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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb ayudar in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.
This lesson is specifically about the ayudar verb conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation have a look at the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.
You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Presente. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you may see additional information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of special cases and exceptions.
How to translate Presente to English
Notice that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:- In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
- Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
- Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
- In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.
The Spanish Presente de Indicativo tense translates to one of the following:
- The English Present tense, for example: tú ayudasyou help
- The English Present Progressive (also called Present Continuous) tense, for example:ahora mismo vosotras ayudáis(feminine, plural) you are helping right now
However, the Spanish equivalent of the Present Progressive also exists and is in common use – that’s Presente Progresivo (or Presente Continuo).
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Presente belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each inflected form consists of two words.The verb ayudar has regular conjugation in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb simply follows the general rules for its group (-ar) without spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for the conjugation in this tense is the stem of the verb, so we need to begin by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s really easy to do. Just remove two letters from the end of the infinitive form and you have the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of the verb ayudar it’s easy to see that:- the stem is: ayud-
- and the ending is: -ar
- yo ayudo – I help
- tú ayudas – you help
- él ayuda – he helps
- ella ayuda – she helps
- usted ayuda – (formal) you help
- nosotros ayudamos – we help
- nosotras ayudamos – (feminine) we help
- vosotros ayudáis – (plural) you help
- vosotras ayudáis – (feminine, plural) you help
- ellos ayudan – they help
- ellas ayudan – (feminine) they help
- ustedes ayudan – (formal, plural) you help
Hurray! The conjugation is now complete. The final result looks as follows:
yo | ayudo | I help |
tú | ayudas | you help |
él/ella/usted | ayuda | he/she/it helps |
nosotros/nosotras | ayudamos | we help |
vosotros/vosotras | ayudáis | you help |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | ayudan | they help |
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