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Tener Preterit Conjugation

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The -go Verbs

When you're learning the present tense, there's a subset of verbs that are commonly called the -go verbs, because the present tense yo form ends in -go

The verbs in question are usually one of two things: just plain irregular, or regular except for that particular conjugation

The -go verbs include:

tener "to have" -> tengo

hacer "to do/make" -> hago

decir "to say" -> digo

poner "to put" -> pongo

venir "to come" -> vengo

salir "to leave/exit" -> salgo

valer "to be worth" -> valgo

oír "to hear" -> oigo

caer "to fall" -> caigo

traer "to bring" -> traigo

These will also apply to the majority of verbs that are connected to them

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satisfacer "to satisfy" -> satisfago

componer "to compose" -> compongo

bendecir "to bless" -> bendigo

maldecir "to curse" -> maldigo

prevenir "to prevent" -> prevengo

sobresalir "to stand out/to exceed" -> sobresalgo

atraer "to attract" -> atraigo

And so on

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These are important to keep in mind for two reasons.

First is eventually when you get to present subjunctive; present subjunctive takes its conjugations from the present tense yo forms

As an example, if decir goes to digo, then you'll notice that present subjunctive looks like diga, digas, diga, digan, digamos

You'll also see some of this for commands, but that's a whole other topic with its own host of weirdness all its own...

The second thing is that many of these verbs will have an irregularity in the future and conditional tenses; not all of them, but enough to be aware of

As an example, tener goes to tengo... but then in future it would be tendré "I will have" and then conditional tendría "I would have / I could have"

...You'll find that the irregularities in future and conditional often come with a D, R, or RR [as an example saldría, haría, querría]

Future and conditional share the odd conjugation patterns but the ending is different; pondré/pondría, haré/haría, diré/diría etc

All of that to say is for present subjunctive if it's irregular in the yo that's the pattern you follow

...and future/conditional tends to take its irregularities from the -go verbs [but not always, as querer is irregular there and there are some others, but in general the -go verbs tend to be a small subset because of expected weirdness]

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*Small Side Note: There's also one other verb to note technically that is also a -go verb. That is asir which goes to asgo. The verb asir is "to grab/seize" but it's highly unlikely that you'll use it or see it. There are some contexts where you'll see el asa (technically feminine) or el asidero meaning "handle" or more literally "place to grab"... but you almost never see asir in regular usage.

Predominantly if you're saying "to grab/hold onto" you are either using agarrar or aferrar, or in some countries like Spain it's coger

[but be careful about using coger, because in some countries that's quite a vulgar verb for "to fuck"]

I only mention asir because if you look up the -go verbs, they will mention asir but it's not the common verb used for what it means. It's included on the list of -go verbs, and that's usually where people will see it the most. To be clear - outside of the verb list, I can't say I've seen or heard asir used in common Spanish because there are just so many more common verbs to use

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List of Spanish verbs for me to use in verb conjugation practice.

LIST OF -AR ENDING VERBS:

Ayudar - Help.

Almorzar - Have lunch.

Amar - Love.

Arrancar - Pluck.

Bailar - Dance.

Caminar - Go. Walk.

Cepillar - Brush.

Cerrar - Close. Shut down.

Cocinar - Cook.

Colorear - Colour.

Comenzar - Begin. Start.

Comprar - Buy. Purchase.

Conversar - Discuss. Talk.

Costar - Cost. Charge.

Descansar - Rest.

Encontrar - Find. Meet.

Dibujar - Draw.

Disfrutar - Enjoy.

Duchar - Shower.

Empezar - Start. Begin.

Enseñar - Teach.

Escuchar - Listen

Estudiar - Study.

Hablar - Speak.

Lavar - Wash. Rinse.

Levantar - Get up. Rise.

Limpiar - Clean.

Manejar - Drive.

Llamar - Call.

Llegar - Arrive.

Montar - Ride.

Nadar - Swim.

Pensar - Think.

Quedar - Stay. Remain.

Pintar - Paint.

Poder - Be able to. Can.

Poner - Put. Set. Place.

Probar - Try. Test. Taste. Sample.

Quitar - Remove. Take off.

Tocar - Play. Tap. Touch.

Saltar - Jump.

Talar - Chop.

Trabajar - Work.

Usar - Use. Wear.

Viajar - Travel.

Visitar - Visit.

LIST OF -ER ENDING SPANISH VERBS:

Aprender - Learn.

