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Infinitive forms of Verbs

• In English, the infinitive forms of all the verbs are preceded by the word ‘to’: to speak, to eat, to live etc.

• In Spanish, the infinitive forms of all the verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir.

Conjugation of Regular Verbs

• Conjugation refers to the change the verb makes in order to accommodate the subject of the sentence.

• In English, there is not that much of a conjugation. For example:

• I speak• you speak• she speaks• we speak• you speak

• they speak.• In Spanish, when conjugating verbs, there are 6

different verb ending that correspond to each subject pronoun.

Conjugation of Regular –ar Verbs

Subject Pronouns(Singular)

Verb Endings

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Verb Endings

Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras

-amos

Tú -as VosotrosVosotras

-áis

Él/ella/Ud.

-a Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

-an

How to apply?• You take the verb that ends with –ar.

(Hablar).• Take of the last two letters in hablar

(-ar). You are left with (Habl-).• (Habl-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:

Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemploSubject

Pronouns(Singular)

HablarTo speak

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Yo HabloI speak

Nosotrosnosotras

HablamosWe speak

tú HablasYou speak

VosotrosVosotras

HablaisYou(pl)Speak

Él/ella/Ud. HablaS/He speaks

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

HablanThey speak

Examples:1. I teach. Yo enseño.2. You study. Tú estudias.3. He practice sports. Él practica deportes.4. She plays the guitar. Ella toca la

guitarra.5. We speak Spanish. Nosotros hablamos

español.6. They learn English. Ellos aprenden

inglés.

Keeping, -o,-as,-a,-amos, -ais, -an.. Conjugate the following –ar

verbs.1. We need a book for Spanish Class.2. They have a ruler and a calculator

for Math class.3. I need a book bag for social studies

class.4. Do you need a folder for physical

education class?5. Do you read a lot in English class?

Making a sentence negative

• To make an affirmative sentence negative, simply add no directly before the verb.

Ex: Yo no hablo portugués.I don’t speak Portuguese.

No escuchas la radio.You don’t listen to radio.

Conjugation of Regular –er Verbs

Subject Pronouns(Singular)

Verb Endings

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Verb Endings

Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras

-emos

tú -es VosotrosVosotras

-éis

Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

-en

How to apply?• Almost the same way as you did with the –ar verbs. But this time, you have to have

a verb that ends with –er.• Take of the last two letters in aprender

(-er); you are left with (aprend-).• (aprend-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:

Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemploSubject Pronouns

(Singular)AprenderTo learn

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Yo AprendoI learn

Nosotrosnosotras

AprendemosWe learn

tú AprendesYou learn

VosotrosVosotras

AprendéisYou (pl.)learn

Él/ella/Ud. AprendeS/He learns

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

AprendenThey learn

Por Ejemplo:1. I read many books. Leo muchos libros.2. You eat pizza every day. Comes pizza cada

día.3. We learn. Nosotros aprendemos. 4. She runs (correr) fast. Ella corre muy rápido.5. You (pl) don’t undertand (comprender). Uds.

No comprendéis.6. They drink coffee in the mornings. Ellos beben

café por las mañanas.

Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-emos, -eis, -en.. Conjugate the following –er

verbs.

1. You don’t read.2. We sell (vender) the house(la

casa).3. I don’t believe (creer).4. They run (correr).

Conjugation of Regular –ir Verbs

Subject Pronouns(Singular)

Verb Endings

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Verb Endings

Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras

-imos

tú -es VosotrosVosotras

-ís

Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

-en

How to apply?• Almost the same way as you did with the –ar and -er verbs. But this time, you have

to have a verb that ends with –ir.• Take of the last two letters in vivir (to

live) (-ir ); you are left with (viv-)• (viv-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:

Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemplo:Subject

Pronouns(Singular)

VivirTo live

Subject Pronouns(Plural)

Yo VivoI live

Nosotrosnosotras

VivimosWe live

tú VivesYou live

VosotrosVosotras

VivísYou (pl) live

Él/ella/Ud. ViveS/he lives

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

VivenThey live

Por ejemplo:1. I write a letter. Yo escribo una carta.2. You live in New York. Tú vives en

Nueva York.3. John describes the spiders. Juan

describe las arañas.4. We decide. Nosotros decidimos.

Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-imos, -ís, -en.. Conjugate the following –ir

verbs.

1. She suffers (sufrir) a lot.2. You (pl) don’t attend (asistir a) to

class.3. They open (abrir) the windows.4. We live in Korea.

¡Te toca a ti! Traducción

• Marcos lives in Montana. His mother works(trabajar) in a school where she teaches music and Phys.Ed. In the morning she plays piano (tocar el piano), sings(cantar), and practices with the band (la banda). In the afternoon, her students and she run(correr) and walk(caminar) a lot and at times, they dance. His father works (trabajar) in a bakery (la panaderia). He prepares and sells (vender) bread. He enters (entrar en) the bakery early morning, puts (poner) the bread in to the oven (el horno), and waits (esperar). While (mientras) he waits, he reads a newspaper (el periodico), watches tv, listens to radio (la radio), or studies Spanish. He writes and speaks well. He admits (admitir) that sometimes he takes a nap (echar una siesta) but he does not admit when he makes a mistake (commeter un error). He receives (recibir) many compliments (el cumplido). Many people (gentes) in Montana buy and eat the bread from the bakery.

Translation• Marcos vive en Montana. Su mamá trabaja en una

escuela donde enseña música y educación física. En la mañana ella toca el piano, canta y practica con la banda. En la tarde, sus estudiantes y ella corren y andan mucho y a veces bailan. Su papá trabaja en una panadería. El prepara y vende pan. El entra en la panadería muy temprano en la mañana, mete el pan en el horno y espera. Mientras, él espera, lee el periódico, mira la tele, escucha la radio o estudia español (él escribe y habla muy bien). El admite que a veces echa una siesta pero no admite cuando comete un error. Recibe muchos cumplidos. Muchas personas en Montana compran y comen pan de la panadería.