Concept in Definition ABC

When we speak we use a certain vocabulary. We use words of all kinds: nouns, adjectives, articles, adverbs, verbs, etc. Verbs allow us to express actions referring to the past, present or future.

A verb ( to love, know or lead) always has a root, which can be regular or irregular, and morphemes that allow communicate the different variants. The conjugation of a verb is the set of all possible ways of expressing it.

In the Spanish language there are three conjugations. The first is that of verbs ending in ar ( to walk, swim or jump), the second refers to those who end up in er (bring, return or know) and the third affects those who end up going (say, come or intuit).

To conjugate a verb is to present it together with the personal pronouns in singular and plural (I, you, he, we, you and them). It can be done with simple tenses, that is, with a single form verbal (I ate, they went, he knows... ) or with compound tenses (the verb have as an auxiliary plus the participle of a verb). Another aspect to take into account when conjugating a verb is the mode. In Spanish there are four, and each one has its own meaning. The indicative mood is used to express concrete and objective actions (he brought the keys). The subjunctive mood is used to communicate doubt or a hypothetical situation (if he played, she would be happy). The conditional mood expresses possibility (you would have done better if you tried harder). The imperative mood is used to give orders (come here).

When studying a language, either as language own or as a foreign language, verb conjugation is a difficulty for several reasons. On the one hand, we must distinguish between regularity and irregularity. In addition, it is easy to confuse some forms and proof of this is the confusion between the subjunctive and the indicative (it is not the same to say I go or I go, each has its proper context). There are also doubts when referring to the past (if it is a recent and unfinished past we use a compound form and if we mention a moment that has already concluded we must resort to a form simple ).

On conclusion, the conjugation of a verb depends on the following factors: its ending (ar-er-ir), who performs the action (the person), the number (singular or plural), when it is performed (the time) and how it is related to reality (the mode).