Beber - Drink.

Comer - Eat.

Comprender - Understand. Cover. Enclose. Include.

Conocer - Know. Meet.

Correr - Run.

Creer - Believe.

Entender - Understand.

Hacer - Do. Make.

Obtener - Get.

Leer - Read.

Perder - Lose. Miss.

Recoger - Pick up.

Tener - Have.

LIST OF -IR ENDING SPANISH VERBS:

Ver - See. Watch.

Volver - Return. Go back. Get back.

Abrir - Open.

Conducir - Drive. Lead.

Decir - Say. Tell.

Dormir - Sleep.

Escribir - Write.

Recibir - Get. Receive. Welcome.

Repetir - Repeat.

Venir - Come.

Salir - Leave.

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No zero days 4/365 - 04.01.

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Read the January 1st - January 4th posts from Språkkalender 2013, a blog run by employees of NTNU's Department of Language and Communication Studies as a contribution to the government-funded initiative "Språkåret 2013." For each day of the year 2013, there was a post in one of these categories:

Japanese

Reviewed the hiking vocabulary from yesterday

Spanish

Practiced conjugating six basic verbs and forming basic sentences.

Ser vs. Estar

Ser = to be (what something is)

Acronym DOCTOR stands for Description, Occupation, Characteristic, Time, Origin, and Relation

Estar = to be (how something is, temporary)

No estoy casada = I'm not married

Ser is used to express most family relationships, but being married, separated, or divorced is always a temporary condition when it comes to Spanish grammar rules, so estar is used 😅

Tener vs. Haber

Tener = to have (possession)

Used to express age!

(Yo) tengo 28 años. = I'm 28 years old.

Haber = to have (auxiliary verb)

Haber is also used impersonally with the meaning there is/there are, hay is always used in the present tense.

¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? = How many people are there in your family?

Hacer = to do, to make

¿Qué haces? = What are you doing?

Hago la cama. = I'm making the bed.

Ir = to go

Almost always followed by a (or al for a + el) for destination.

Voy al cine con mi hermana. = I'm going to the movies with my sister.

Vamos al mercado. = We're going to the market.

Also used to express something will ("going to") happen in the future (ir conjugated + a + infinitive verb)

Voy a caminar a la playa. = I am going to walk to the beach.

Vamos a nadar en la piscina = We are going to swim in the pool.

¿Vas a estudiar esta noche? = Are you going to study tonight?

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Mastering the Present in Spanish: Rules and few hacks

Learning Spanish opens the door to a rich and diverse culture, and to master the language, understanding verb conjugation is essential, particularly the present tense. This tense is crucial for everyday communication. The following note will walk you through the main rules for conjugating regular and irregular verbs in the present indicative tense.

Understanding the Present Indicative

The present indicative tense in Spanish describes actions that are currently happening, habitual actions, and general truths or facts. For example:

Yo hablo español. (I speak Spanish.)

Ella come mango todos los días. (She eats mango every day.)

El sol sale por el este. (The sun rises in the east.)

The ABC of regular verbs conjugation: 

Conjugating regular verbs in Spanish is a straightforward process. It involves removing the ending from the infinitives (verbs without any grammatical information that end in -ar, -er, -ir) and adding a new one based on the action’s subject or doer.

Let’s see some examples now.

The verb amar (to love) conjugates to the first person (Yo) form by removing the -ar ending and adding an – o to the stem (the remaining part of the word once you remove the ending).

Yo amo (I love)

Taking the same example of amar, we can now do the same thing for 2nd and 3rd person examples.

tú amas

él o ella ama

nosotros amamos

ustedes aman 

ellos o ellas aman 

Now, let’s do the same thing with the verb comer (to eat)

yo como

tú comes

él o ella come

nosotros comemos 

ustedes comen

ellos o ellas comen 

And with the verb, vivir (to live)

yo vivo

tú vives

él o ella vive

nosotros vivimos

ustedes viven 

ellos o ellas viven 

There are a couple of things to note here…

The ending for all verbs in the first person, Yo form is -o

The form USTED (“you” formal in LATAM Spanish) uses the same ending as the ellos and ellas forms (they).

-Er and ir verbs use almost the same endings except for the nosotros form in LATAM Spanish.

