{"id":2239,"date":"2018-06-26T11:41:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T11:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2019-04-28T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T15:12:22","slug":"spanish-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/spanish-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Present Tense: A Comprehensive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/photo-1501290741922-b56c0d0884af-e1529947433896.jpg\" alt=\"Present Tense in Spanish \u2014 a pair of glasses on an open notebook\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed that as new age hippies take on pop-culture with their yoga and essential oils, there has been a big trend towards \u201c<em>being present<\/em>\u201d. Just BE in the present moment man, LIVE in the now!<\/p>\n<p>But anyone who has tried to do so knows that just because the idea is <strong><em>simple <\/em><\/strong>does NOT mean it is <em><strong>easy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Same goes with the <strong>Spanish present tense&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Spanish present tense <\/strong>is actually quite challenging because it can express past, present, AND future (&#8230;.<em>say whaaaat<\/em>?), not to mention the fact that it is riddled with orthographic (aka spelling), stem-vowel and diphthongization irregularities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But HAVE NO FEAR, Extremely-Thorough-Grammar-Man is here<\/strong>! In today\u2019s guide, you will not want to miss out on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish present tense explained (as past, present, present continuous and future)<\/li>\n<li>How to conjugate the Spanish present tense step-by-step<\/li>\n<li>Spanish present tense practice for all uses<\/li>\n<li>Present tense Spanish sentences you can <em>actually<\/em> use!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without further ado, let\u2019s take a deep breath into the present moment and start breaking down this bad boy step-by-step!<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-2239-_55nmccf3egf0\"><\/a>Spanish Present Tense Explained With Examples<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, I will explain the <strong>different uses<\/strong> of the Spanish present tense, how it can be used in the past, present and future, and give several examples.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_ax7ie2q6rpug\"><\/a><strong>Comparison of the Simple, Continuous and Perfect Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>First, here is a side-by-side look at the different present tense forms:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Language<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Simple Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Continuous Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Perfect Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I speak<\/td>\n<td>I am speaking<\/td>\n<td>I have spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yo hablo<\/td>\n<td>Yo estoy<\/p>\n<p>hablando <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-8.png\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>\u2190 gerund!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Yo he<\/p>\n<p>hablado\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u2190 past participle!<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>simple<\/strong> <strong>present<\/strong> + <strong>continuous<\/strong> <strong>present<\/strong> tenses ACTUALLY express what\u2019s happening in <em>this<\/em> <em>very<\/em> <em>moment<\/em> or <em>habitually<\/em>, unlike the <strong>perfect<\/strong> <strong>present<\/strong> which only expresses the past.<\/p>\n<p>Even though we love all tenses equally (<em>sorry<\/em> <em>perfect<\/em>), we will just focus on the <strong>simple present<\/strong> + <strong>continuous present<\/strong> in this article. (For all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanishdict.com\/guide\/spanish-present-perfect-indicative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfect Present<\/a>, check out this guide!)<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you use the <strong>simple<\/strong> <strong>present<\/strong> and <strong>continuous<\/strong> <strong>present<\/strong> in action!<\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_jpsr8j28r2fq\"><\/a><strong>Occurs Right Now (Simple Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>These verbs show an action that is happening right now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Tengo<\/strong><\/span> fr\u00edo\/calor. (I am cold\/hot, <strong>Literally<\/strong>: I have cold\/hot.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Quiero<\/strong><\/span> un taco. (I want a taco.)<\/li>\n<li>El caf\u00e9 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>est\u00e1<\/strong><\/span> listo. (The coffee is ready.)<\/li>\n<li>Pablo <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>necesita<\/strong><\/span> ir al ba\u00f1o. (Pablo needs to go to the bathroom.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_5xop3nyrmpj8\"><\/a><strong>Habitual Action (Simple Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is an ongoing action or something that takes place habitually.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Todos los d\u00edas <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>voy<\/strong><\/span> al centro. (Every day I go to the center.)<\/li>\n<li>Aqu\u00ed <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>venden<\/strong><\/span> tacos. (They sell tacos here.)<\/li>\n<li>Los domingos <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>vamos<\/strong><\/span> a la iglesia. (On Sundays we go to church.)<\/li>\n<li>Me <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>gustan<\/strong><\/span> las pel\u00edculas. (I like movies.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-8.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-8.