the fundamental parts of the spanish verb the infinitive: the basic, unconjugated form, the one that...
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The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form, the one that corresponds to the English “to do” (something). For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc.
The Spanish infinitive always ends in –ar, -er, -ir
hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer
The ending always consists of two letterssalirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír
There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish:
those that end in ar, those that end in er, and those that end in ir
The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb
The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.
The stem can consist of a variable number of letters, depending on the length of the verb in question.
The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb
The infinitive – the ending = the stem
salirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír
hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer
The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb.estudiar
The fundamental The fundamental parts of the verbparts of the verb
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.
ar
estudi
-AR Verbs-AR Verbs
a
hablar
ah bloa
ah blasa
ah blaa
habl mosa
áhabl isá
ah blana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!
yo
túUd.élella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellosellas
Uds.
trabajar
aatrab joa
atrab jasa
atrab jaa
trabaj mosa
átrabaj isá
atrab jana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the
verb bailar.
Las señoras ____________________ salsa.
Tania ____________________ con Juan.
Nosotros ____________________ en la fiesta.
Tú ____________________ muy bien.
Yo ____________________ en el gimnasio.
bailan
baila
bailamos
bailas
bailo
-ER and –IR Verbs-ER and –IR Verbs
-ER and –IR verb endings-ER and –IR verb endings
Yo
Tú
Él, ella, Ud.
Nosotros
Ellos, Ellas, Uds.
-er Verbs
-ir Verbs -o -o
-e
-es -es
-e
-en -en
-emos -imos
PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the
verb beber.
La señora ____________________ café con leche.
Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.
Nosotros ____________________ limonada.
Tú ____________________ leche.
Yo ____________________ té helado.
bebe
beben
bebemos
bebes
bebo
PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.
Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.
La profesora ____________________ el examen.
Los alumnos ____________________ con lápices.
Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafos.
Tú ____________________ una carta larga.
escribo
escribe
escriben
escribimos
escribes
El fin