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tune-up
afinación
or
tune-up
Verbs are the key to getting along in Spanish. They employ mostly predictable forms and
come in three classes, which end in
ar, er,
and
ir,
respectively:
to buy
comprar
I buy, you (he, she, it) buys
compro, compra
we buy, you (they) buy
compramos, compran
to eat
comer
I eat, you (he, she, it) eats
como, come
we eat, you (they) eat
comemos, comen
to climb
subir
I climb, you (he, she, it) climbs
subo, sube
we climb, you (they) climb
subimos, suben
Here are more (with irregularities indicated).
to do or make
hacer
(regular except for
hago
, I do or make)
to go
ir
(very irregular:
voy, va, vamos, van
)
to go (walk)
andar
to love
amar
to work
trabajar
to want
desear, querer
to need
necesitar
to read
leer
to write
escribir
to repair
reparar
to stop
parar
to get off (the bus)
bajar
to arrive
llegar
to stay (remain)
quedar
to stay (lodge)
hospedar
to leave
salir
(regular except for
salgo
, I leave)
to look at
mirar
to look for
buscar
to give
dar
(regular except for
doy
, I give)
to carry
llevar
to have
tener
(irregular but important:
tengo, tiene, tenemos, tienen
)
to come
venir
(similarly irregular:
vengo, viene, venimos, vienen
)
Spanish has two forms of “to be:”