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-8-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_eooqetes5fhp\"><\/a><strong>Historic Past (Simple Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This use of the present tense is mostly scholastic. It describes a past action with historical relevance. You can see this usage every day either in news articles or in history class.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Hallan<\/strong><\/span> un enorme agujero negro en nuestra galaxia. (They discovered an enormous black hole in our galaxy.)<\/li>\n<li>Los portugueses <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>llegan<\/strong><\/span> a Brasil en el a\u00f1o 1500. (The Portuguese arrived in Brazil in the year 1500.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Descubren<\/strong><\/span> asombroso cad\u00e1ver de una sirena en Reino Unido. (They discovered the astonishing corpse of a mermaid in the UK.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Encuentran<\/strong><\/span> una colecci\u00f3n de artefactos nazis en Argentina. (They found a collection of Nazi artefacts in Argentina.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"362\" class=\"wp-image-2243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-10.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-10.png 993w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-10-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-10-768x280.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_pnbynlseaaq2\"><\/a><strong>Past Action (Simple Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This expresses an action that was started in the past and continues to the present. It follows the form \u201chace\u201d + amount of time + que + verb in present tense. Take a look at the examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hace dos a\u00f1os que no <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>voy<\/strong><\/span> al dentista. (It\u2019s been two years since I\u2019ve been to the dentist.)<\/li>\n<li>Hace mucho tiempo que no nos <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>vemos<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span><\/span> (It\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve seen each other.)<\/li>\n<li>Hace un a\u00f1o que <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>trabajo<\/strong><\/span> en la iglesia. (It\u2019s been a year that I am working in the church.)<\/li>\n<li>Hace m\u00e1s de dos meses que <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>viaja<\/strong><\/span> por Brasil. (It\u2019s been more than two months that he\u2019s traveling in Brazil.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_70map0qkv9f1\"><\/a><strong>Future Action (Simple Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is an easier way of expressing an action that hasn\u2019t already occurred but will take place in the future. (For more on this use of the present in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/future-tense-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Tense Spanish<\/a><\/strong>, check out this awesome guide!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Le<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>hablo<\/strong><\/span> ma\u00f1ana. (I\u2019ll talk to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">him<\/span> tomorrow.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Te<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>llamo<\/strong><\/span> m\u00e1s tarde. (I\u2019ll call <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span> later.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nos<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>vemos<\/strong><\/span> en un rato. (We\u2019ll see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">each other<\/span> in a bit.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lo<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>hago<\/strong><\/span> ma\u00f1ana. (I\u2019ll do <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">it<\/span> tomorrow.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"539\" class=\"wp-image-2244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-9.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-9.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/word-image-9-239x300.jpeg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I don\u2019t always exercise, but when I do, I do it tomorrow<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"post-2239-_9hluqw2a2917\"><\/a><strong>Occurring Now (Continuous Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This describes an action that is taking place at this very moment. <strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Although the simple present may ALSO be used for the same purpose, there are certain verbs that ONLY make sense in simple present (i.e. quiero, tengo, est\u00e1\u2026) and others that express progressive ongoing action (estoy caminando, estoy haciendo\u2026)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfQu\u00e9 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>est\u00e1s haciendo<\/strong><\/span>? (What are you doing?)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Estoy comiendo<\/strong><\/span> verduras. (I am eating vegetables.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Estamos yendo<\/strong><\/span> al super. (We are going to the supermarket.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Est\u00e1n hablando <\/strong><\/span>demasiado. (They are talking too much.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(For a refresher on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanishdict.com\/guide\/gerunds-in-spanish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerunds in Spanish<\/a>, check out this article!)