalúa she evaluates she does evaluate she's evaluating sie schätzt graduar gradúa she graduates she does graduate she's graduating sie lernt aus insinuar insinúa she insinuates she does insinuate she's insinuating sie deutet an Why add the accent? The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong. The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action. Using the a ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW. Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun. That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning." The ELLA is understood, because of the ending. You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she dooes ... A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES Back to Top Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú Usted form To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive. Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú. Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation. deutsch continuar continúa you continue you do continue you're continuing Sie setzen fort evacuar evacúa you evacuate you do evacuate you're evacuating Sie evakuieren evaluar evalúa you evaluate you do evaluate you're evaluating Sie schätzen graduar gradúa you graduate you do graduate you're graduating Sie lernen aus insinuar insinúa you insinuate