It is often used to talk about things that you have completed or done in your life. The present perfect is used to explain an action that was started in the past and has continued into the present. Present Perfect (el pretГ©rito perfecto compuesto) *-er verbs are conjugated the same in the present progressive tense

The present participle is simply the -ing form of the verb which is: stem form + ando or iendo To form the present progressive, you simply combine the present form of the verb estar with the present participle. The present progressive is used less frequently in Spanish than it is in English and is only used when talking about something going on in that very, present moment. Present Progressive (el presente progresivo) Now that you have a basic understanding of how conjugating works, let's look at all of the verb tenses in Spanish. For the purposes of this article, we will reference only regular verbs in examples. These are called irregular verbs which, at some point, you will need to memorize. Note: And here is the tricky part - some stems do change for some verbs in some tenses. The ending you use is based on the subject of the verb. To conjugate a verb you simply add the ending from the designated tense you would like to use, to the verbs stem form. Once you remove the ending, you are left with the stem. When you see a verb that ends in -ar, -er or -ir you know that it is in its base form.

You can distinguish these verbs by their endings: -ar, -er and -ir verbs. There are three types of verbs in Spanish. Before diving into the various tenses, itвЂ™s important to understand how verbs are conjugated.

Spanish verb endings