<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_n7c04gnh3zmx\"><\/a><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We totally <strong>underestimate<\/strong> the importance of the Spanish present tense because it has <strong>so<\/strong> many uses. Now let\u2019s learn how to conjugate it correctly, so we can actually start using it in all its glory!<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-2239-_dy83pcaoogy5\"><\/a>How to Conjugate the Spanish Present Tense Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we will learn how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs ending in -ar, -er and -ir in the present tense.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_v9eh7y1rekz0\"><\/a><strong>Regular AR Verbs in Spanish Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/span>: Identify the verb (hablar, andar, marcar, llamar\u2026) and eliminate the -ar to get the <strong>verb stem <\/strong>(habl<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ar<\/s><\/span>, and<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ar<\/s><\/span>, marc<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ar<\/s><\/span>, llam<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ar<\/s><\/span>\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/span>: Add the appropriate endings:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>as<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>amos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e1is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>an<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/span>: The results:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HABLAR <\/strong>(TO SPEAK)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ANDAR <\/strong>(TO WALK)<\/td>\n<td><strong>MARCAR <\/strong>(TO MARK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>yo habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>as<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>as<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>as<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>amos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>amos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>amos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e1is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e1is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e1is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes habl<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>an<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes and<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>an<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes marc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>an<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_p706p6rj1d2i\"><\/a><strong>Regular ER Verbs in Spanish Present Tense <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/span>: Identify the verb (comer, beber, aprender, prender\u2026) and eliminate the -er to get the <strong>verb stem <\/strong>(com<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>er<\/s><\/span>, beb<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>er<\/s><\/span>, aprend<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>er<\/s><\/span>, prend<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>er<\/s><\/span>\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/span>: Add the appropriate endings:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>emos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e9is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/span>: The results:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COMER <\/strong>(TO EAT)<\/td>\n<td><strong>BEBER <\/strong>(TO DRINK)<\/td>\n<td><strong>APRENDER <\/strong>(TO LEARN)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>yo com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo beb<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa beb<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted beb<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>emos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros beb<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>emos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>emos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e9is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros beb<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e9is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00e9is<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes beb<strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">en<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes aprend<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Almost exactly the same as the -ar verbs, just swap -a for -e.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_s931973m26i5\"><\/a><strong>Regular IR Verbs in Spanish Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/span>: Identify the verb (vivir, recibir, escribir, discutir&#8230;) and eliminate the -ir to get the <strong>verb stem <\/strong>(viv<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ir<\/s><\/span>, recib<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ir<\/s><\/span>, escrib<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ir<\/s><\/span>, discut<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><s>ir<\/s><\/span>\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/span>: Add the appropriate endings:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>imos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00eds<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/span>: The results:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>VIVIR <\/strong>(TO LIVE)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>RECIBIR <\/strong>(TO RECEIVE)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ESCRIBIR <\/strong>(TO WRITE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>yo viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>yo escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>imos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>imos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>nosotros escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>imos<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00eds<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00eds<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>vosotros escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>\u00eds<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes viv<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes recib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes escrib<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>en<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Only the <strong>nosotros<\/strong> and <strong>vosotros<\/strong> change from -er to -ir verbs.