A friend needs conjugation help...Who is in?
¡Hola Todos!
I am here with a request to help Maria-Russel. I was going to add on to her post, but wanted to organize things for her first. Here is her thread:click here
I know that Carlos has started some excellent threads recently dealing with verb tense. These would be similar, but Maria has asked for simple sentences so keep that in mind. I really think this will benefit everyone.
So here are some simple guidelines:
We will start with five simple tenses in the indicative mood only. (present, imperfect,preterit,future and conditional).
Start with only regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs (no irregular verbs please)**
- Since the sentences will be easy, pick a tense and a verb, but do all of the conjugations! (I'll give an example as the first answer)
- These do not need to go in any specific order. I will organize when we have enough.
- We will try to have sentences for all three verbs in all five tenses, but don't worry about duplications. If you feel you can come up with a more helpful sentence, feel free to add your submissions.
- When we have finished, I will take the answers with the most votes to be used in the final list.
Thank you in advance!! 
17 Answers
Verb= Pensar (to think) / Tense= Future
Singular:
(Yo) Mañana pensaré en trabajar. / Tomorrow I will think about working.
(Tú) Mañana pensarás en trabajar. / Tomorrow you (friend) will think about working.
(Usted) Mañana pensará en trabajar. / Tomorrow you (sir) will think about working.
Plural:
(Nosotros) Mañana pensaremos en trabajar. / Tomorrow we will think about working.
(Vosotros) Mañana pensaréis en trabajar. / Tomorrow you all (friends) will think about working.
(Ellos) Mañana pensarán en trabajar. / Tomorrow they will think about working.
Verb= Pintar (to paint)/Tense= Imperfect indicative
Singular:
(Yo) Pintaba la casa. / I was painting the house.
(Tú) Pintabas la casa./ You were painting the house.
(Ella) Pintaba la casa. /She was painting the house.
Plural:
(Nosotros) Pintábamos la casa. / We were painting the house.
(Vosotros) Pintabais la casa. You people were painting the house.
(Ellos) Pintaban la casa./They were painting the house.
Verb= Comer (to eat)/Tense= present indicative
Singular:
(Yo) Como manzanas. / I eat apples.
(Tú) Comes manzanas./ You eat apples.
(Ella) Come manzanas. /She eats apples.
Plural:
(Nosotros) Comemos manzanas. / We eat apples.
(Vosotros) Coméis manzanas. You eat apples.
(Ellos) Comen manzanas./They eat apples.
Verb= Comprar (to buy) / Tense= Conditional
Singular
(yo) Compraría un coche nuevo pero no tengo el dinero = I would buy a new car but I don't have the money.
(tú) Comparías un coche nuevo pero no tienes el dinero. - You would buy a new car but you don't have the money.
(él / ella / Ud) Compraría un coche nuevo pero no tiene el dinero. = He / She / You would buy a new car but he/she doesn't / you don't have the money
Plural
(nosotros) Compraríamos un coche nuevo pero no tenemos el dinero. = We would buy a new car but we don't have the money.
(vosotros) Compraríais un coche nuevo pero no tenéis el dinero. = You all would buy a new car but you don't have the money
(ellos / ellas / Uds) Comprarían un coche nuevo pero no tienen el dinero. = They / You all would buy a new car but they / you don't have the money.
¡Espero que sea gran ayuda! (I hope this will be a big help) 
Componer - to compose (music)
Present tense
Singular
(yo) compongo la música. = I compose the music.
(tú) compones la música. = You compose the music.
(él, ella, usted) compone la música. = He, she, you (formal) compose the music.
-Did you notice that in Spanish, you don't have to have the (yo, tú, él, ella usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas and ustedes) in front of the verb conjugation for it to make sense? I've highlighted this to help you understand it better.
Plural
(nosotros) componemos la música. = We compose the music.
(vosotros) componéis la música. = You all compose the music.
(ellos, ellas, ustedes) componen la música. = They, you (formal plural) compose the music.
Y otra vez, (and again) ¡espero que sea gran ayuda!
Verb: hacer (to do/make) Tense: preterit
Singular:
(Yo) Hice muchas cosas con mi día. I did many things with my day.
(Tú) hiciste muchas cosas con su día. You did many things with your day.