These little observations will help you with the regular verbs. Obviously, there will be some verbs that will not follow the rules. We call those irregular verbs. Those tend to be a nightmare for some. Still, they don’t have to be because even within their irregular chaos, we can find some order to ease memorizing them. The most common ones in the present tense are:

Ser (to be)

Yo soy

Tú eres

Él/Ella/Usted es

Nosotros/Nosotras somos

Ustedes son

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes son

Estar (to be)

Yo estoy

Tú estás

Él/Ella/Usted está

Nosotros/Nosotras estamos

Ustedes están

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes están

Ir (to go)

Yo voy

Tú vas

Él/Ella/Usted va

Nosotros/Nosotras vamos

Ustedes van

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes van

Tener (to have)

Yo tengo

Tú tienes

Él/Ella/Usted tiene

Nosotros/Nosotras tenemos

Ustedes hacen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes tienen

Hacer (to do/make)

Yo hago

Tú haces

Él/Ella/Usted hace

Nosotros/Nosotras hacemos

Ustedes hacen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes hacen

Decir (to say/tell)

Yo digo

Tú dices

Él/Ella/Usted dice

Nosotros/Nosotras decimos

Ustedes dicen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes dicen

Poder (to be able to/can)

Yo puedo

Tú puedes

Él/Ella/Usted puede

Nosotros/Nosotras podemos

Ustedes pueden

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes pueden

Querer (to want/love)

Yo quiero

Tú quieres

Él/Ella/Usted quiere

Nosotros/Nosotras queremos

Ustedes quieren

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes quieren

Venir (to come)

Yo vengo

Tú vienes

Él/Ella/Usted viene

Nosotros/Nosotras venimos

Ustedes vienen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes vienen

Saber (to know)

Yo sé

Tú sabes

Él/Ella/Usted sabe

Nosotros/Nosotras sabemos

Ustedes saben

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes saben

Dar (to give)

Yo doy

Tú das

Él/Ella/Usted da

Nosotros/Nosotras damos

Ustedes dan

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes dan

Ver (to see)

Yo veo

Tú ves

Él/Ella/Usted ve

Nosotros/Nosotras vemos

Ustedes ven

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes ven

Traer (to bring)

Yo traigo

Tú traes

Él/Ella/Usted trae

Nosotros/Nosotras traemos

Ustedes traen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes traen

Salir (to leave/go out)

Yo salgo

Tú sales

Él/Ella/Usted sale

Nosotros/Nosotras salimos

Ustedes salen

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes salen

Learning the present indicative conjugation is extremely important. It will give you the confidence and the strategy  to understand other tenses better and, if you think about it, we usually communicate using present tense! So it is the most useful one.

Now, here are some hacks:

Learn the regular verb patterns. You can print the conjugation tables and keep them close to your study area or make bookmarks.

Memorize irregular verbs.

Use Mnemonics and Rhymes to study. Mnemonics and rhymes can be a fun and effective way to remember verb conjugations. For example, you can create a rhyme for each subject pronoun and its corresponding verb ending. Like ‘yo hablo with an O and you talk a lot, tú hablas with AS and you talk fast, él o ella habla with an A, it is a blah, blah, blah, Nosotros hablamos with AMOS, because we are AMIGOS, ustedes, ellos, ellas hablan with AN as they all ran.’

 Use APPs, like Ella Verbs, Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu, etc.

Engage in conversation. There is no better way to learn anything than practicing. So, engage in real conversations with native speakers to practice, make mistakes in a safe environment, and repeat.

Mastering the present indicative tense is a fundamental step in learning Spanish. By understanding the patterns and practicing regularly, you’ll be able to communicate effectively about present actions, habits, and general truths. Remember, practice is vital, so keep at it and enjoy becoming fluent in Spanish. ¡Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

