!!!!conjugation help!!!!
i cant remember how to conjugate verbs. how do you conjugate verbs in Spanish?
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Conjugate means to change the basic verb form (infinitive) to match who or what did the action, when (past , present or future) and to better convey the meaning of the situation in which the action takes place - is it over, continuing, expected in the future or is it merely thought of or wished for (Subjunctive)- has the action really taken place ... - real action is called indicative. At the beginning of the book 501 Verbs (by Christopher Kendris) there is about a 30 page explanation that many have found helpful. Spanishdict. provides a learn tab on the page above - "mouse over it", and when it drops down then go to Spanish Grammar to find lots more helpful info on verbs, their various forms and usage. Practice of the language will give you an intuitive sense of how to conjugate verbs. There are flashcard sets on SD that could help you practice, and a number of choices at relatively low cost- for example- The Verbarrator- that are excellent for practicing and getting a feel for Spanish verb conjugation. Fluencia will also teach, and help a person learn and acquire a feel for Spanish verb conjugation as part of their course. Picture charts can also help - example below.
I don't think I can answer that question fully for it is too general. Try clicking a tab at the top of the screen that says "conjugate". There are so many conjugations available, but personally, I did irregular verbs like ser and tener first. Another tab says learn, and conjugating verbs does come up there too.
I hope my answer helped you.
Lol - as llamalovers said that's rather a vague question but their suggestion to use the conjugation tab above until you become familiar with the verb conjugations is a good one.
If you'd like specific help with the present tense this book might help.
All the best!
I will give a short overview of conjugations.... There are 2 types of verbs.... Regular and Irregular. These verbs are sub-classified by their ending which will ending ar/er/ir. As in English, Spanish has specific endings to verbs that communicate each tense you must be able to recognize in order to translate irregular verbs have "stem-changes" which require you to change the spelling of the root when speaking in different personal views(the link will help you understand better). It's very pattern-based, so once you learn how to conjugate a specific ending, you'll be able to conjugate every verb with that particular ending.) Each verb has a root(or stem) and an ending... Any word with ar/er/ir at the end is called an infinitive. I'll do one verb for you.
Vivir = (to live) Viv- = Root/Stem -ir = Infinitive
The rule for regular -ir preterite(past tense)verbs is to drop the infinitive ending("ir" in this case)then add í, iste, ió, imos. isteis, or ieron. to the root. So.......
Viv + í = Viví(I lived, first person singular past tense) Viv + iste = Viviste (You lived, familiar second person singular past)(Most of LA) Viv + ió = Vivió(He/She/It /Formal You third person singular past) Viv + imos = Vivimos(We lived, first personal plural past) Viv + isteis = Vivisteis(All of you guys/gals lived, second person plural familiar past)(SPA) Viv + ieron = Vivieron(They/You lived, third person plural formal & familiar past)
That's basically how conjugation works. Every tense has specific rules.
Hello traciface, don't worry and please don't panic...help is at hand/We can help you!
To conjugate just means to form the verbs so that they correspond to the appropriate person: eg, I talk, you talk he /she talks etc...
In Spanish there are basically 3 types of regular verbs, as characterised by their endings: (which I have highlighted) I have also placed the personal pronouns yo, tú, él etc...in brackets as natives do not usually use them.
AR, ER and IR verbs
Example of AR verbs Conjugated verb: hablar = to speak
(yo) hablo = I speak, (tú) hablas = you speak (sing + familiar form) (él /ella) habla = He/she speaks. Usted habla = You speak (nosotros) hablamos = we speak , (vosotros) habláis = you speak (plural form used in Spain), hablan = They speak/you speak (plural form)
hablar = to speak, trabajar = to work and ayudar = to help
All these regular AR verbs shown above, and others too, are formed using the same endings
Example of ER verbs: Conjugated verb: aprender = to learn
(yo) aprendo = I learn, (tú) aprendes = You learn (sing + fam form) él /ella aprende = he/she learns. Usted aprende You learn (sing + polite form) (nosotros) aprendemos (vosotros) aprendéis = You learn (plural form used in Spain) aprenden = they learn
Comer= to eat, aprender = to learn and correr = to run
Example of IR verbs Conjugated verb: vivir = to live.
(yo) vivo = I learn, (tú) vives = You learn (sing + fam form) él /ella vive = he/she learns. Usted vive You learn (sing + polite form) (nosotros) vivemos (vosotros) vivís = You learn (plural form used in Spain) (ellos/ellas) viven = they learn
Vivir = to live, admitir = to admit, and decidir = to decide
There are also irregular verbs which do not follow the pattern of endings as shown above eg ser = to be, ir = to go and tener = to have/possess. You will need to learn these individually as they vary in the degree of irregularity from the normal pattern shown above; some are more irregular than others.
We have a verb conjugator tool on Spanishdict.
You can also use a website called EleMadrid which provides a free online conjugator tool You will need to enter the infinitive (basic, unformed/unconjugated) form of any verb and these tools will show you how each verb is formed for the different people eg, I you she/he etc...and tenses: present, future, conditional etc...
I hope this helps 
caber - to fit - quepo cabes cabe cabemos caben
