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Explain conjugation?

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can you please help me with the conjugation stuff i really need help with it?

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updated Sep 13, 2011
posted by Fez96

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Conjugation means changing the verb form to match the subject (people/thing doing the action), the tense (present, past, future, etc.) and the mood (indicative, subjunctive, imperative, etc.). For example to be in the present indicative is:

Yo soy - I am
Tu eres - You (singular, familiar) are
Él/Ella/Usted es - He/she/you (singular, formal) are
Nosotros somos - We are
Vosotros sois - You (plural, famililar) are
Ellos/ustedes son - The/you (plural, formal) are

updated Sep 13, 2011
edited by KevinB
posted by KevinB
(and mood) - 0074b507, Sep 12, 2011
Right - KevinB, Sep 13, 2011
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Conjugation is when you change the end of a verb to match the number and person of the subject.

I talk - Hablo He talks - Habla We talk - Hablamos

In Spanish, every number and person has a different ending, unlike English, in which the only change is an "-s" in the third person singular.

I talk - Hablo You talk - Hablas He/She/It talks - Habla We talk - Hablamos You(plural) - Habláis They talk - Hablan

Link to better explanation

updated Sep 12, 2011
posted by Felixlynx
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I don't know what you referring to about stuff, but you obviously know how to conjugate in english. It is pretty similar in spanish. In English it just involves changing the verb to reflect the subject, and is arguably easier in Spanish because all you have to do is change the ending not the entire verb. For example:

to be

I am You are he is We are They are

-Depending on the subject the same very changes,

In spanish the verb ser is to be.

Yo soy tú eres él/ella/usted es Nosotros somos Ellos/ellas/Ustedes son

updated Sep 12, 2011
edited by DavidRyan
posted by DavidRyan
You rarely conjugate in English, present tense being the only exception - Felixlynx, Sep 12, 2011
You picked a poor verb to show that you only change the endings. - 0074b507, Sep 12, 2011
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Hi and welcome to the forum,

Click herefor a full explanation about verbs and their conjugations in the reference section. smile

updated Sep 12, 2011
posted by Nicole-B