Lesson 1: Present Tense of Regular Verbs

singular	plural
I = yo	nosotros = we
you (familiar) = tú	vosotros = you (familiar)
you = usted he = él she = ella	ustedes = "you all" ellos = they ellas = they (feminine)

Verbs that End in "AR":

hablar
to speak

trabajar
to work

comprar
to buy

Drop the –ar and add:

yo hablo =

I speak
I am speaking
I do speak

Verbs that End in "ER":

comer
to eat

correr
to run

aprender
to learn

Drop the –er and add:

yo como =

I eat
I am eating
I do eat

Verbs that End in "IR":

vivir
to live

escribir
to write

abrir
to open

Drop the –ir and add:

yo vivo =

I live
I am living
I do live

ahora
now

hoy
today

siempre
always

nunca
never

a veces
sometimes

Hear Sample Spanish Sentences

The audio sample below provides the correct Spanish pronunciation of the following sentences.

I speak Spanish.	Yo hablo español.
I eat pizza sometimes.	Yo como pizza a veces.
I live in Montana now.	Yo vivo en Montana ahora.
He doesn't speak Italian.	Él no habla italiano.
She reads many books.	Ella lee muchos libros.
I am working today.	Yo trabajo hoy.
You work here.	Usted trabaja aquí.
You work here. (familiar)	Tú trabajas aquí.
We never buy coffee.	Nosotros nunca compramos café.
They speak Italian.	Ellos hablan italiano.
Do you live here now? (two options when forming questions)	¿Usted vive aquí ahora? ¿Vive usted aquí ahora?
Do you guys run?	¿Ustedes corren? ¿Corren ustedes?

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