- Regular: Follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
- Stem-changing: Morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence
- Spelling-changing: Has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules
- Reflexive: Reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence
Present tense conjugation
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo leo | I read |
| tú lees | You (informal) read |
| él/ella/ello/uno lee | He/she/one reads |
| usted lee | You (formal) read |
| nosotros leemos | We read |
| vosotros leéis | You all (informal) read |
| ellos/ellas leen | They read |
| ustedes leen | You all (formal) read |
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Nosotros leemos muchas novelas en el verano. (We read many novels in the summer.)
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Ellas leen el periódico. (They read the newspaper.)
Preterit tense conjugation
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo leí | I read |
| tú leíste | You (informal) read |
| él/ella/ello/uno leyó | He/she/one read |
| usted leyó | You (formal) read |
| nosotros leímos | We read |
| vosotros leísteis | You all (informal) read |
| ellos/ellas leyeron | They read |
| ustedes leyeron | You all (formal) read |
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Yo leí una bonita poesía ayer. (I read a nice poem yesterday.)
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Ellos leyeron un libro de historia. (They read a history book.)
Imperfect tense conjugation
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo leía | I used to read |
| tú leías | You (informal) used to read |
| él/ella/ello/uno leía | He/she/one used to read |
| usted leía | You (formal) used to read |
| nosotros leíamos | We used to read |
| vosotros leíais | You all (informal) used to read |
| ellos/ellas leían | They used to read |
| ustedes leían | You all (formal) used to read |
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Los estudiantes leían el periódico en clase todos los días. (The students used to read the newspaper in class every day.)
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Juana leía novelas en el verano. (Juana used to read novels in the summer.)
Future tense conjugation
| Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|
| yo leeré | I will read |
| tú leerás | You (informal) will read |
| él/ella/ello/uno leerá | He/she/one will read |
| usted leerá | You (formal) will read |
| nosotros leeremos | We will read |
| vosotros leeréis | You all (informal) will read |
| ellos/ellas leerán | They will read |
| ustedes leerán | You all (formal) will read |
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¿Leerán los niños sus libros en clase? (Will the children read their books in class?)
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Sí. Los niños leerán sus libros, y yo leeré el periódico. (Yes. The children will read their books, and I will read the newspaper.)