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I make professional Spanish verb flashcards which will teach you all the verbs you need to know in the past, present and future tense. They are amazing in terms of art and effectiveness.

However, here is a very simple explanation of verbs.

The categories of regular verbs are:

• Spanish -ar ending verbs (such as hablar – which means to speak)
• Spanish -er ending verbs (such as comer – which means to eat)
• Spanish -ir ending verbs (such as vivir – which means to live)

These endings refer to the infinitive. Here is how -ar verbs are conjurgated.

Ar verbs in Spanish

• I – hablo
• you – habla
• he – habla
• she – habla
• we- hablamos
• You-all – hablan
• They – hablan

Notice you do not use a personal pronoun in Spanish.  It is implied in the verb form.

Sample sentence which needs no translation: ¿Habla usted español?

Ir verbs in Spanish

• I – como
• You- come
• He -come
• She – come
• We – comemos
• You-all coméis (informal)
• They comen

Ir verbs in Spanish

• I – vivo
• You – vive
• He – vive
• She – vive
• We – vivimos
• You-all – viven
• They – viven

What the present tense means in Spanish?

Present tense (indicative) in Spanish means three things.

• I speak Spanish.
• I do speak Spanish.
• I am speaking Spanish.

This tense is the most important tense in Spanish, it is like the English simple and continuous tense in one. In fact, if you know this one and only tense you could in write novels in the  Hispanic language.

More Spanish regular verb grammar

• 1st Conjugation. Hablar (to speak)
• Present Part. Hablando (speaking)
• Past Part. Hablado (spoken)

The present simple tense

Again lets look at the verb to speak.

• Yo hablo (I speak)
• Nosotros (m.) hablamos (we speak)
• Nosotras (f.) hablamos (we speak)
• Tú hablas[informal] (You speak)
• Vosotros (m.) habláis (you speak)
• Vosotras (f.) habláis (you speak)

• Él or Ella habla (he or she speaks)
• Ellos (m.) hablan (they speak)
• Ellas (f.) hablan (they speak)
• Usted habla (you speak)[formal].
• Ustedes hablan (you speak).[formal]

Spanish verb  Temer (to fear)

• Present Part. Temiendo.
• Past Part. Temido.
• Presesnt Tense, Indicivtive Mood.

• Yo temo
• Nosotros (m.) temenos
• Nosotras (f.) temenos
• Tú temes
• Vosotros (m.) teméis
• Vosotras (f.) teméis
• Él teme
• Ellos (m.) temen
• Ella teme
• Ellas (f.) temen
• V. teme
• Vs. temen

Partir (to depart, to set out)

• Present Part. Partiendo.
• Past Part. Partido.
• Present Tense, Indic. Mood.

• Yo parto
• Nosotros (m.) partimos
• Nosotras (f.) partimos
• Tú partes
• Vosotros (m.) partís
• Vosotras (f.) partís
• Él parte
• Ellos (m.) parten
• Ella parte
• Ellas (f.) parten
• V. parte
• Vs. parten

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When to use articles in Spanish

Think about the English grammar rules on articles and they are basically the same in the Hispanic language.

You do not use articles in Spanish when you are speaking about something very generally.  Like ‘I eat Mexican tacos’ translated in Spanish to (Puedo comer tacos mexicanos.)  Note thin this sentence there is no Spanish article because you are talking in general.

Also notice that plurals often to not take articles in Spanish, but it depends how use speak about the noun.

Here is an example of when you do use the definite article in Spanish.  The Mexican taco on the table. El taco de México sobre la mesa. Use the definite article ‘el’ in Spanish because it is a real concrete taco that we both can see and eat.

She is a Spanish girl. – Ella es una chica española. Uses the indefinite article ‘una’ because she is a Spanish girl in general, rather then a specific girl.

Compare the above with this  – ‘The Spanish girl in my room.’ – La niña española en mi cuarto. See how the more concrete or definite nouns take ‘the’ instead of ‘a’?  These Spanish rules of grammar are similar to English rules regarding articles.

These are the Spanish definite articles.

What are the definite in Spanish

The definite noun Articles in the Spanish language are
El and La. What is a definite article?  For people who do not study linguistics, a definite article is like in English ‘the’.  That is it used for a concrete nouns.  Something that is known to the speaker for being famous or was mentioned before.

El is used before a masculine singular noun.
La  is used before a feminine singular noun.

What about neuter nouns in Spanish? Unlike many European languages there are no
neuter nouns in the Spanish language. This makes it easier.

