Verbs in the First Person
Spanish Classes / / November 13, 2021
Verbs in the first person are those that they are conjugated for the first person grammar; This category tells us who the participants are within the communicative act.
In particular, the first person is one in which the issuer is the same subject of the action. Who performs the action of the verb is the issuer of the sentence or the statement. For example:
- "I bought some chocolates": the verb I bought is in the first person since the same issuer is the one who performs the action of
- "We will be good friends": the verb we will be is in the first person, the issuer is the one who performs the action (to be); in this case, the issuer is a collective subject (U.S).
As can be seen in the examples, the grammatical person is expressed in the form of the verb; this can modify its form to express different people: I bought, bought, we bought, bought, bought... This is called verbal flexion: the verb flexes, changes its form, to imply different meanings (in addition to the person, it indicates the mode, the time and the number). When the verb is flexed, what changes is the ending placed after the stem.
Forms of the first person grammar:
The first person grammar can be of two forms according to its number: the subject of speech can be an individual entity or, well, group or plural.
1. First person of singular: the issuer is an individual subject (me). For example:
- "Me said the truth". The verb said It is conjugated for the first person singular: it refers to only one subject (I).
- “I will wait until they call me ”. The verb i will wait It is conjugated for the first person singular in the future tense: it refers to an action that a single individual (I) will perform.
- “I cook some baked potatoes ”. The verb i cook It is conjugated for the first person singular in the present: it is an action carried out by a single individual (I).
2. First person plural: the issuer is a plural subject, that is, it is more than one individual (we, we): subject expresses the action speaking for himself and for others who are also involved in the verbal action.
Next reading: Second person verbs.
Examples of conjugated verbs in the first person
Here is a list of 10 examples of verbs conjugated in the first person:
- Verb to find outin first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) I discover, (U.S) we discovered |
Preterite |
(me) I discovered, (U.S) we discovered |
Future |
(me) i will discover, (U.S) we will discover |
Copreterite |
(me) discovered, (U.S) we discovered |
Postpreterite |
(me) would discover, (U.S) we would discover |
Before present |
(me) I have discovered, (U.S) We've discovered |
Preterite |
(me) will have discovered, (U.S) we will have discovered |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have discovered, (U.S) we will have discovered |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had discovered, (U.S) we had discovered |
Anteposterite |
(me) I would have discovered, (U.S) will have discovered |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) discover, (U.S) let's discover |
Preterite |
(me) discovered, discovered, (U.S) we discover, we discover |
Future |
(me) I will discover, (U.S) we will discover |
Before present |
(me) have discovered, (U.S) we have discovered |
Preterite |
(me) had or I would have discovered, (U.S) we would have or would have discovered |
Antefuture |
(me) would have discovered, (U.S) we will have discovered |
- Verb practicein first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) practical, (U.S) we practice |
Preterite |
(me) i practiced, (U.S) we practice |
Future |
(me) i will practice, (U.S) we will practice |
Copreterite |
(me) practiced, (U.S) we practiced |
Postpreterite |
(me) would practice, (U.S) we would practice |
Before present |
(me) I have practiced, (U.S) we have practiced |
Preterite |
(me) have practiced, (U.S) we will have practiced |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have practiced, (U.S) will have practiced |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had practiced, (U.S) we had practiced |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have practiced, (U.S) will have practiced |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) practice, (U.S) let's practice |
Preterite |
(me) will practice, practice, (U.S) will practice, practice |
Future |
(me) I will practice, (U.S) practice |
Before present |
(me) have practiced, (U.S) we will have practiced |
Preterite |
(me) had or would have practiced, (U.S) we would have or would have practiced |
Antefuture |
(me) would have practiced, (U.S) will have practiced |
- Verb definein first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) I define, (U.S) we define |
Preterite |
(me) I defined, (U.S) we define |
Future |
(me) i will define, (U.S) we will define |
Copreterite |
(me) defined, (U.S) we defined |
Postpreterite |
(me) would define, (U.S) would define |
Before present |
(me) I have defined, (U.S) we have defined |
Preterite |
(me) will have defined, (U.S) we will have defined |
Antefuture |
(me) will have defined, (U.S) will have defined |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had defined, (U.S) we had defined |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have defined, (U.S) will have defined |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) define, (U.S) let's define |
Preterite |
(me) define, define, (U.S) define, define |
Future |
(me) define, (U.S) we will define |
Before present |
(me) have defined, (U.S) have defined |
Preterite |
(me) had or would have defined, (U.S) we would have or would have defined |
Antefuture |
(me) would have defined, (U.S) will have defined |
- Verb to bein first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) I am, (U.S) are |
Preterite |
(me) I was, (U.S) we went |
Future |
(me) I will be, (U.S) we will be |
Copreterite |
(me) it was, (U.S) we were |
Postpreterite |
(me) would, (U.S) we would be |
Before present |
(me) I have been, (U.S) we have been |
Preterite |
(me) have been, (U.S) we would have been |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have been, (U.S) will have been |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had been, (U.S) we had been |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have been, (U.S) we would have been |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) be, (U.S) let's be |
Preterite |
(me) out, out, (U.S) we were, we were |
Future |
(me) whatever, (U.S) we will be |
Before present |
(me) has been, (U.S) we have been |