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-2239-_grw5uhlbpz66\"><\/a>Spanish Present Tense Irregulars: Conjugations to Watch Out For<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we\u2019ll cover the tricky irregularities that come out in the present tense conjugations. This <strong>really<\/strong> <strong>matters<\/strong> because the irregularities you learn in present tense carry over to the subjunctive tenses as well. Simple, but not easy!<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_4mo6sqiyna3t\"><\/a><strong>Verbs with Irregular Yo Forms in the Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The following are some of the most common verbs that have unique <em>yo<\/em> forms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRONUNCIATION<\/strong> <strong>TIP<\/strong>: When <strong>a<\/strong> combines with <strong>i<\/strong>, it creates the sound \u201ceye\u201d (c<strong>ai<\/strong>go \u2013 this is a diphthong!)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spanish <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>yo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>caer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to fall<\/td>\n<td>caigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>caber<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to fit<\/td>\n<td>quepo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>conocer <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to know<\/td>\n<td>conozco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>dar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to give<\/td>\n<td>doy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>hacer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to do<\/td>\n<td>hago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>poner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to put<\/td>\n<td>pongo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>saber<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to know<\/td>\n<td>s\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>salir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to go out<\/td>\n<td>salgo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>traducir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to translate<\/td>\n<td>traduzco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>traer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to take<\/td>\n<td>traigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>valer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to be worth<\/td>\n<td>valgo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to see<\/td>\n<td>veo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Most verbs ending in -cer (parecer, crecer) and -cir (conducir, deducir) will change in yo \u2192 (reconozco, crezco) (conduzco, deduzco).<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUT THERE\u2019S MORE<\/strong>: All <strong>stems<\/strong> are IMPORTANT. From the verb <strong>poner<\/strong> you also get proponer, suponer, posponer (to propose, to suppose, to postpone). These all change in the same exact way you have seen above (propongo, supongo, pospongo).<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_93gszjgr8nk\"><\/a><strong>Verbs with Spelling Changes in the Yo Form Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because of funny phonetic rules, some tricky verbs that end in <strong>-ger<\/strong> and <strong>-gir <\/strong>swap the <strong>g<\/strong> for a <strong>j<\/strong> in the <em>yo<\/em> form, and verbs ending in <strong>-guir<\/strong> must have <em>yo<\/em> forms ending in <strong>go. <\/strong>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>distinguir<\/strong> (to distinguish) \u2192 distin<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>go<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>extinguir<\/strong> (to extinguish) \u2192 extin<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>go<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>dirigir<\/strong> (to direct) \u2192 diri<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>jo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>escoger<\/strong> (to choose) \u2192 esco<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>jo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>exigir<\/strong> (to demand) \u2192 exi<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>jo <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>coger<\/strong> (to grab) \u2192 co<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>jo<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_4gs4ns6n1d4j\"><\/a><strong>Verbs with Irregular Stem Changes in the Present Tense: O \u2192 UE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Some verbs that contain the letter <strong>o<\/strong> change the stem from <strong>o<\/strong> to <strong>ue<\/strong> with all pronouns EXCEPT <em>nosotros<\/em> and <em>vosotros<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRONUNCIATION<\/strong> <strong>TIP<\/strong>: When <strong>u<\/strong> combines with <strong>e<\/strong>, it makes a \u201cw\u201d sound (alm<strong>ue<\/strong>rzo \u2013 this is also a diphthong!)