The Spanish Verb

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 speak) in Spanish is (hablar).

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