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Important verbs in Spanish | Learn Spanish in Hindi | स्पेनिश सीखें हिंदी में | Hola Spanish Class 1. Ser (to be): • Yo soy (I am) • Tú eres (You are) • Él/Ella es (He/She is) • Nosotros/as somos (We are) • Vosotros/as sois (You all are - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas son (They are) 2. Estar (to be): • Yo estoy (I am) • Tú estás (You are) • Él/Ella está (He/She is) • Nosotros/as estamos (We are) • Vosotros/as estáis (You all are - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas están (They are) 3. Hacer (to do/make): • Yo hago (I do/make) • Tú haces (You do/make) • Él/Ella hace (He/She does/makes) • Nosotros/as hacemos (We do/make) • Vosotros/as hacéis (You all do/make - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas hacen (They do/make) 4. Ir (to go): • Yo voy (I go) • Tú vas (You go) • Él/Ella va (He/She goes) • Nosotros/as vamos (We go) • Vosotros/as vais (You all go - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas van (They go) 5. Tener (to have): • Yo tengo (I have) • Tú tienes (You have) • Él/Ella tiene (He/She has) • Nosotros/as tenemos (We have) • Vosotros/as tenéis (You all have - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas tienen (They have) 6. Poder (to be able to): • Yo puedo (I can) • Tú puedes (You can) • Él/Ella puede (He/She can) • Nosotros/as podemos (We can) • Vosotros/as podéis (You all can - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas pueden (They can) 7. Querer (to want): • Yo quiero (I want) • Tú quieres (You want) • Él/Ella quiere (He/She wants) • Nosotros/as queremos (We want) • Vosotros/as queréis (You all want - used in Spain) • Ellos/Ellas quieren (They want) 8. Gustar (to like): • A mí me gusta (I like) • A ti te gusta (You like) • A él/ella le gusta (He/She likes) • A nosotros/as nos gusta (We like) • A vosotros/as os gusta (You all like - used in Spain) • A ellos/ellas les gusta (They like) These verbs are foundational in Spanish and are used in various contexts and situations. Mastering their conjugations for different pronouns is essential for effective communication in Spanish.

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Today we’re taking a look at one of the most commonly used irregular verbs, tener. This simple verb can have plenty of different meanings and it should be one of the verbs words you master in the Spanish language.

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Today we’re taking a look at one of the most commonly used irregular verbs, tener. This simple verb can have plenty of different meanings and it should be one of the verbs words you master in the Spanish language.

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Today we’re taking a look at one of the most commonly used irregular verbs, tener. This simple verb can have plenty of different meanings and it should be one of the verbs words you master in the Spanish language.

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Subtext and Geology (yes really)

One nice use of subtext in "The Loneliest Planet" is the verbs chosen for the Spanish lesson/game that Alex and Nica played. The words in first round that took place pre-Incident reflect the couple's status quo.

Nica asks Alex to give her verbs to conjugate. Here's what Alex offers.

comidar (to eat)

querer (to want, to love)

poder (can, to be able to)

cojear (to limp)

tener (to have)

Post-Incident, he offers these verbs.

escuchar (to listen)

oír (to hear)

hacer (to do)

Even more importantly, the second round of the game is the first time Nica engages her fiancé in conversation since The Incident. He'd reached out to her several times verbally and physically and was rebuffed. Finally she's reaching out. They're not discussing the elephant in the room, but at least they're talking.

Okay, geology and geomorphology. The film was shot in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. It's jaw-droppingly beautiful. Here are some details I noticed.

0:17:30 - An outcrop of steeply dipping metamorphic rock

0:20:00 - Since the field seems to be in the middle of a broad valley carved by glaciers, the boulders may have been deposited as the ice melted.

0:23:00 A lichen-covered outcrop of rock with columnar jointing, probably basalt. Gorgeous!

1:06:00: More travertine than you can shake a stick at

1:46:00: A textbook glacial valley with a little stream cutting a narrow valley at the bottom of it. In the background is an esker and a cirque.

The Loneliest Planet

Gael and his frikkin' heartbreaking movies, I swear!

I'm almost done watching it. At the moment I'm ANGRY. Not sure if that'll be the case after this scene ends.

Commentary and possible ranting to follow.

It's a good sign when a movie riles you up and has you planning to watch it again soon to look for specific directorial choices.

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Tener (First Person Conjugation) (Spanish)

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How can I start learning Spanish?

If you are an absolute total beginner, my biggest recommendation is to check out www.studyspanish.com/grammar and to check out www.conjuguemos.com which are online grammar lessons

Truly what I've found is you start with the fundamentals and you just go through your language learning journey accumulating knowledge, and it always feels like an uphill battle until one day you're aware of all the things you don't know/understand yet, but you also know how to look up what you don't know - and that's how you know you've made it

I personally find that when you're starting Spanish from nothing you need to focus on conjugations and the most essential verbs; most verbs are regular so when you understand the basic rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs you can do a lot in Spanish