<\/p>\n<p>For example, look at the irregularities in <strong>almorzar<\/strong> (to have lunch):<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>alm<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rzo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>alm<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rzas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>alm<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>almorzamos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>almorz\u00e1is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>alm<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rzan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Same goes for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>contar<\/strong> (to tell) \u2192 c<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>nto<\/li>\n<li><strong>dormir<\/strong> (to sleep) \u2192 d<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rmo<\/li>\n<li><strong>encontrar<\/strong> (to find) \u2192 enc<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>ntro<\/li>\n<li><strong>mostrar<\/strong> (to show) \u2192 m<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>stro<\/li>\n<li><strong>poder<\/strong> (to be able) \u2192 p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>do<\/li>\n<li><strong>recordar<\/strong> (to recall) \u2192 rec<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rdo<\/li>\n<li><strong>volver<\/strong> (to come back) \u2192 v<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>lvo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Exception to the exception is the verb \u201cjugar\u201d, which conjugates j<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>go, jugamos, and jug\u00e1is.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_r8g4awjc6xa\"><\/a><strong>Verbs with Irregular Stem Changes in the Present Tense: E \u2192 IE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Some verbs that contain the letter <strong>e<\/strong> (cerrar, comenzar, empezar, entender, pensar, perder, preferir, querer\u2026) change the verb stem from <strong>e<\/strong> to <strong>ie<\/strong> with all pronouns EXCEPT <em>nosotros<\/em> and <em>vosotros<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRONUNCIATION<\/strong> <strong>TIP<\/strong>: When <strong>i <\/strong>is followed by another vowel, it produces the \u201cy\u201d sound from \u201cyear\u201d (c<strong>ie<\/strong>rra \u2013 you guessed it \u2013\u00a0<em>diph<\/em> to the <em>thong<\/em>!)<\/p>\n<p>For example, check out the verb <strong>cerrar<\/strong> (to close):<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>c<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>rra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>c<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>rras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>c<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>rra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>cerramos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>cerr\u00e9is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0c<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>rran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Same goes for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>comenzar<\/strong> (to commence) \u2192 com<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>nzo<\/li>\n<li><strong>empezar<\/strong> (to start) \u2192 emp<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>zo<\/li>\n<li><strong>entender<\/strong> (to understand) \u2192 ent<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>ndo<\/li>\n<li><strong>pensar<\/strong> (to think) \u2192 p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>nso<\/li>\n<li><strong>perder<\/strong> (to lose) \u2192 p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>rdo<\/li>\n<li><strong>preferir<\/strong> (to prefer) \u2192 pref<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>ro<\/li>\n<li><strong>querer<\/strong> (to want) \u2192 qu<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ie<\/strong><\/span>ro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_c8igw4sigp7z\"><\/a><strong>Verbs with Irregular Stem Changes in the Present Tense: E \u2192 I<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These are the smallest category of irregulars. Verbs with <strong>e<\/strong> (pedir, repetir, seguir, conseguir, servir\u2026) change the verb stem from <strong>e<\/strong> to <strong>i<\/strong> with all pronouns EXCEPT <em>nosotros<\/em> and <em>vosotros<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s analyze the verb <strong>pedir<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>des<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>p<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>de<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>pedimos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>ped\u00eds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">p<\/span><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>den<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Same goes for its brothers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>repetir<\/strong> (to repeat) \u2192 rep<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>to<\/li>\n<li><strong>seguir<\/strong> (to follow) \u2192 s<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>go<\/li>\n<li><strong>conseguir<\/strong> (to get) \u2192 cons<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>go<\/li>\n<li><strong>servir<\/strong> (to serve) \u2192 s<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span>rvo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_50ak02zgw382\"><\/a>Complete Irregular Verbs (Ser &amp; Ir) in Present Tense Being Extra AF<\/h3>\n<p>These are two of THE MOST common verbs. You just need to memorize these verbs if you want to Spanish (yes, I made Spanish a verb).