Spanish for Educators – Regular Verbs in the Present Tense in Spanish

Present Tense Verb Refresher! In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to use and conjugate the regular verbs in the present in Spanish: Verbos regulares en el presente

Su reto profesional: Empieza a usar los verbos regulares en el presente en español con tus estudiantes o sus padres/tutores. Start using these verbs in your class and/or create your own sentences using them 🙂

Here is the Spanish lesson I taught to my Maestro Miércoles Facebook group:

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El objetivo de esta lección / Lesson Objective

En esta lección, teachers will:

• Learn how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense
• Understand that there is a conjugation pattern to memorize
• From complete sentences in the present tense
• Start communicating with correct regular present tense verb conjugations!

Since this is an extensive lesson, I’m adding a menu so you can click on any of the items to check that specific part of the lesson:

1. Some Examples of Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
2. Pronouns in Spanish
3. Regular / Irregular Verbs
4. Steps to Start Conjugating Verbs in Spanish
5. -AR Verbs Conjugation
6. -ER Verbs Conjugation
7. -IR Verbs Conjugation
8. Let’s Practice
9. Key Verbs in the Classroom

Unos ejemplos / Some Examples

Let’s start the lesson with some examples of regular verbs in the present tense. Do you see any patterns?

Spanish	English
Ellos estudian matemáticas en grupo	They study math
Tú necesitas trabajar en grupo	You need to work in groups
Yo leo por 30 minutos cada noche	I read for 30 minutes every night
Nosotros escribimos un cuento corto	We write a short story
Ellas mejoran su comprensión	They improve their comprehension

Los Pronombres en Español / Pronouns in Spanish

Let’s repasar the subject pronouns in Spanish! It is important for you to know all of them because they determine how you conjugate the verb.

Verbos Regulares / Irregulares: When we talk about present tense verbs. There are 4 big categories to learn:

Spanish	English
1. Verbos regulares	1. Regular Verbs
Hablar, escribir, estudiar	Talk, write, study
2. Verbos irregulares	2. Irregular Verbs
Ir, hacer, tener	Go, do/make, have
3. Verbos con Cambio de Raíz	3. Stem-Changing Verbs
Poder, dormir, revolver	Be able to, sleep, stir
4. Verbos reflexivos	4. Reflexive verbs
Despertar(se), levantar(se), sentar(se)	Awake, raise, sit

Clasificaciones de Verbos / Verbs Classification: Verbs unconjugated or in the infinitive either end in -AR, -ER, -IR.

You need to know how verbs end so you know how to conjugate them.

AR	ER	IR
Hablar   Estudiar	Leer    Comer	Escribir Compartir

¿Qué es un infinitivo? / What is an infinitive?

Un verbo en el infinitivo no está conjugado. It is un-conjugated verb.

Unos ejemplos: Verbo + Infinitivo

An already conjugated verb followed by an infinitive.

• Necesito tomar el exámen. 
• ¿Debo llamar a los padres?

AR	ER	IR
Hablar	Leer	Escribir
Determinar	Hacer	Compartir
Identificar	Ver	Describir
Analizar	Poder	Predecir
Imaginar	Tener	Evaluar

To start conjugating verbs in present tense in Spanish, you need to follow two simple steps:

El primer paso / First Step

1. Quitar la terminación de -AR, -ER. -IR / Remove the -AR, -ER, -IR Ending

Verbos -ar:	Verbos -er:	Verbos -ir:
Examinar – Examin_	Comer – Com_	Escribir –  Escrib_
Estudiar – Estudi_	Leer – Le_	Vivir – Viv_

El segundo paso / Second Step

2. Agregar la terminación del presente / Add the Present Tense Ending

-AR

-ER

-IR

Los verbos del -AR / -AR Verbs

EstudiAR (To Study)

Los verbos del -ER

LeER (To Read)

Los verbos del -IR

EscribIR (To Write)

Vamos a practicar / Let’s Practice

Finally, ¡Vamos a practicar un poquito! Let’s practice a little bit 🙂

Note: Share your answers or your own sentences on our Facebook group for correction from other Spanish learners!

Verbos Claves del Salón de Clase

Since there are MANY verbs in Spanish to learn from now on, I decided to share with you a short list of verbs that are useful in the classroom, so you can start talking to your students using these common verbs in a very short time 🙂

Spanish	English
Estudiar	To Study
Enseñar	To Teach
Terminar	To Finish
Pensar (ie)	To Think
Leer	To Read
Escribir	To Write
Sentar(se)	To Sit down
Levantar(se)	To Get up
Hacer (yo)	To Do / Make
Ir (irreg)	To Go
Dibujar	To Draw
Trazar	To Trace / Chart
Traer (yo)	To Bring
Llevar	To Carry
Preparar	To Prepare
Desarrollar	To Develop
Tener	To Have
Poner	To Put
Comprar	To Buy
Caminar	To Walk
Correr	To Run
Saltar	To Jump
Jugar (ue)	To Play
Salir	To Go out
Comenzar	To Start
Usar	To Use
Apoyar	To Support

Now it’s your turn! / Ahora es tu turno

Download the lesson notes and start creating your own sentences using this new vocabulary in Spanish and share them on the comments below or in our Facebook group to receive feedback from other Spanish learners 

See the following examples:

1. Escribir textos (yo)

• Escribo

2. Sustentar (sustain) las ideas con razones y ejemplos organizados (tú)

• Sustentas

3. Lograr (achieve) cohesión y coherencia (él)

• Logra

4. Usar estrategias y procesos de pensamiento (ellos)

• Usan

5. Apoyar (support) la escritura de diferentes tipos de textos, ejemplos (nosotros)

• Apoyamos

Now it’s your turn! / ¡Ahora es tu turno!

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¡Arriésguense, abran la boca y cometan errores!