***Ojo! (Be careful) If you are a beginning Spanish student or haven’t mastered the present tense yet, then save this series of articles for future reference.***

Here is a quick review of last weeks article.

We form the present subjunctive of most “ar, – er, and ir ” verbs by dropping the – “o” of the present indicative tense “yo” form and by adding the subjunctive verb endings.

AR VERB ENDINGS
Add o, as, a, amos, an

ER and IR VERB ENDINGS (note they are the same)
o, es, e, emos (imos), en

Below are some of the most frequently used irregular verbs that don’t follow the rule above. The good news is that ninety-nine percent of the verbs are regular.

Poner (to put or place) – Yo (I) pongo, tú (you familiar) pones, él (he), ella (she) pone, nosotros (we) ponemos, ellos (them-masculine), ellas (them-feminine), Ustedes (plural ..you all) ponen.

Tener (to have) – yo tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen.

Seguir (to follow) – yo sigo, sigues, siguen, seguimos, sigan.

Venir (to come) – yo vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, vienen.

Hacer (to do or make) – yo hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen.

Dar (to give) – yo doy, das, da, damos, dan.

Estar (to be……location or temporary conditions) – estoy, estas, está, estamos, estan.

Ir (to go) – voy, vas, vá, vamos, van.

Saber (to know a fact) – yo sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, saben.

Conocer (to know people or places) – conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocen.

Ser (to be….permanent conditions) – soy, eres, es, somos, son.

*Haber (there is or there are) – Haya (NOTE there is only one form of this verb)

THERE ARE SOME MORE IRREGULAR ENDINGS THAT ARE LESS FREQUENLY USED. WRITE ME OFF LINE IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.

MEMORIZE THE VERBS ABOVE AND NEXT WEEK I WILL SIMPLIFIY THE USE OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE “MOOD” BY GIVING YOU THE FIRST RULE OF HOW TO USE IT.

Tiquismos of the week

Bochinche is a type of dispute, argument or fight. A person who engages in this behavior is called a bochinchero.
Amarraperros – is someone who doesn’t pay a debt
Caco – a criminal