Tiscali: Spanish Phrase Finder - Verbs
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Verbs There are three main patterns of endings for Spanish verbs - those ending -ar, -er and -ir in the dictionary. cantar to sing canto I sing cantas you sing (usted) canta (s)he sings/you sing cantamos we sing cantaís you sing (ustedes) cantan they sing/you sing vivir to live vivo I live vives you live (usted) vive (s)he lives/you live vivimos we live vivís you live (ustedes) viven they live/you live comer to eat como I eat comes you eat (usted) come (s)he eats/you eat comemos we eat coméis you eat (ustedes) comen they eat/you eat Like French, in Spanish there are two ways of addressing people: the polite form (for people you don't know well or who are older) and the familiar form (for friends, family and children). The polite you is usted in the singular, and ustedes in the plural. You can see from above that usted uses the same verb ending as for he and she; ustedes the same ending as for they. Often the words usted and ustedes are omitted, but the verb ending itself indicates that you are using the polite form.The informal words for you are tú (singular) and vosotros (plural). the verb "to be" There are two different Spanish verbs for to be - ser and estar. Ser is used to describe a permanent state: soy inglés I am English es una playa it is a beach Estar is used to describe a temporary state or where something is located: how are you? ¿cómo está? where is the beach? ¿dónde está la playa? SER estar to be soy estoy I am eres estás you are (usted) es está (s)he is/you are somos estamos we are sois estáis you are (ustedes) son están they are/you are Other common irregular verbs include:
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