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• A conjugated verb is broken down into I, you, he/she/it, we and they.
• For example, the verb 'to be' conjugated in the present tense is: I am, you are, he/she is, we are, and they are.
• Regular verbs are conjugated to set patterns.
• Irregular verbs are not conjugated to set patterns.

Watch the video to learn about using verbs in Spanish.

All Spanish verbs end in either ar, �įer o�� �įir in the infinitive. The infinitive is the form of the verb you will find in a dictionary.

For example:

hablar - to talk

���dz����  - to eat

vivir - to live

The infinitive doesn't show:

• the person of the verb (who is doing the action)

• the tense of the verb (when the action takes place / took place / will take place, etc).

To show who is doing the action and when the action is taking place, the verb needs to be conjugated. This means changing the verb into a different form.

Verbs are conjugated according to the type of verb they are (ar / er / ir) and whether they are regular or irregular.

To work out how to conjugate a verb correctly, think about:

• the type of verb it is (ar / e�� / i��)

• the tense of the verb

• who is doing the action of the verb

The table below shows an example of how regular ar verbs in the present tense are conjugated. Note how the endings change to match the pronoun.

To conjugate regular ar verbs, remove the ar  from the infinitive and add the correct ending:

For more on how to conjugate regular ar, er and ir verbs have a look at the present tense guide.

Remember

In Spanish, it isn't usually necessary to use the subject pronoun (I/you/he/she/it etc). The verb ending makes it clear who is doing the action.

For example:

bailas - you dance

bebemos - we drink

escriben - they write

Practise what you've learned about the conjugation of verbs in Spanish with this quiz.

Now you have learned about the conjugation of verbs in Spanish why not explore present tense irregular verbs in Spanish?