Your first Spanish verbs
Build present-tense sentences from the ground up: identify who acts, form regular verbs, make statements and questions, and use the five most important irregular verbs.
Continue: Infinitives and verb familiesRead the verb blueprint
Learn what an infinitive is and how Spanish verb endings identify the subject.
Infinitives and verb families
Recognize an infinitive and sort regular verbs into the -ar, -er, and -ir families.
10 questions · pass at 80%
Who is doing the action?
Recognize which subject group each pronoun or noun uses, so you can choose the matching verb form later.
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Build regular -ar verbs
Start with the largest regular family, then use it with singular, plural, and noun subjects.
The singular -ar pattern
Produce yo, tú, and third-person singular forms of common regular -ar verbs.
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The complete Latin American -ar pattern
Use all five present-indicative person groups taught in the Latin American track.
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Compare all three regular families
Add -er and -ir endings, then interleave all regular patterns so the infinitive drives the choice.
Regular -er and -ir verbs
Compare the present endings for regular -er and -ir verbs and produce them with varied subjects.
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Mix -ar, -er, and -ir
Select and produce regular present forms across all three families without blocked practice cues.
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Build real sentences
Use present forms for statements, negation, and questions without leaning on constant subject pronouns.
Statements, no, and questions
Use regular present forms in affirmative statements, negation, and simple yes/no questions.
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Use the core irregulars
Learn ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and hay through their most useful meanings and phrases.
Ser and estar by use
Choose and produce present forms of ser and estar for identity, origin, location, and condition.
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Ir, tener, hacer, and hay
Use present forms of ir, tener, and hacer plus the fixed expression hay in high-frequency beginner messages.
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Put the present tense to work
Demonstrate mixed retrieval across subject types, regular families, sentence shapes, and core irregulars.
Present indicative checkpoint
Produce beginner present-indicative forms accurately in mixed, meaningful sentences and short translations.
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