(Don’t you have Gabriel’s number? I’ll give it to you!) ¿No tienes el número de Gabriel? ¡Yo te lo doy! We can use ancient Greek wisdom to learn this one: (I’m going to care for you my whole life.) (Observe how the infinitive form is “ ir” but when we conjugate the verb, it doesn’t sound at all like IR.) Observen que el verbo en infinitivo, es “ir” pero cuando conjugamos el verbo, no suena nada que ver con IR. (I’m really sorry, but I don’t have time.) (Let’s start with the irregular verb “to have”.) The right conjugation for the person YO is TENGO. (The verbs to have, to go, to know, to give, to bring, to read, to arrive, to make or do, and to be able to.)Įmpecemos con el verbo irregular, tener.

Los verbos tener, ir, saber, dar, traer, leer, llegar, hacer y poder. Now, let’s explore some of the most important irregular verbs in Spanish. ¡Ojo! Estoy muy acalorada, no, ¡estoy muy caliente! (Attention! I feel very hot, not, I am very hot!) If you want to know why you shouldn't say “ estoy caliente” when you want to say “I’m hot”, check out the video I did about that! 2. Ahora estoy viviendo en la Ciudad de México.To know more, check out Mariana’s video about the difference between SER and ESTAR. You can think of ESTAR as a verb to describe a non-permanent state, but there are exceptions. Observe that the conjugation for ESTAR is ESTOY. Mi gente (My people), have you subscribed to the channel yet? Este es el momento perfecto para hacerlo. But hurry up because I’m already “at half chiles” (half drunk)!) ¡Pero apúrate porque ya estoy a medios chiles! (Girlfriend, where are you at? I can’t see you.) (I can be a lot of things, my people, but boring is not one of them.) Actually, ¡Yo soy muy divertida! (I'm a lot of fun!)Īhora vamos con ESTAR. Puedo ser muchas cosas, mi gente, pero aburrida no es una de ellas. We use SOY when we talk about our nationality, occupation, our nature, character. This reminds me of a joke: What if SOY Milk is just regular milk, introducing itself in Spanish? When I say “ Soy de Cancún” the verb is SER, and it’s conjugated for the person yo, the one and only conjugation is SOY. (So, you’re simply going to have to memorize them.) Ser and estar are irregular verbs, so there’s no pattern to look for. (Let’s start with the most important verbs.) Vamos a empezar con los verbos más importantes. We’re having dinner in the garden.I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Paulisima, and here are your first chunks: 1. in the structure estar + gerundio to express actions happening at the moment of speakingĮxample: Estamos cenando en el jardín.to describe the way something has been producedĮxamples: fabricado + en/con + material: estar fabricado en oro be made of/fabricated in gold hecho + de/con + material: estar hecho de papel be made of paper bañado + en + material: estar bañado en plata be silver plated.information about price with the preposition aĮxample: -¿ A cuánto están las manzanas? How much are the apples? - Están a 2 euros el kilo.Carla y Marina están de guardia este fin de semana. Marisa is working as a waitress in Ibiza. with preposition de + noun, to express moods or situationsĮxample: Marco siempre está de buen humor.in connection with adverbs Example: Está bien irse de vacaciones una vez al año.¿ A qué día estamos hoy? What day is today?

day/date/season (but not time) in the 1 st person plural with the prepositions a/en Example: Estamos a domingo.

I’m widowed.Įxamples: El estadio está en Valencia. Alfredo is very suntanned.Įxamples: Estoy soltero. My 70-year-old grandma looks young for her age. I'm sick.Įxamples: Mi abuela de 70 años está muy joven.

temporary characteristics, including healthĮxamples: Está triste.

The verb estar is used to describe the following:

for professions (without an indefinite article)Įxamples: Juana es ingeniera.

It’s 120 euros.Įxamples: Ese anillo es de oro. This machine is for making juice.Įxample: -❼uánto es? How much is it? - Son 120 euros.

with the preposition para, to indicate a recipient or a purposeĮxamples: Esa máquina es para Gabriel.

The beds are made by Claudia.Įxample: Aquí ya es de noche. What time is it? It’s 10 o’clock.Įxample: Las camas son hechas por Claudia. The match is on Wednesday.Įxamples: Hoy es domingo. Elisa is my ex-girlfriend.Įxamples: El partido de fútbol es en Valencia. Carlos’s family is Catholic.Įxamples: Tatiana y Sarai son mis hermanas.

identity, character traits and permanent qualities (nationality, religion etc.)Įxamples: Yo soy Santiago.

inherent/identifying characteristics and physical appearanceĮxamples: Félix y Raúl son altos.

The verb ser is used to describe the following:

Spanish verb endings for mi amigos