• Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 days ago

    Do you remember your conjugation tables from Spanish or French class?

    English has them too, but the modern ones are much smaller than most (all?) other European languages.

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    Prn. | To be | note I am 1st person (the speaker) singular.
    We are 1st person plural.
    Thou art 2nd person (the one being spoken to) singular (archaic).
    You are 2nd plural and singular.
    (s)he /it is 3rd person (neither the speaker or spoken to) singular.
    They are 3rd plural and singular

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      8 days ago

      I think because it’s so small for English and because I’m a native speaker it’s all just second nature and I don’t really know the technicalities. Conjugating verbs in Spanish is one of my most frustrating areas of learning lol.

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        Yeah, it’s only really “Be” and “have” that have any conjugation variety in English, and then the old 3rd singular +s and past tense and participles.

        Since most English speakers don’t learn much grammar it can be tricky. A few lessons on English grammar would probably make learning a second language much easier.