Yo trabajo en una oficina.
English: I work in an office.
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- A0
- Unit
- Palabras auxiliares y verbos principales
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Subject-verb agreement means the verb form matches the subject in Spanish.
When to use it
Apply it in every present-tense sentence.
Key forms
- yo + verbo (-o)
- tú + verbo (-as/-es)
- él/ella + verbo (-a/-e)
- nosotros + verbo (-amos/-emos)
- ellos/ellas + verbo (-an/-en)
Examples
Ella trabaja en una oficina.
English: She works in an office.
Ellos están felices.
English: They are happy.
Él tiene una bicicleta nueva.
English: He has a new bike.
Tips
- Verb endings change for each subject in Spanish.
- Pay attention to irregular verbs like 'ser', 'estar', and 'tener'.
- The subject pronoun is often dropped because the verb ending shows who does the action.
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