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Question

What are the similarities and differences in the present tense? How are verb conjugations in Spanish compared to the English language?

Answer 1

In the present tense for both languages, it is the action that is occurring at that time. In Spanish, the verbs contain the preposition, so it does not need to be listed separately.

For example:

English: I see a cat. Spanish :(Veo un gato.)

You (1) see a cat. (Ves un gato.)

He / She / It sees a cat. (Ve a un gato.)

We see a cat (Vemos un gato.)

You (2) see a cat. (Veis un gato.)

They see a cat. (Ven un gato.)

There are two forms of /you/ in Spanish.
(1) You, as in someone you know, like a relative, a close friend. Someone a polite person would call by a first name. For individuals and the kinds of acquaintance, use the singular form of you. - Tú.

and

(2) You, as in someone older, or not as familiar, like a teacher, pastor, official, etc. Someone a polite person would call Mr., Mrs., or Miss '?'. This is courtesy. For these individuals, or for a group, use the plural form of you (in Spain only) - Vosotros.

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Answer 2

In a very general sense, English present tense conjugations are very simple, as there are very few words that don't follow the rules in the present tense (just add "s" to he/she/it). All other conjugations (I, you, we, them) don't change at all except on a couple words. Spanish conjugations are different depending on who does the action, and there are many irregulars in the present tense.