Spanish conjugation chart
Our Spanish conjugation chart: a blue print to conjugate
Having a good Spanish conjugation chart is the key to learning how to conjugate your verbs fast and efficiently.
Did you know there are over 360 verbs in Spanish that are completely regular. Meaning you can conjugate them all in the exact same way, without exceptions.
We have created a blue print to navigate 7 different ways to conjugate a verb. All you need to do is to study this sheet and you will be able to use and conjugate over 360 different Spanish verbs instantly.
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How to work the conjugation chart
Learning to use the Spanish conjugation chart will be super easy with these three easy steps:
- Identify the verb
- What is the stem of the verb
- Conjugate the verb by adding the ending according to the chart
Below we will look into detail how to go about this.
Step 1: Identify the verb: AR, ER or IR
In Spanish the majority of verbs are regular verbs. There are 3 kinds of regular verbs. You can recognize them by the way they end. There are 3 different endings to all Spanish verbs:
- AR
- ER
- IR
Let's see some examples of what verbs fall under what group:
Unfortunately not all verbs ending in -AR, -ER or -IR are regular verbs. So how do you know if they are regular or irregular? Simple, you just need to know. There is no rule or learning hack for it.
Step 2: What is the stem of the verb
To use the conjugation chart you need to know the stem of the verb.
Let's take some examples:
Verb - Stem
Hablar - habl
Comprar - compr
Deber - deb
Compartir - compart
Vivir - viv
Comer - com
Dormir - dorm
Jugar - jug
Parar - par
Tomar - tom
Once you are able to work out the stem of the verb you are able to start using the Spanish conjugation chart. Let's see per tense how to use to conjugate them.
Step 3. Conjugate the verb by adding the ending according to the chart
The third and final step is simply the one where you take the chart and see what tense and person it is that you want to apply. This will result in an ending or several letters that you need to add to the stem of the words and than the conjugation is done.
First let's treat the 4 tenses any beginner should learn when learning Spanish:
Conjugation chart: the present tense in Spanish
For a -AR verb:
yo stem + o
tú stem + as
él stem + a
nosotros stem + amos
vosotros stem + áis
ellos stem + an
For a -ER verb:
yo stem + o
tú stem + es
el stem + e
nosotros stem + emos
vosotros stem + éis
ellos stem + en
For a -IR verb:
yo stem + o
tú stem + es
él stem + e
nosotros stem + imos
vosotros stem + ís
ellos stem + en
Conjugation chart: the past tense in Spanish
For a -AR verb:
yo stem + é
tú stem + aste
él stem + ó
nosotros stem + amos
vosotros stem + asteis
ellos stem + aron
For a -ER verb:
yo stem + í
tú stem + iste
él stem + ío
nosotros stem + imos
vosotros stem + isteis
ellos stem + ieron
For a -IR verb:
yo stem + í
tú stem + iste
él stem + ió
nosotros stem + imos
vosotros stem + osteis
ellos stem + ieron
Conjugation chart: the future tense in Spanish
For a -AR verb:
yo stem +aré
tú stem + arás
él stem + ará
nosotros stem + aremos
vosotros stem + aréis
ellos stem + arán
For a -ER verb:
yo stem + eré
tú stem + erás
él stem + era
nosotros stem + eremos
vosotros stem + eréis
ellos stem + erán
For a -IR verb:
yo stem + iré
tú stem + irás
él stem + irá
nosotros stem + iremos
vosotros stem + iréis
ellos stem + irán
Conjugation chart: the potential simple tense in Spanish
For a -AR verb:
yo stem + aría
tú stem + arías
él stem + aría
nosotros stem + aríamos
vosotros stem + aríais
ellos stem + arían
For a -ER verb:
yo stem + ería
tú stem + erías
él stem + ería
nosotros stem + eríamos
vosotros stem + eríais
ellos stem + erían
For a -IR verb:
yo stem + iría
tú stem + irías
él stem + iría
nosotros stem + iríamos
vosotros stem + iríais
ellos stem + irían
Conjugate the gerund in Spanish
Now it is time for one explain an easy conjugation: the Gerund. Or in Spanish known as the Gerundio.
Basically the spanish gerund would be all the english words that finish in -ing (walking, talking, cooking etc.)
Creating the Spanish gerund is rather easy.
Let's take some examples:
Verb - Stem - Gerund
Hablar - Habl - Hablando (talking)
Caminar - Camin - Caminando (walking)
Comer - Com - Comiendo (eating)
Dormir - Dorm - Dormiendo (sleeping)
Vender - Vend - Vendiendo (selling)
Beber - Beb - Bebiendo (drinking)
Comprar - Compr - Comprando (buying)
Now that you know how to make the gerund, all you will need is to put I am, you are etc. in front of it:
yo estoy + gerund
tú estás + gerund
él está + gerund
nosotros estamos + gerund
vosotros estáis + gerund
ellos están + gerund
To give you some examples:
Estoy caminando - I am walking
Estan escuchando - They are listening
Estamos comprando - We are buying
Conjugate with the participle in Spanish
In Spanish there are seven simple tenses. The most important onces we have listed on the conjugation chart and in the lists above. There are also seven compound tenses. We have good news for you. The second compound tenses are always a conjugation of the verb Haber + the partiple (in Spanish known as the participio).
To learn how to use it you first need to learn how to make the participle of a spanish verb.
Here are some examples:
Verb - Stem - Participle
Hablar - Habl - Hablado
Caminar - Camin - Caminado
Comer - Com - Comido
Dormir - Dorm - Dormido
Vender - Vend - Vendido
Beber - Beb - Bebido
Comprar - Compr - Comprido
Now that you know how to make the participle in Spanish you can put it to good use. See the 2 most common ways to conjugate with the participle in Spanish:
Perfect de indicativo
He caminado - I have walked
he + participle
has + participle
ha + participle
hemos + participle
habeis + participle
han + participle
Past Perfect Subjuctive
hubiera caminado - I would have walked
hubiera + participle
hubieras + participle
hubiera + participle
hubiéramos + participle
hubierais + participle
hubieran + participle
And that is it! Master this conjugation chart and you'll know how to conjugate over 360 spanish verbs in 7 most commonly used tenses!
Don't forget to print your copy of our Spanish conjugation chart for regular verbs, because repetition is key! Hang it up in your kitchen, office and bathroom!
You will get it down in no time if you just practice 5 conjugations per day with this chart!