what are the endings?
im looking for the conjugations or endings im quite new to spanish and need a clear explanation thanks!
2 Answers
Then you've come to the right place, see that 'conjugate' tab above? Third one in from the left? Just click that, type a verb infinitive into the box and voila you'll be given all the conjugations with all the tenses in each mood shown in its own box.
Infinitives by the way are the verb forms that you'll find in the dictionary they'll either end in ar, er or ir. Escribir (to write), hablar (to speak), comer (to eat), estar (to be) etc.
Eg: If you type in estar the first box will show all the tenses; present, preterit (which is the simple past) imperfect (which is the ongoing kind of past) etc shown in the indicative mood.
It's probably easiest just to start with the present tense (in the indicative mood) and this lesson might help with that.
Kiwi-Girl, as she usually does, said it well. The conjugation tool on this site is a great tool. You do not even have to know the what the infinitive for a word that you see is or whether the word is even a verb or even a Spanish word (if it isn't you will be told that it is not a word that can be conjugated). Say you see the word "entienda" and do not know what it means. Just type the word into the search field in "Conjugate" and you will find that the infinitive is "entender" (to learn) and that the word entienda is the singular first and third person subjunctive and those words will be highlighted in yellow in the lists of conjugations. Irregular conjugations will be in red. Entender is a stem changing verb.
From your question I get that you are also looking for a way to learn the conjugated endings. Well, here is the bad news. I know of only one way - memorization and as you see from "entender" it is not just the endings that need to be memorized. But hang in there millions of people have learned all that and you can too.
Feliz Navidad.
