⇒ Verbs that follow certain rules and whose forms are therefore predictable, are called ‘regular verbs’
⇒ There are three categories of regular verbs in Spanish: -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
⇒ There is a set of endings that correspond to each of these three types of verbs, and the endings correspond to the three ‘persons’ explained in the notes on subject pronouns
⇒ The -ar group is by far the largest group of verbs and nearly all the verbs in this group are regular
⇒ Here is the present tense of the regular -ar verb trabajar in the singular:
Spanish | English |
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(yo) trabajo | I work |
(tú) trabajas | you work (to one person, familiar) |
(él) trabaja (ella) trabaja (Vd.) trabaja | he works she works you work (to one person, formal) |
⇒ Notice that the endings are distinctive for ‘I’ and the familiar ‘you’, so there is really no need to include the subject pronouns 'yo' and 'tu', unless you want to add emphasis:
⇒ ‘He’, ‘she’ and the polite ‘you’ all use the same form. So if there is any possible ambiguity, you may need to include the subject pronoun.
⇒ Now you know the subject pronouns, why not dive straight into regular Spanish verbs here