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Verbs

Remember that verbs change depending on the person. They also change when there is more than one person!

ser
to be
yo soy
I am
eres
you are (informal)
él / ella
usted
es
he/she/it is
you are (formal)
nosotros / nosotras somos
we are
ellos / ellas
ustedes
son
they are
you all are
hablar
to talk
yo hablo
I talk
hablas
you talk (informal)
él / ella
usted
habla
he/she/it talks
you talk (formal)
nosotros / nosotras hablamos
we talk
ellos / ellas
ustedes
hablan
they talk
you all talk

Plurals

You already know that to make a word plural you add an -s. But this only works if the word ends in a vowel! When it ends in a consonant, you’ll need to add -es.

las mujeres
the women
los jugadores
the players

Questions

By now you know all the important question words in Spanish!

¿Cuántos amigos tienes?
How many friends to you have?

¿Cuántas universidades tiene México?
How many universities does Mexico have?

¿Por qué estás preocupada?
Why are you worried?

Señora, ¿cuál es su dirección?
Ma’am, what is your address?