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The present tense of regular verbs is formed by removing the endings _ar, _er, _ir from the infinitive verbs and adding the personal endings.

 

 

 

        USOS

1._ We use the present tense to report actions with the sense of habitual, actions that happen in a normal way.

        E.g.

• Ellos viven cerca de aquí.
• Mi padre trabaja de lunes a viernes.

        

2._ We also use the present tense to report actions that will happen in the immediate future.

        E.g.

• Mis primos llegan esta tarde.
• Ella sale mañana para su país.

 

3._ We can use the present tense as past tense when we are telling a story to give it the sense that we are living it. (This is not grammatically obligatory; it is just a style of telling it, you can use the past tense normally).

        E.g.

• En 1984, mi hermana nace, y mis padres se mudan a otra ciudad.
• Cristóbal Colón descubre América en 1492.