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SER<\/strong> (TO BE)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>IR<\/strong> (TO GO)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>yo soy<\/td>\n<td>yo voy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa eres<\/td>\n<td>t\u00fa vas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted es<\/td>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted va<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros somos<\/td>\n<td>nosotros vamos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros sois<\/td>\n<td>vosotros vais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes son<\/td>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Phew! Irregulars out of the way, let\u2019s quickly look at the much simpler continuous present and then knock out some practice!<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-2239-_pak73wmciusr\"><\/a>How to Conjugate the Spanish Present Continuous Tense Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we\u2019ll break down the present continuous, aka progressive tense, or \u201cI am doing\/eating\/walking\u201d tense. This tense is simply the <strong>verb<\/strong> <em><strong>estar<\/strong><\/em> <strong>conjugated<\/strong> + <strong>gerund (doing\/eating\/walk)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN UP<\/strong>: The continuous is IMPORTANT because it\u2019s identical to the English use AND it carries into the past imperfect too (I was doing\/eating\/walking\u2026). Master this and double your fluency!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Step 1<\/span>:<\/strong> Conjugate the verb <strong>estar<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>yo<\/td>\n<td>estoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>est\u00e1s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00e9l\/ella\/Usted<\/td>\n<td>est\u00e1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nosotros<\/td>\n<td>estamos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vosotros<\/td>\n<td>est\u00e1is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/td>\n<td>est\u00e1n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Step 2<\/span>:<\/strong> Add <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>gerund<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>hacer<\/strong> (to do) \u2192 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>haciendo<\/strong><\/span> \u2192 estoy <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>haciendo<\/strong><\/span> (I am doing)<\/li>\n<li><strong>estudiar<\/strong> (to study) \u2192 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>estudiando<\/strong><\/span> \u2192 (ella) est\u00e1 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>estudiando<\/strong><\/span> (She is studying)<\/li>\n<li><strong>caminar<\/strong> (to walk) \u2192 <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>caminando <\/strong><\/span>\u2192 est\u00e1n <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>caminando <\/strong><\/span>(They are walking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All done! Wasn\u2019t that easy? Well, THAT\u2019S NOT ALL! We have got some practice to see if you were paying attention!<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-2239-_khmn3m55dmnx\"><\/a>Spanish Present Tense Practice<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, I will give you some verbs in the infinitive and you\u2019ll conjugate it into real examples you can turn around and use in your everyday life!<\/p>\n<p><strong>REMEMBER<\/strong>: Pronouns are <strong>not<\/strong> usually used in Spanish because the conjugation itself indicates the subject. However, in the practice, we\u2019ve highlighted the pronouns in (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">red<\/span>) to facilitate!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>(Dormir) Todas las noches (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">yo<\/span>) ________ a las 10. (I sleep every night at 10.)<\/li>\n<li>(Escoger) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yo<\/span>) ______ estar contigo todos los d\u00edas. (I choose to be with you every day.)<\/li>\n<li>(Comer) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yo<\/span>) _______ ________ ahora, no puedo hablar! (I am eating now, I can\u2019t talk!)<\/li>\n<li>(Hacer) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yo<\/span>) lo ________ ma\u00f1ana en la tarde. (I\u2019ll do it tomorrow afternoon.)<\/li>\n<li>(Cerrar) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Yo<\/span>) siempre ______ la puerta de mi cuarto. (I always close the door to my room.)<\/li>\n<li>(Volver) \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora ________ (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">T\u00fa<\/span>)? (What time do you come back?)<\/li>\n<li>(Estudiar) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ellos<\/span>) _______ ______ en este momento, no los molestes! (They are studying right now, don\u2019t bother them!<\/li>\n<li>(Ser) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">T\u00fa<\/span>) ______ lo mejor! Gracias! (You are the best! Thank you!)<\/li>\n<li>(Ir) Hace dos a\u00f1os (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">yo<\/span>) no ____ al m\u00e9dico. (It\u2019s been two years since I\u2019ve been to the doctor.)<\/li>\n<li>(Encontrar) (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ellos<\/span>) ______ cad\u00e1ver de mamut de casi 40 mil a\u00f1os. (They found the corpse of a 40,000-year-old mammoth.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a id=\"post-2239-_x9bspdr6jqp4\"><\/a>Answers to Spanish Present Tense Practice<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>(Dormir) Todas las noches <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>duermo<\/strong><\/span> a las 10. (I sleep every night at 10.)<\/li>\n<li>(Escoger) <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Escojo<\/strong><\/span> estar contigo todos los d\u00edas. (I choose to be with you every day.)<\/li>\n<li>(Comer) <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Estoy<\/strong> <strong>comiendo<\/strong> <\/span>ahora, no puedo hablar! (I am eating now, I can\u2019t talk!)