| There's a rumor going around that Spanish | | | | |
| verbs are difficult and confusing. You might | | | | As you learn Spanish, you will find that some |
| even be afraid to try to learn them. There's | | | | of the words are different. Just as in |
| no need to worry, Spanish verbs can be | | | | English, there are irregular verbs. The |
| learned with just a little attention. | | | | English verb "to be" is conjugated "I am," |
| | | | "you are," "she is," "we are," and "they |
| One thing people don't realize is that | | | | are." Since these forms are not the usual |
| English verbs are, in many ways, similar to | | | | infinitive with an ending, they constitute an |
| Spanish verbs. For instance, you will often | | | | irregular verb. |
| hear the complaint that it's hard to learn | | | | |
| Spanish verbs because you have to conjugate | | | | When you learn Spanish, you will learn verbs |
| them. Conjugating verbs just means matching | | | | that follow similar patterns. Using the same |
| up the right verb form for each "person," | | | | example, for the Spanish verb "ser," the |
| like I, you, he, she, we, or they. | | | | forms are "yo soy," "tu eres," "ella es," |
| | | | "nosotros estamos," and "ellos estan." These |
| What people don't seem to understand is that | | | | are also irregular verb forms. |
| we conjugate English words as well. So, for | | | | |
| instance, we say "I have," but we say "she | | | | The final set of forms you will need to learn |
| has." When you learn Spanish, you will | | | | Spanish are the tenses. In English, the past |
| conjugate verbs in the same way. | | | | tense for "jump" is "jumped". This is a |
| | | | regular past tense. An example of a verb |
| The only difference is that you have diverse | | | | with an irregular past tense is "go." Its |
| forms for more of the "persons." When you | | | | past tense is "went." |
| learn Spanish verbs, you will learn a special | | | | |
| form each for "I", "you", "we", "they", and | | | | As you learn Spanish, you will find out how |
| another form for "he", "she", or "it." | | | | to make the endings for each tense: present, |
| Another thing that makes it easy to learn | | | | past, past perfect, and so on. You will also |
| Spanish verbs is that these verb forms are | | | | learn Spanish irregular endings for verbs in |
| just based on mostly standard endings. Once | | | | the different tenses. With all this |
| you know the endings, you can apply them to | | | | knowledge under your belt, along with |
| the infinitives. | | | | information on the other parts of speech, you |
| | | | should be able to carry on an intelligent |
| Infinitives are the most basic forms of the | | | | conversation. |
| verbs. All verbs in English have an | | | | |
| infinitive form, but most people aren't aware | | | | Certainly, there is a lot to understand as |
| of it. The English infinitive starts with | | | | you learn Spanish verbs. There are many |
| the word "to," as in "to have." Spanish | | | | words and verb forms to remember. However, |
| infinitives are single words, like "tener," | | | | if you remember that English has many of the |
| meaning "to have" also. If you learn Spanish | | | | same structures, you will find that it's not |
| infinitives, you will have a good start when | | | | so confusing. |
| you learn Spanish verbs. | | | | |