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Present ir verb endings spanish11/25/2023 ![]() ![]() With that in mind, when you talk about hypothetical situations in the present, you use only the simple present indicative in Spanish. The “present” in Spanish encompasses much more than it does in English. Remember, even when you talk about events in the near future in Spanish, you use the present tense. However, in Spanish, we don’t use that title because the tenses are much simpler. In English grammar, we call this type of sentence the 1st Conditional. These activities do not have to be set in stone but are considered to still be within the realm of the “present,” hence why you use the simple present indicative. Just like how you can use the simple present indicative for current actions, you can also apply it to events happening soon. I’m going to the store to buy a little bit of sugar. Voy a la tienda para comprar un poco de azúcar. You can often hear native speakers using the simple present indicative to talk about the activities they are currently doing. ![]() Meanwhile, in Spanish, both types of questions are appropriate: ¿Qué estás haciendo? and ¿Qué haces? can be used interchangeably. Using the simple present “What do you do?” has a completely different meaning. However, in Spanish, you can use either the present continuous or the simple present indicative.įor example, a common question in English is “What are you doing?” which is in the present continuous form. When you talk about actions happening right now in English, you use the present continuous: Now, this is where the simple present tense starts to differ from English. (If you would like more explanation about this particular use, check out Part Three of our Future Tenses in Spanish blog post.)Įl avión aterriza a las 9:04 de la mañana el martes. While it may seem backward to use the simple present tense to talk about events in the future, we actually use it quite often in English and Spanish. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.Įl agua se congela a los cero grados Celsius. Likewise, we use simple present in both languages to talk about general truths (including the zero conditional for all you English grammar aficionados).Įl sol sale en el este y se pone en el oeste. I always read a chapter from my book before sleeping. Siempre leo un capítulo de mi libro antes de dormir. Just like in English, we use the simple present indicative to talk about habitual activities in Spanish. Now, for the simple present indicative in Spanish, we use it for these three uses and more! (If you want to skip to the conjugations, scroll down below the uses!) How Spanish Uses the Simple Present Indicative 1. To understand the uses of the simple present indicative, we are going to first look at some examples of the simple present in English and then compare them to the Spanish form.įrom these sentences, you can see that we use the simple present in English for From now on, we will use the term “simple present indicative” to refer to this tense just to get you in the practice of differentiating between the moods and to avoid any confusion. Therefore, when talking with your HSA Spanish teacher, make sure to use el presente del indicativo to ask questions about the simple present. So, while “simple present tense” refers to one specific thing in English, it includes two separate tenses in Spanish. For now, that’s all you need to know stay tuned for another blog post that explores the differences between the moods more extensively. Interestingly, both the indicative and subjunctive moods have a simple present tense. Spanish tenses are divided into three different moods: While you may want to refer to it as el presente simple, there are actually two different presente simple tenses in Spanish. In Spanish, the simple present is called el presente del indicativo. While the term “simple present” seems to imply that this tense is uncomplicated, there are a few things that may come as a surprise to you. ![]() The Simple Present Tense What’s in a Name? You probably don’t think about which verbs you use and how to conjugate them in everyday speech, right? Now, with a new language (especially one like Spanish), it probably seems that grammar is all you think about! To calm the chaos, a good place to start is with present tense conjugation, since this verb tense gets you through basic conversations, directions, and questions. When you just start to learn a foreign language, the grammar is completely overwhelming. Januby Ashley Reid Homeschooling, Spanish Grammar 0 comments Present Tense Verbs in Spanish Part 1: The Simple Present ![]()
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