Title: Present tense conjugations
1El Presente Indicativo
- Present tense conjugations
Spanish Three Honors ch.1
2Spanish has 3 classes of verbs
Each has 3 sub-categories
Regular verbs Stem changing verbs Radical
irregular verbs
314 Possible Subjects
nosotros /as comp. sub w/ yo ellos / ellas /
Uds. plural noun comp. sub w/o yo
yo tú él / ella / Ud. singular noun
4Every verb has 2 parts
STEM ENDING
(infinitive ar)
- Hablar habl-
- Practicar practic-
- Estudiar estudi-
- Trabajar trabaj-
- Cocinar cocin-
Mirar mir- Escuchar escuch- Tocar
toc- Presentar present- Comprar compr-
52 Steps of conjugating Regular verbs
- Find the stem (by dropping the last two letters
off of the infinitive. - Add the appropriate verb endings.
6hablar
Por ejemplo
ar
habl
7Querer (ie)
Por ejemplo
er
quer
8ser
Por ejemplo
ser
9Present-tense verbs in Spanish can have several
English equivalents. Each simple expression in
Spanish may convey three different ideas in
English
Estudio español.
(Yo)
- I study Spanish.
- I do study Spanish.
- I am studying Spanish.
simple statement
emphasis
action in progress
10- I study my notes in class.
- Shes buying a green book.
- They (f) need some new pens.
- We work a lot in history class.
- You (fam.) watch television in the afternoon.
- You all are visiting a new high school today.
Yo estudio mis apuntes en clase.
Ella compra un libro verde.
Ellas necesitan unos bolígrafos nuevos.
(Nosotros) trabajamos mucho en la clase de
historia.
Tú miras la televisión por la tarde.
Ustedes visitan un colegio nuevo hoy.