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GCSE Spanish requires a core set of verbs across multiple tenses. These are the most commonly tested:
| Verb | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ser | to be (permanent) | Irregular |
| estar | to be (temporary) | Irregular |
| tener | to have | Irregular |
| ir | to go | Irregular |
| hablar | to speak | Regular -AR |
| comer | to eat | Regular -ER |
| vivir | to live | Regular -IR |
| hacer | to do/make | Irregular |
| poder | to be able to | Stem-changing |
| querer | to want | Stem-changing |
| Pronoun | Hablar | Comer | Vivir |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablo | como | vivo |
| tú | hablas | comes | vives |
| él/ella | habla | come | vive |
| nosotros | hablamos | comemos | vivimos |
| vosotros | habláis | coméis | vivís |
| ellos | hablan | comen | viven |
Used for completed past actions. One of the most tested tenses at GCSE. Key irregulars: ser/ir both → fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.
For habits and ongoing states in the past. -AR endings: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.
Add endings to the infinitive: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án. Irregular futures: tendré, haré, podré, iré, vendré.
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