Spanish Fluency Hacks™ Program

The SUVE Conjugation System (Spanish Universal Verb Endings)
(No need to know whether a verb is -ar, ir, OR -er. No need to know if a verb is regular or irregular)

1 singular system for conjugating all verbs (except 3), and all tenses (except 1).

SUVE refers to the Spanish Universal Verb Endings that are applied to all verbs (with the exceptions already mentioned).
The SUVE forms (verb endings) are: -S, -A/-E, -N, -MOS, -IS, and R.

The corresponding subjects they represent are as follows:

• YO (I) – no universal ending (varies)
• Tú (You) – S
• él/ella/Vd. (He/She/You-Vd.) – A/E
• Ellos/Ellas/Vds. (They/You all) – N
• Nosotros (We) – MOS
• Vosotros (You all – Spain) – IS
• VerbName (Infinitive) – R

System summary:

Yo (I) → ending unpredictable

Tú (You) → S
Hablarás = you will speak

él/ella/Vd. → A (comía = he/she used to eat) OR E (vive = he/she lives)

Ellos/Ellas/Vds. → N
Aman = they/you all love

Nosotros → MOS
Tenemos = we have

Vosotros → IS
Queréis = you all want

VerbName (infinitive) → always ends in R
abandonar = to abandon

What about sentences that do NOT show the “conjugation subjects” (yo, tú, él, etc.)?

Spanish sentences often omit the subjects (yo, tú, él, ella, etc.) even though the verb endings are still there — and those endings tell you who the subject is.

Conjugation subjects:
Yo (I)
Tú (you)
Él / Ella / Vd. (he / she / you)
Ellos / Vds. (they / you all)
Nosotros (we)
Vosotros (you all – Spain)

I. Subject omission in Spanish

Spanish normally leaves out the subject word, because the ending already shows who is doing the action.

ENGLISH → SPANISH

I speak well → Hablo bien
(Yo is omitted; the ending -o tells us “I”)

They taste delicious → Saben deliciosas
(Ellos is omitted; the ending -n tells us “they”)

We have ten → Tenemos diez
(Nosotros is omitted; the ending -mos tells us “we”)

II. Sentences with nouns instead of subject pronouns

Even when you do NOT see yo/tú/él/etc., you still must use the ending that matches the implied subject.

María speaks Spanish
[María (ella) habla español.]
María habla español.

Mexico is in North America
[México [él/it¹] está en Norte América.]
México está en Norte América.

My house seems blue
[Mi casa [ella/it¹] parece azul.]
Mi casa parece azul.

Cats eat a lot
[Los gatos [ellos] comen mucho.]
Los gatos comen mucho.

III. Combination subjects → plural endings

Choose the plural of whichever “conjugation subject” appears.

Me and my dog run fast
(I → we → nosotros)
[Mi perro y yo [nosotros] corremos rápido.]
Mi perro y yo corremos rápido.

You and Brittany eat Domino’s pizzas
(you → plural = Vds.)
[Tú y Brittany [Vds.] comen pizzas de Domino’s.]
Tú y Brittany comen pizzas de Domino’s.

Jerry and his mom speak English
(él + ella → ellos)
[Jerry y su mamá [ellos] hablan inglés.]
Jerry y su mamá hablan inglés.

Note 1: Spanish has no separate word for “it”

Él = he OR it
Ella = she OR it

The man = El hombre = he (él)
The book = El libro = it (él)
The house = La casa = it (ella)
The wife = La mujer = she (ella)

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Note 2: Masculine & Feminine Plurals (in conjugation subjects)

Ellos = They (masculine)
Ellas = They (feminine)
Nosotros = We (masculine)
Vosotras = We (feminine)