Check this website, it will help you with all the grammar rules:
http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
Here's a sample of one of the lessons:
Regular Verbs: Part I
All Spanish verbs are either "regular" or "irregular." In this lesson we will look at three completely regular verbs:
hablar (to speak)
comer (to eat)
vivir (to live)
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Notice the last two letters of each verb.
hablar (to speak)
comer (to eat)
vivir (to live)
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There are three categories of verbs:
-ar verbs (like hablar)
-er verbs (like comer)
-ir verbs (like vivir)
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All three categories are infinitives. You will recall from a previous lesson that infinitives are the base form of the verb, equivalent in English to: to speak, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish, all infinitives end in -ar, -er, or -ir.
-ar verb
hablar (to speak)
-er verb
comer (to eat)
-ir verb
vivir (to live)
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Remember what it means to conjugate a verb:
to speak
I speak
you speak
he speaks
she speaks
we speak
you-all speak
they speak
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In this lesson, you will learn to conjugate our model verbs for I, you (formal), we, and you-all (formal).
yo hablo
I speak
usted habla
you speak
nosotros/as hablamos
we speak
ustedes hablan
you-all speak
yo como
I eat
usted come
you eat
nosotros/as comemos
we eat
ustedes comen
you-all eat
yo vivo
I live
usted vive
you live
nosotros/as vivimos
we live
ustedes viven
you-all live
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Look for a pattern in the yo form.
yo hablo
yo como
yo vivo
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If the subject is I (yo), conjugate by dropping the ending and add -o.
yo hablo (hablar - ar + o = hablo)
yo como (comer - er + o = como)
yo vivo (vivir - ir + o = vivo)
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Look for a pattern in the usted form.
usted habla
usted come
usted vive
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If the subject is you formal (usted) drop the ending and add either -a or -e. If the verb is an -ar verb, add -a. If it is an -er or -ir verb, add -e.
usted habla (hablar - ar + a = habla)
usted come (comer - er + e = come)
usted vive (vivir - ir + e = vive)
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Look for a pattern in the nosotros/as form.
nosotros/as hablamos
nosotros/as comemos
nosotros/as vivimos
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If the subject is we (nosotros/as), conjugate by dropping the ending and add -amos, -emos, or -imos. Notice that the ending of the infinitive determines which is used: -ar verbs add -amos, -er verbs add -emos, -ir verbs add -imos.
nosotros/as hablamos
(hablar - ar + amos = hablamos)
nosotros/as comemos
(comer - er + emos = comemos)
nosotros/as vivimos
(vivir - ir + imos = vivimos)
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Look for a pattern in the ustedes form.
ustedes hablan
ustedes comen
ustedes viven
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If the subject is you-all (ustedes), conjugate by dropping the ending and add -an or -en. If the verb is an -ar verb, add -an. If it is an -er or an -ir verb, add -en.
ustedes hablan
(hablar - ar + an = hablan)
ustedes comen
(comer - er + en = comen)
ustedes viven
(vivir - ir + en = viven)
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Present tense (indicative) in Spanish means three things.
Yo hablo inglés:
I speak English.
I do speak English.
I am speaking English.
Yo como pan:
I eat bread.
I do eat bread.
I am eating bread.
Yo vivo en Buenos Aires:
I live in Buenos Aires.
I do live in Buenos Aires.
I am living in Buenos Aires.
Have fun, hope this helps. Good luck in your exam!
2007-04-12 07:49:16
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answered by nmaria 3
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You should use verbs when you want to express action. Works just like english.
2007-04-12 07:19:22
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Hay tres tipos de verbo en español. - AR, - IR y - ER. No hay diferencia en significar entre ellos. El español tiene un sistema inflexional del verbo que signifique que cada verbo tiene una raÃz y una inflexión. La raÃz le dice qué verbo usted está utilizando y la inflexión le dice el tiempo (tiempo) y qué persona usted refering. Más pronto usted aprende las inflexiones más comunes el mejor.
2007-04-12 07:18:20
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answered by LD 4
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Verbs depend on tenses, future, today, before.
2007-04-12 07:33:59
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answered by Anonymous
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You question is not clear enough. Sorry.
It all depends on what you want to say.
2007-04-12 07:20:31
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answered by Martha P 7
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i guess you will have to be more specific than that...
2007-04-12 07:18:15
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answered by Queen of the Rÿche 5
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Je suis- I am
Tu as- You are
Il,Elle/on est- he/she/on/it is
2007-04-12 07:19:15
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answered by CJ 2
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