The verb SER-To Be:
We use this verb to describe characteristics such as physical/personality traits, professions, time/date, and events. When compared to ESTAR-TO BE, it is often called the permanent version of "to be," but be careful. Although profession, time, date, and events don't seem to be permanent entities, they are described using the verb SER.
Here are its conjugations:
yo- soy I am
tú- eres you are (informal)
él- es he is
ella- es she is
usted- es you are (formal)
nosotros- somos we are
ellos- son they are (masculine)
ellas- son they are (feminine)
ustedes- son you all are (plural)
Question words Palabras interrogativas
dónde- where
qué - what
cómo - how ojo: Don't forget the written accents or the
cuándo - when upside down question mark!
quién- who
Gustar: a different kind of verb.
Me gusta + verb or single object = I like (running or the class)
Te gusta = You like
(A José) Le gusta = He/She/You formal likes
Nos gusta = We like
(A ellos) Les gusta = They like
*When you use "me gusta" followed by another verb, don't conjugate the following verb, leave it in the infinitive. ex. Me gusta correr. This same rule applies for "me/te/le/nos/les gusta" as well.
los Adjetivos:
1. Los adjetivos describen.
2. Order: noun followed by adjective most of the time
3. Must agree with what they are describing in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) ex. tall - alto, alta, altos, altas
4. Adjectives that don't end in "o" or "a" only need to agree in number, not gender. ex. inteligente, inteligentes
Click here for another explanation with examples of adjectives.
Present Indicative Tense: Regular Verbs
Other important O-UE stem-changing verbs:
poder - to be able to
almorzar - to eat lunch
dormir - to sleep
contar - to count
costar - to cost
encontrar - to find
poder - to be able to
almorzar - to eat lunch
dormir - to sleep
contar - to count
costar - to cost
encontrar - to find