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Spanish Present Tense Song

Hablo, Habla: -ar, -er, -ir Verbs

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Learn the Spanish present tense of regular verbs in one song: -ar, -er and -ir. Drop the ending, then yo ends in -o (hablo, como, vivo) and él / ella in -a or -e (habla, come, vive).

InfinitiveYo (I)Él / ella (he / she)8 verbs in 2 groups

Lyrics · Spanish, then English

Intro

¡Hola, soy Sol! El presente regular,Hi, I'm Sol! The regular present tense,

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres: hablo, como, vivo,one, two, three: I talk, I eat, I live,

yo termina en o, siempre en o,the I-form ends in O, always O,

ella habla, ella come, ella vive,she talks, she eats, and she lives,

¡el presente regular, ya lo ves!the regular present, now you see!

Verse 1 · Los verbos en -ar

Drop the -ar and add the ending: hablar → hablo, habla

Hablar, hablo, habla, cenar, ceno, cena,I talk, she talks, I dine, she dines,

llamar, llamo, llama, bailar, bailo, baila,I call, she calls, I dance, she dances,

Los viernes ceno fuera y luego bailo,on Fridays I eat out, and then I dance,

¡mi jefe me llama y habla una hora!my boss calls me and talks for an hour!

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres: hablo, como, vivo,one, two, three: I talk, I eat, I live,

yo termina en o, siempre en o,the I-form ends in O, always O,

ella habla, ella come, ella vive,she talks, she eats, and she lives,

¡el presente regular, ya lo ves!the regular present, now you see!

Verse 2 · Los verbos en -er e -ir

comer → como, come · vivir → vivo, vive

Comer, como, come, beber, bebo, bebe,I eat, he eats, I drink, he drinks,

vivir, vivo, vive, abrir, abro, abre,I live, he lives, I open, he opens,

Vivo en Madrid y como a las tres,I live in Madrid, and I eat at three,

él bebe un café y abre el correo,he drinks a coffee and opens his email,

Estribillo final

Uno, dos, tres: hablo, como, vivo,one, two, three: I talk, I eat, I live,

yo termina en o, siempre en o,the I-form ends in O, always O,

ella habla, ella come, ella vive,she talks, she eats, and she lives,

¡el presente regular, ya lo ves!the regular present, now you see!

Practice

Test yourself

Yo (I) or él / ella (he / she)? Read what the line means, then choose the form that fits.

  1. 1.Los viernes fuera y luego bailo,

    on Fridays I eat out, and then I dance,

  2. 2.Los viernes ceno fuera y luego ,

    on Fridays I eat out, and then I dance,

  3. 3.¡mi jefe me y habla una hora!

    my boss calls me and talks for an hour!

5 more questions after these.

0 of 8 answered

More practice with this songHear Sol sing a line, type the missing words, then check the answers and explanations.Spanish Present Tense exercises

The verbs

All 8 verbs, in groups

The song sings the verbs in groups that follow one pattern, so you learn the pattern once and use it for every verb. The underlined part is what the group shares.

Los verbos en -ar

Drop the -ar and add the ending: hablar → hablo, habla

yo -o · él -a
Los verbos en -ar: Infinitive, Yo (I), Él / ella (he / she)
InfinitiveYoÉl / ella
hablarhablohabla
cenarcenocena
llamarllamollama
bailarbailobaila

Los verbos en -er e -ir

comer → como, come · vivir → vivo, vive

yo -o · él -e
Los verbos en -er e -ir: Infinitive, Yo (I), Él / ella (he / she)
InfinitiveYoÉl / ella
comercomocome
beberbebobebe
vivirvivovive
abrirabroabre

Your turn

What do you do on Fridays? Answer in Spanish

For example: «Los viernes ceno con mis amigos y bailo.»

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