The Verb, Present Indicative - El Verbo, Presente Indicativo

There are only three types of verbs in Spanish. We call them:

• ar verbs
• er verbs
• ir verbs

We catagorize Spanish verbs based on the last two letters of their infinitive form.

caminar (to walk) --> caminar --> ar verb

correr (to run) --> correr --> er verb

escribir (to write) --> escribir --> ir verb

First, let's consider the present tense of a regular "ar" verb. To determine the correct forms of a verb, we start with its infinitive form. The infinitive form of the verb meaning (to walk) in Spanish is (caminar).

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