The Most Important Verbs in South American Spanish

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in South American Spanish, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five South American Spanish verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	tener
I have	yo tengo
you have	tú tienes
he has	él tiene
we have	nosotros tenemos
you have	vosotros tenéis
they have	ellos tienen

2
to be	ser
I am	yo soy
you are	tú eres
he is	él es
we are	nosotros somos
you are	vosotros sois
they are	ellos son

3
to be (estar)	estar
I am (estar)	yo estoy
you are (estar)	tú estás
he is (estar)	él está
we are (estar)	nosotros estamos
you are (estar)	vosotros estáis
they are (estar)	ellos están

4
to go	ir
I go	yo voy
you go	tú vas
he goes	él va
we go	nosotros vamos
you go	vosotros vais
they go	ellos van

5
can	poder
I can	yo puedo
you can	tú puedes
he can	él puede
we can	nosotros podemos
you can	vosotros podéis
they can	ellos pueden
you can (formal)	usted puede

6
to do	hacer
I do	yo hago
you do	tú haces
he does	él hace
we do	nosotros hacemos
you do	vosotros hacéis
they do	ellos hacen

7
I had	yo tenía
you had	tú tenías
he had	él tenía
we had	nosotros teníamos
they had	ellos tenían

8
I was	yo era
you were	tú eras
he was	él era
we were	nosotros éramos
you were	vosotros erais

9
I went	yo fui
you went	tú fuiste
he went	él fue
we went	nosotros fuimos
you went	vosotros fuisteis
they went	ellos fueron

10
you did	tú hiciste
he did	él hizo
we did	nosotros hicimos
you did	vosotros hicisteis
they did	ellos hicieron

11
I will have	yo tendré
you will have	tú tendrás
he will have	él tendrá
we will have	nosotros tendremos
you will have	vosotros tendréis
they will have	ellos tendrán

12
I will be	yo seré / estaré
you will be	tú serás /estarás
he will be	él será /estará
we will be	nosotros seremos /estaremos
you will be	vosotros seréis / estaréis
they will be	ellos serán /estarán

13
I will go	yo iré
you will go	tú irás
he will go	él irá
we will go	nosotros iremos
you will go	vosotros iréis
they will go	ellos irán

14
I will do	yo haré
you will do	tú harás
he will do	él hará
we will do	nosotros haremos
you will do	vosotros haréis
they will do	ellos harán

15
Is there ... ?	¿Hay...?
May I ... ?	¿Puedo...?
I need ...	Necesito...
Where is ... ?	¿Dónde está...?
What is ... ?	¿Qué es...?
How much is ... ?	¿Cuánto cuesta...?
I would like to have ...	Querría...
Can you ... ?	¿Puedes (tú)...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	¿Puede (usted)...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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