Preterite |
(me) had or it would have been, (U.S) we would have or would have been |
Antefuture |
(me) would have been, (U.S) we would have been |
- Verb to lovein first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) love, (U.S) we love |
Preterite |
(me) i loved, (U.S) we love |
Future |
(me) i will love, (U.S) we will love |
Copreterite |
(me) loved, (U.S) we loved |
Postpreterite |
(me) would love, (U.S) we would love |
Before present |
(me) I have loved, (U.S) we have loved |
Preterite |
(me) I will have loved, (U.S) we would have loved |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have loved, (U.S) we will have loved |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had loved, (U.S) we had loved |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have loved, (U.S) we would have loved |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) love, (U.S) let's love |
Preterite |
(me) love, love, (U.S) let's love, let's love |
Future |
(me) i will love, (U.S) we will love |
Before present |
(me) have loved, (U.S) we have loved |
Preterite |
(me) had or I would have loved, (U.S) we would have or we would have loved |
Antefuture |
(me) I would have loved, (U.S) we would have loved |
- Verb answer in first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) i answer, (U.S) we respond |
Preterite |
(me) I replied, (U.S) we answered |
Future |
(me) i will answer, (U.S) we will reply |
Copreterite |
(me) answered, (U.S) we answered |
Postpreterite |
(me) would answer, (U.S) we would answer |
Before present |
(me) I have answered, (U.S) we have responded |
Preterite |
(me) I will have responded, (U.S) we would have responded |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have responded, (U.S) we will have responded |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had responded, (U.S) we had responded |
Anteposterite |
(me) I would have responded, (U.S) we would have responded |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) answer, (U.S) let's answer |
Preterite |
(me) I would answer, I would answer (U.S) We would respond, we would respond |
Future |
(me) answer, (U.S) we will respond |
Before present |
(me) have responded, (U.S) we have responded |
Preterite |
(me) had or I would have responded, (U.S) we would have or we would have responded |
Antefuture |
(me) I would have responded, (U.S) we would have responded |
- Verb to have in first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) I have, (U.S) have |
Preterite |
(me) I had, (U.S) we had |
Future |
(me) I will have, (U.S) we will have |
Copreterite |
(me) I had, (U.S) we had |
Postpreterite |
(me) would have, (U.S) we would have |
Before present |
(me) I have had, (U.S) we had |
Preterite |
(me) have had, (U.S) we would have had |
Antefuture |
(me) Will have had, (U.S) we will have had |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had had, (U.S) we had had |
Anteposterite |
(me) I would have had, (U.S) would have had |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) have, (U.S) let's have |
Preterite |
(me) had, had, (U.S) we had, we had |
Future |
(me) will have, (U.S) we will have |
Before present |
(me) have had, (U.S) we have had |
Preterite |
(me) had or would have had, (U.S) we would have or would have had |
Antefuture |
(me) would have had, (U.S) we would have had |
- Verb greet in first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) greetings, (U.S) you greet |
Preterite |
(me) greeted, (U.S) we salute |
Future |
(me) i will say hello, (U.S) we will greet |
Copreterite |
(me) greeted, (U.S) we greeted |
Postpreterite |
(me) would greet, (U.S) we would greet |
Before present |
(me) I have greeted, (U.S) we have greeted |
Preterite |
(me) I will have greeted, (U.S) we will have greeted |
Antefuture |
(me) I will have greeted, (U.S) will have greeted |
Antecopreterite |
(me) I had greeted, (U.S) we had greeted |
Anteposterite |
(me) I would have greeted, (U.S) will have greeted |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) say hello, (U.S) let's greet |
Preterite |
(me) greet, greet, (U.S) let's say hello, let's say hello |
Future |
(me) I will say hello, (U.S) we will greet |
Before present |
(me) have greeted, (U.S) we will have greeted |
Preterite |
(me) had or I would have greeted, (U.S) we would have or we would have greeted |
Antefuture |
(me) I would have greeted, (U.S) will have greeted |
- Verb Edit in first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) edit, (U.S) we edit |
Preterite |
(me) I edited, (U.S) we edit |
Future |
(me) i will edit, (U.S) we will edit |
Copreterite |
(me) edited, (U.S) we edited |
Postpreterite |
(me) would edit, (U.S) we would edit |
Before present |
(me) I have edited, (U.S) we have edited |
Preterite |
(me) I have edited, (U.S) we will have edited |
Antefuture |
(me) will have edited, (U.S) will have edited |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had edited, (U.S) we had edited |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have edited, (U.S) will have edited |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) edit, (U.S) let's edit |
Preterite |
(me) edit, edit, (U.S) we would edit, edit |
Future |
(me) I will edit, (U.S) we will edit |
Before present |
(me) have edited, (U.S) we will have edited |
Preterite |
(me) had or would have edited, (U.S) we would have or would have edited |
Antefuture |
(me) would have edited, (U.S) will have edited |
- Verb educate in first person:
INDICATIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) educated, (U.S) we educate |
Preterite |
(me) educated, (U.S) we educate |
Future |
(me) I will educate, (U.S) we will educate |
Copreterite |
(me) educated, (U.S) we educated |
Postpreterite |
(me) would educate, (U.S) will educate |
Before present |
(me) I have educated, (U.S) we have educated |
Preterite |
(me) will have educated, (U.S) we will have educated |
Antefuture |
(me) will have educated, (U.S) will have educated |
Antecopreterite |
(me) had educated, (U.S) we educated |
Anteposterite |
(me) would have educated, (U.S) will have educated |
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE | |
Present |
(me) educate, (U.S) let's educate |
Preterite |
(me) educate, educate, (U.S) educate, educate |
Future |
(me) I will educate, (U.S) we will educate |
Before present |
(me) have educated, (U.S) we will have educated |
Preterite |
(me) had or would have educated, (U.S) we would have or we would have educated |
Antefuture |
(me) would have educated, (U.S) will have educated |
Keep reading:
- Second person verbs.
- Third person verbs.