(Él) hizo muchas cosas con su día. He did many things with his day.
Plural:
(Nosotros) hicimos muchas cosas con nuestro día. We did many things with our day.
(Vosotros) hicisteis muchas cosas con vuestro día. You all did many things with your day.
(Ellos) hicieron muchas cosas con su día. They did many things with their day.
Verb "bailar" - to dance; Preterit
Singular
(Yo) bailé con usted / I danced with you
(Tu) bailaste conmigo / You danced with me
(Él, Ella, Usted) bailó con Heidita / He, She, You danced with Heidita
Plural
(Nosotros) bailamos con ellos / We danced with them
(Vosotros) bailasteis con nosotros / You all danced with us
(Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes) bailaron con todo el mundo / They / You all danced with everyone
Verb= Comer (to eat) /Tense= Preterit Regular -er verb
Singular:
(Yo) Comí pizza anoche. = I ate pizza last night.
(Tú) Comiste pizza anoche = You ate pizza last night.
(él / ella / Ud.) Comió pizza anoche. = He / She / You ate pizza last night.
Plural
(Nosotros) Comimos pizza anoche. = We ate pizza last night.
(Vosotros) Comisteis pizza anoche. = You all ate pizza last night..
(Ellos / Ellas / Uds.) Comieron pizza anoche. = They / You all ate pizza last night.
Verb= Nadar (to swim) /Tense= Preterit Regular -ar verb
Singular:
(Yo) Nadé en la piscina ayer. = I swam in the pool yesterday.
(Tú) Nadaste en la piscina ayer. = You swam in the pool yesterday.
(él / ella / Ud.) Nadó en la piscina ayer. = He / She / You swam in the pool yesterday.
Plural
(Nosotros) Nadamos en la piscina ayer. = We swam in the pool yesterday.
(Vosotros) Nadasteis en la piscina ayer. = You all swam in the pool yesterday.
(Ellos / Ellas / Uds.) Nadaron en la piscina ayer. = They / You all swam in the pool yesterday.
I appreciate all the suggestions and all the help, thank you very much. I will study and work on all of them. None will be wasted, but I'll be lagging behind for a while, so don't be offended if I don't respond to each post right away. Also, some have suggested that I try a few on my own and submit them for correction. I'll do that too as soon as I can.
Why not start an ongoing thread similar to the one Carlos already started?I think people will participate more if not made to keep it too simple. Folks should be able to post at their level of comfort. Then anyone can read along and take a stab at it at their level.Once you start taking the bull by the horns it comes more naturally.
I see frequent questions regarding the difference between imperfect and preterit, subjunctive in general, and all the various moods.Right now I have been involved in all the "games" and get a little confused between where I am posting so I have not tried to start another separate thread but I have thought of some variations of these games.
Carlos's verb conjugation threads are what started me to compose on my own the most.They started very simply and naturally morphed to the level of competence of the individuals involved in a very benign atmosphere.
One sentence at a time is plenty to keep things moving for an amateur like me because it is less intimidating. I think people should be commended for correct form or correcting form and not for literary skill or cleverness.
If I were not at work I would participate as you have suggested above but am unable to compose a block of sentences in Spanish in the short bits of time I have available.
I am game with any way this works out.
Verb = leer (to read) / Tense = Conditional
Singular
(yo) No leería esta novela = I would not read this novel
(tú) No leerías esta novels = You would not read this novel
(él / ella / Ud) No leería esta novela = He / She / You would not read this novel
Plural
(nosotros) No leeríamos esta novela = We would not read this novel
(vosotros) No leeríais esta noveal = Y'all would not read this novel
(ellos / ellas / Uds) No leerían esta novela = You would not read this novel
Can you put the English equivalent next to the Spanish sentence so I can compare one sentence to the other?
Verb= Vivo (to live) Tense= Conditional
Singular:
(Yo) Viviría. / I would live.
(Tú) Vivirías./ You would live.
(Ella) Viviría. /She would live.
Plural:
(Nosotros) Viviríamos. / We would live.
(Vosotros) Viviríais. You would live.
(Ellos) Vivirían./They would live.
Tell her to go to YouTube and look up "Conjugations Back" especially if she has trouble with "ar" verbs!
