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Present Indicative in Spanish: Conjugation, Usage, Rules & Practice Exercises
Master the Spanish Present Indicative with clear explanations, regular and irregular verb patterns, real examples, and online practice activities.
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Spanish Exercises. Your Questions Answered.
Explore the most common questions about our Spanish Present Indicative Exercises and how Elayaa makes learning interactive, simple, and effective.
💡 What is the Present Indicative in Spanish?
The Present Indicative is the tense used to describe actions happening now, habitual actions, facts, routines, and general truths.
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💡 What are the main uses of the Present Indicative?
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Actions happening in the present
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Habits and repeated actions
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Descriptions and permanent states
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Instructions and directions
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Timetabled future events (“Tomorrow I work at 8.”)
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Universal truths (“Water boils at 100°C.”)
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💡 How do you conjugate regular verbs in the Present Indicative?
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-AR: hablar → hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan
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-ER: comer → como, comes, come, comemos, coméis, comen
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-IR: vivir → vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven
💡 What are the most common irregular verbs in the Present Indicative?
Ser, estar, ir, tener, venir, oír, decir, poder, querer, saber, hacer, poner, salir, traer, ver, dar.
💡 Which verbs have stem changes in the Present Indicative?
Verbs that change E→IE, O→UE, E→I, such as:
querer, preferir, pensar, poder, dormir, volver, pedir, servir.
💡 What are “yo-go” verbs and how do they behave in the present tense?
They have irregular “yo” forms ending in -go: tengo, hago, pongo, salgo, digo, vengo, traigo.
💡 Are there spelling-change verbs in the Present Indicative?
Yes. Verbs like c → zc (conocer → conozco), g → j (escoger → escojo), and gu → g (seguir → sigo).
💡 When can the Present Indicative express future meaning?
When talking about scheduled events or fixed plans:
“El tren sale a las seis.” (“The train leaves at six.”)
💡 What are the most common mistakes learners make with this tense?
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Confusing the Present Indicative with the Present Progressive
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Forgetting irregular forms
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Forgetting accent marks
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Overusing the progressive in simple contexts
💡 How can I practice the Present Indicative effectively?
By mixing: rules, verb drills, real-world examples, and interactive online exercises.
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