How do you conjugate verbs?

Question

I don't understand it and I have to conjugate a word tonight

Answer 1

Hi, Toni

You conjugate a verb by changing it to match the subject and time of the sentence where it is used. As an example, to conjugate the verb "to be" in English, in the present tense (the time), you would list all the subjects (I, you, he/she/it, we, they) and use the appropriate form of the verb, like this:

I am

you are

he/she/it is

we are

you are

In English, regular verbs only change in the present tense in what we call the third person singular. Like this:

I walk

you walk

he/she/it walks

we walk

they walk

We do the same thing in Spanish, but there are a lot of changes instead of just one. Comparing the English and Spanish you would have something like this:

I am..........yo soy

you are..........tú eres

he is..........él es

we are..........nosotros somos

they are..........ellos son

I did leave out the "you, plural" or "vosotros", because that isn't used a lot in Latin America

As in English, the verb "to be" (ser) in Spanish is irregular. With regular verbs, you just change the endings, not the whole word.

I hope that helps. You can check out the conjugation of verbs right here on this site. Just choose the "conjugation" option on the "more" tab at the top of this page. Please let us know how you do on tonight's assignment

person (or subject), time and "mood" - 0074b507, Aug 31, 2010

Well I think both of you are very helpful with conjugating verbs. :) - Yeser007, Aug 31, 2010

oops. I forgot "aspect" - 0074b507, Aug 31, 2010

Answer 2

You conjugate verbs just as you would in English

To be conjugated

1st person, sing.	I *am*
2nd person, sing.	you *are*
3rd person, sing.	He, she, it *is*
1st person, plural	we *are*
2nd person, plural	you *are*
3rd person, plural	they *are*

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

One striking difference between Spanish and English is that for you they have a you (familiar) and a you (formal).

Answer 3

Also,

under the More tab at the top right of this page

Click on Reference

Scroll down to Spanish Verbs and Click on Spanish Verb Reference

Scroll down to Indicative

You can start at Present Tense.

Answer 4

Arduously.

(I only give you such an unhelpful answer because I can see that you have received plenty that actually answer your question. Good luck on your conjugation odyssey!)

Answer 5

Toni117

On the top right of this page click on More,

Click on Conjugation

Type your word in

Click on Conjugate

it will automatically conjugate your word. (it won't translate it into english, but it's a start)