<\/li>\n<li>(Hacer) Lo <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>hago<\/strong><\/span> ma\u00f1ana en la tarde. (I\u2019ll do it tomorrow afternoon.)<\/li>\n<li>(Cerrar) Siempre <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>cierro<\/strong><\/span> la puerta de mi cuarto. (I always close the door to my room.)<\/li>\n<li>(Volver) \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>vuelves<\/strong><\/span>? (What time do you come back?)<\/li>\n<li>(Estudiar) <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Est\u00e1n<\/strong> <strong>estudiando<\/strong><\/span> en este momento, no los molestes! (They are studying right now, don\u2019t bother them!)<\/li>\n<li>(Ser) <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Eres<\/strong><\/span> lo mejor! Gracias! (You are the best! Thank you!)<\/li>\n<li>(Ir) Hace dos a\u00f1os no <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>voy<\/strong><\/span> al m\u00e9dico. (It\u2019s been two years since I\u2019ve been to the doctor.)<\/li>\n<li>(Encontrar) <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Encuentran<\/strong><\/span> cad\u00e1ver de mamut de casi 40 mil a\u00f1os. (They found the corpse of a 40,000-year-old mammoth.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How did you do?! These practice sentences show you just how diverse the present tense can be! Let\u2019s do a quick recap!<\/p>\n<h2>Back to the present moment&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>I <strong>can\u2019t<\/strong> <strong>emphasize<\/strong> <strong>enough<\/strong> how important the mastery of the present tense is! Simple, but not easy!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go over the many uses of the Spanish present tense that we covered in this article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish present tense to express the <strong>past<\/strong> (Los portugueses <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>llegan<\/strong><\/span> a Brasil en el a\u00f1o 1500\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish present tense to express a <strong>habit<\/strong> (Los domingos <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>hago<\/strong><\/span> yoga\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish present tense to express the\u00a0<strong>present moment<\/strong> (<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Tengo<\/strong><\/span> fr\u00edo&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish present tense to express the <strong>future <\/strong>(<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Hablamos<\/strong> <\/span>ma\u00f1ana\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Irregularities in the Spanish present tense that carry over into the <strong>subjunctive<\/strong> (d<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rmo \u2192 espero que d<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>ue<\/strong><\/span>rmas)<\/li>\n<li>Continuous present tense works just like English and carries over to the past <strong>imperfect<\/strong> (estoy haciendo\u2026 estaba haciendo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, you can\u2019t just meditate on all the irregulars, you hippies! You need to practice. Check out this awesome interactive game to master the present tense Spanish!<\/p>\n<h2>Challenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Test your skills and see what you&#8217;ve learned from this article by playing a selection of sentences with the Spanish present tense:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 2px solid green;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embedded\/languages\/spa-eng\/collections\/8f750455-bf05-4e18-bc3f-19f699e4fb2e\/play?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;skill=vocabulary&amp;sentences_per_round=10&amp;mode=multiple-choice\" width=\"100%\" height=\"640\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-spanish-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here<\/a> to save your progress and start getting fluent with thousands of Spanish sentences at Clozemaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clozemaster\u00a0<\/strong>has been designed to help you learn the language in context by filling in the gaps in authentic sentences. With\u00a0features such as Grammar Challenges, Cloze-Listening, and Cloze-Reading, the app will let you emphasize all the competencies necessary to become fluent in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-spanish-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take your Spanish to the next level. Click here to start practicing with real Spanish sentences!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Spanish-present.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Spanish-present.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Spanish-present-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Spanish-present-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<script async defer data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed that as new age hippies take on pop-culture with their yoga and essential oils, there has been a big trend towards \u201cbeing present\u201d. Just BE in the present moment man, LIVE in the now! But anyone who has tried to do so knows that just because the idea is simple does &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/spanish-present-tense\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spanish Present Tense: A Comprehensive Guide<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2249],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spanish-grammar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spanish Present Tense: A Comprehensive Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Spanish present tense can express past, present, AND future\u2014not to mention the fact that it is riddled with irregularities. 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