In this problem we need to complete the conversation with the appropriate verb forms. In this exercise we will use the present tense. In Spanish, we use this tense to talk about habitual actions, routines, things happening now or in the near future, universal truths, facts, hypotheticals, lapses of time, and for ordering in restaurants and stores. There are both regular and irregular indicative forms.
For regular forms you can recognize some endings for regular verbs, one for <em>ar </em>verbs, one for <em>er</em> verbs and one for <em>ir</em> verbs. Thus, if you want to conjugate an <em>ar</em> verb, take away the infinitive ending <em>ar</em> and add the ending that matches the subject. On the other hand, if you want to conjugate an <em>er </em>verb, remove the infinitive ending <em>er</em> and add the ending that matches the subject. Finally, to conjugate an <em>ir</em> verb, take away the infinitive ending <em>ir</em> and add the ending that matches the subject.
On the other hand, for irregular forms, there are some changes when using the present tense yo conjugations, so these changes build up the irregular form. In this way, verbs ending in <em>guir, ger,</em> or <em>gir</em> undergo a spelling change in their present tense yo forms. First, for verbs ending in <em>guir</em>, the yo form ends in go. Second, for verbs ending in <em>ger</em> or<em> gir</em>, the <em>g</em> in the yo form changes to a <em>j</em>. On the other hand, there are some exceptions regarding <em>ar, er</em> and <em>ir</em> verbs, so there are some of these types of verbs that have an irregular form.
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Therefore, we can solve this problem by using the correct conjugation of each verb in each sentence:
Pablo: Óscar, voy al centro ahora. ¿quieres venir?
Óscar: No, yo los fines de semana prefiero descansar un poco y mirar la televisión.
Pablo: ¡Qué perezoso eres!
Óscar: No, hombre. es que yo no duermo mucho de lunes a viernes. Vuelvo a casa a la medianoche.
Pablo: Lo siento. ¿y piensas ver el partido de fútbol hoy? Empieza a las cuatro.
Óscar: ¡Por supuesto! ¿y tú?
Pablo: yo también. ¿Piensas que that nuestro equipo puede ganar?
Óscar: Claro que sí. ¡los pumas pierden hoy! nuestro equipo juega mucho mejor.
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Let's analyze each conjugation:
1. Quieres: This is the conjugation of the verb querer for the second-person singular (tú - you). This is an irregular verb.
2. Prefiero: This is the conjugation of the verb preferir for the first-person singular (yo - I). This is an irregular verb.
3. Duermo: This is the conjugation of the verb dormir for the first-person singular (yo - I). This is also an irregular verb.
4. Vuelvo: This is the conjugation of the verb volver for the first-person singular (yo - I). This is also an irregular verb.
5. Piensas: This is the conjugation of the verb pensar for the second-person singular (tú - you). This is an irregular verb.
6. Empieza: This is the conjugation of the verb empezar for the third-person singular. This is an irregular verb.
7. Piensas: It's been explained in the item 5.
8. Pueda: This is the conjugation of the verb poder for the third-person singular. This is an irregular verb.
9. Pierden: This is the conjugation of the verb perder for the third-person plural (ellos - they). This is an irregular verb.
10. Juegan: This is the conjugation of the verb jugar for the third-person plural (ellos - they). This is an irregular verb.
