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Welcome to Spanish 2.0 Study Guides by:Yasmin Rojas

How to conjugate in the present tense:

Suffixes for -ar ending verbs: Suffixes for -er and -ir ending verbs:

-o -amos -as -ais <--- -ar ending verbs (cantar) http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justar.htm -a -an

-o -emos -es -eis <--- -er ending verbs (comer) http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/juster.htm -e -en

-o -imos -es -is <--- -ir ending verbs (vivir) http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justir.htm -e -en

Accent Marks and where to put them: Accent marks are used when a vowel in spanish sounds irregular than what it does, for example también. When you say the word, you can notice that the E has a little push to its sound. Here are some other words with accent marks (tildes)

Common Misspelled Words in Spanish:
 * iba/íbamos
 * después
 * también
 * hay
 * allí
 * hacer
 * han, ha,etc.
 * difícil
 * tenía
 * último/a
 * día
 * todavía
 * diferente
 * sabía
 * está
 * hice

When to put accent marks: There are 5 different rules in putting accent marks on word: 1) If the Spanish word ends with a vowel, or the letters "n" or "s", then the strength of the letter will fall on the second to last syllable.

For example: habla,(to talk) a) break the word into syllables: ha/bla b) the second to last syllable is "ha" and the vowel in the syllable is "a". c) if the strength is on the first a in "habla" then the word does not need an accent mark.

2) If the Spanish word ends with a consonant that is not "n" nor "s", then the strength is going to fall on the last syllable.

For example: mujer.(woman) a) break the word into syllables: mu/jer b) the last syllable is "jer" and the vowel in the syllable is "e" c) when you say the word, the strength is on the "e", therefore the word does not need an accent mark.

3) If the pronunciation of the word breaks either rule 1, or rule 2, then it will be accent time! For example: corazón(heart) a) break the word into syllables: co/ra/zon b) since the word ends with a "n", then it corresponds to rule #1 c) when you say the word, the strength is does NOT fall on the second to last syllable, it falls on the last vowel. d) therefore, there is an accent mark(tilde) on the "o", making it corazón.