Conjoining verbs

Question

Hola amigos When you have two verbs one after the other, which verb do you conjugate? Suelo comer? suelo como? soler como?

Answer 1

Garry, This follows the same pattern as English. Remember the "unconjugated" verb in English is the infinitive, and in English the infinitive is 2 words to speak whereas in Spanish it has its own form ending in **-ar, -er, or -ir **.
It will be helpful in the future to keep a list of verbs that are use conjointly with another verb and require a preposition after them and what that preposition is. For reference, look up "prepositions used with infinitives". Some examples:

Ir a to be going to (do something), aprender a to learn to (do something), empezar a to begin to (do something). Acabar de to finish (doing something). Some are less intuitive between English and Spanish: soñar con to dream of, tratar de to try to, consentir en to consent to, consistir en to consist of, convenir en to agree to.
Some have a different meaning when used with or without a preposition: dejar means to allow to, but dejar de means to fail to.

Very nice explanation, amigo. - francobollo, May 5, 2013

Gracias. - Jubilado, May 5, 2013

Thank you very much Jubilado. You've been very helpful. - 0095ca4c, May 5, 2013

I'm always reviewing myself and these questions really spur us on, Margherite! - Jubilado, May 5, 2013

Gracias, quiero decir "I usually eat" - Garry-J, May 5, 2013

Answer 2

Maria quiere comer una pizza. (The first verb is conjugated. The second is left in the infitinitive).

Exceptions: Composed tenses (such as progressive, past perfect, etc.), where one verb is conjugated as an auxiliary (había) and the next as a past participle (comido),

I hope this helps!