Below are some examples of masculine and feminine singular nouns in Spaiish which take the definite articles:

El hombre (the man) – La mujer (the woman)
El recibo (the receipt) – La cuenta (the account)
El libro (the book) – La pluma (the pen)
Note that in Spanish a feminine ending is the letter ‘a’ while a masculine ending is ‘e’ or ‘o’. Generally masculine nouns are more common but this is a huge generalization.

Los is used before a masculine plural noun.
Las is used before a feminine  plural noun.

Here are some examples below of  Spanish definite articles in the plural.

Los muchachos (the boys) – Las señoras (the ladies)
Los géneros (the goods) – Las facturas (the invoices)
Los lápices (the pencils) – Las cartas (the letters).

Notice the Spanish endings of the nouns in the plural for masculine nouns ‘os’.
The feminine endings for nouns have a ‘as’ ending.

What about the neuter definite article in Spanish I have herd about? You said there is no neuter form? Well here is what there is  – there is kind of a “neuter form” which is Lo. It
its not used before a noun but rather it us used before other parts of speech for an abstract idea, as Yo amo lo bello (I love the beautiful,
viz., all that which is beautiful), Lo sublime (the sublime, viz., all
that which is sublime).

Un and Una are the Spanish indefinite articles.

The Indefinite Article in Spanish

Un is used before a masculine singular noun.
Una is used before a feminine singular noun.

Here are some simple examples of this grammar of the indefinite  articles in the Hispanic language.

Un amigo (a friend) – Una amiga (a lady – friend)
Un padre (a father) – Una madre (a mother)

The indefinite article is just like it sounds like.  It is used when we refer to something that is not known or has not been mentioned.  This is similar to English.  Think about when you us the word ‘a’ – you use it when you are speaking about something which the listener has not herd before or is used in general.

The Indefinite Article has no plural, but the Spanish plural forms
“unos” (masc.) and “unas” (fem.) translate the English words “some” or
“any,” as Unos hermanos (some brothers), Unas hermanas (some sisters),
Unos tinteros (some inkstands), Unas mesas (some tables). (The Spanish
words “Algunos,” “Algunas,” are also used for the same purpose.)

Let me know what you think about my treatment of Spanish grammar and its organization.  If you have any ideas on how it could be presented clearer let me know.  Or if you have any other suggestions on Spanish articles and their presentation here.

The purpose of this post is to explain the ten Spanish pronouns. I also have an online quiz at the end of this post.  Pronouns are important in most languages, however, in the Spanish language subject pronouns are not as important as in English.

You do not need pronouns in Spanish. Yes this is right. When speaking Spanish you do not need pronouns because the verb endings change and therefore it is clear what is the subject of the sentence.

To an English speaker this may sounds funny but it is true. You would only use a Spanish pronoun when you want to emphasis something. Like in the sentence, ‘You’ are the one who helped me with Spanish grammar. This means I really want to say it is you, yes you that really helped me.

Now here is something interesting, I actually do use Spanish subject pronouns. Why? I do not speak Spanish that well and I make mistakes conjugating Spanish verbs. Therefore, my listeners get confused easily. I might mix up a verb ending and they think ‘we’ should go to bed instead of “i” should go to bed.  Therefore, for me its safer to use subject pronouns in Spanish.

However, it is not really the way native Hispanic speakers talk. Further, I take a lot of flack for speaking Spanish this way. I think I can break this ha

Spanish pronoun list

Singular pronouns
I = yo
you (familiar) = tú
you (formal) = usted
he = él
she = ella
Plural pronouns
we =nosotros (men and/or women)
you (plural, you all) (familiar) = vosotros (men and/or women)
you (plural, you all) (formal) = ustedes (men and/or women)
they (men and/or women) = ellos
they (women) = ellas

Pronoun word list just in Spanish
yo
tú
usted
él
ella
nosotros
vosotros
ustedes
ellos
ellas

Hispanic pronoun quiz

The Latino language is new for me.  I live in Europe but am American and I do not live in a Spanish speaking country, however, I have traveled and love the Spanish language.  If you have any ideas how to improve this lesson on pronouns let me know, or leave a comment in any regard.  I wanted to keep this lesson short and clear to reduce frustration and clutter as there are many pages on the web that are all clutter..  I think to learn a language you need to make small steps, with clear information,  and take a break and come back at another point in time.

My favorite sounding Spanish pronouns is 'nosotros'. Do you remember what 'nosotros' is in Spanish?