The most irregular verbs of all time - which tend to be irregular in multiple tenses

ser

ir

ver

dar

estar

tener

venir

decir

querer

poder

poner

hacer

caber*

haber

*caber is annoyingly irregular but not the most super common verb used; it's "to fit (into a space)" like "capacity" so it's useful when you need it, but otherwise more limited

The are other little bits of grammar knowledge that you'll learn as you go, like when to use saber vs conocer, or ser and estar... things that take practice and repetition but let me know if there are any questions you have as you go and I can help give some more insight

There are other things that are important, but less all consuming, like stem-changing verbs [E->I, E->IE, O->UE] or certain irregularities, and exceptions like conocer or little things like fingir or vencer - which are littler things though more easily understood when you have some more experience

You're also going to want to devote a lot of time to the present tense which is the very first tense you're introduced to

Also - Things You Should Know At Each Level - though for your purposes I'd say you're probably A1 and A2 and try not to focus on the rest for now; you'll get discouraged if you think of all the things you don't know, trust me I was there

Additional resources:

Recommendations for beginners

https://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/

Word Reference Conjugator

http://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/post/102019421622/spanishskulduggery-spanish-tenses-moods

https://conjuguemos.com/activities/spanish/verb/1

https://conjuguemos.com/tenses/spanish/

Verbs you should know as a beginner

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Conjugations of the verbs 'Ser' (To Be), 'Estar' (To Be), and 'Tener' (To Have).

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“Nós temos um acordo, princesa?” / (*Do we have a deal, princess?)

tagging: @dear-mrs-otome

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the mclive community preshow is letting me know that i can, in fact, still understand an amount of spanish from high school to despite norwegian absolutely obliterating my ability to speak/write it

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"STICAZZI" vs. "ME COJONI"

(a post for Internation Mother Tongue Day - English translation below the cut)

Ovvero: come usare correttamente le due espressioni più incomprese della lingua italiana.

Entrambe usate in risposta ad un'affermazione mirata a suscitare stupore/approvazione, una esprime una reazione positiva, l'altra, una reazione negativa.

Ma... quale, rispettivamente?

Il malinteso nasce dall'erronea mutuazione di "sticazzi" dal romanesco all'italiano gergale (più precisamente, nel Nord Italia) come reazione positiva - senza tener conto della sua controparte: "me cojoni". Che, contrariamente a quanto si crede, è una coniugazione del verbo coglionare: "mi stai coglionando?!"/"mi prendi in giro??"

Quindi, per far chiarezza:

STICAZZI = "chi se ne frega"; esprime disinteresse, indifferenza.

ME COJONI = "wow! figo!"; esprime sorpresa, ammirazione.

esempi (totalmente arbitrari a mio gusto):

1) Tizio si vanta di qualcosa di cui non te ne può fregare di meno:

"Oh mi sono fatto il macchinone!"

"E sticazzi?*" 😒

*può essere seguito, per dare enfasi, da: "Non ce li metti?"

2) Tizio condivide un risultato importante di cui sei sinceramente partecipe:

"Evviva, mi hanno promosso a lavoro!"

"Me cojoni!" 😃

...hope this helps.

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"STICAZZI" vs. "ME COJONI"

aka: how to correctly utilize the two most misused colloquial expressions in the Italian language.

Both used as replies to a statement aimed at eliciting surprise/approval, one conveys a positive reaction, the other one, a negative one. But... which is which?

The misconception arises from the improper mutuation of "sticazzi" (lit.: "these dicks") from Roman dialect to Italian slang (more precisely, in northern Italy) as a positive reaction - disregarding its counterpart "me cojoni". Which, contrary to popular belief, is not literally translated as "my balls" but is a conjugation of the verb coglionare: "are you taking the piss??"/"are you kidding me??"

So, to set things straight:

STICAZZI: "I don't give a shit"/"I'm unimpressed"; conveys disinterest, indifference.

ME COJONI: "wow! how cool!"; conveys surprise, admiration.

examples given (totally random; emojis for clarity):

1) someone brags about something you couldn't care less about:

"I just got myself a new expensive car!"

"E sticazzi?*" 😒 (So? I'm totally unimpressed.)

*can be emphasized by the optional addition: "Non ce li metti?", meaning: "Aren't you going to add (some of those aformentioned dicks) to your irrelevant statement?"

2) someone shares an accomplishment that leaves you genuinely impressed:

"Yay, I got a promotion!"

"Me cojoni!" 😃 (Are you kidding me? That's great!)

... hope this helps.

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