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Ella siempre camina con el perro.

Ella siempre camina con el perro.
She always walks with the dog.
From Lesson 8:Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Ella siempre camina con el perro.

How do we get camina from the verb caminar (to walk)?
To make the 'she' form of a regular -ar verb, you take off the -ar ending and add -a. Since caminar is a regular verb, it becomes camina to match ella.
Could I drop the word ella and just say Siempre camina con el perro?
Yes! In Spanish, you can often drop the subject pronoun (like yo, tú, or ella) if it is clear who you are talking about. However, because camina can mean 'he walks', 'she walks', or 'you (formal) walk', keeping ella makes it perfectly clear that we mean 'she'.
Why does siempre (always) go before the verb?
Just like in English ('She always walks'), adverbs that tell you how often something happens usually go right before the verb in Spanish.
I see camina translates to 'walks'. Could it also mean 'is walking'?
Yes! In Spanish, the simple present tense like camina can translate to both 'she walks' (a routine) and 'she is walking' (happening right now). You do not need a separate word for 'is' here.

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