Regular Present tense Verbs

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Regular Present tense Verbs

• conjugations

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What is an infinitive?

• An infinitive form of a verb is the verb in its
  purest form (meaning without being conjugated or
  altered in any way).
• All verbs in English that have the word to in
  front of the verb such as to run, to jump,
  to eat are in its infinitive form.
• Verbs in Spanish that are in its infinitive end
  in either Ar, -Er or Ir.
• The Ar, Er or Ir is the equivalent to the English
  word to in front of the verbs.

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Regular -Ar verbs

• -Ar verbs are simply verbs that end in AR
• Examples
• Abrazar, besar, comprar, arreglar
• To conjugate these verbs, remove the Ar and add
  the appropriate ending.
• The ending has to match the person that is being
  discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc)

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Regular Ar verb endings (present tense)
YO - O NOSOTROS - AMOS
TÚ - AS Vosotros áis
ÉL ELLA - A UD. ELLOS ELLAS - AN UDS.
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Regular -Er verbs

• -Er verbs are simply verbs that end in Er
• Examples
• Comer, correr, beber,
• To conjugate these verbs, remove the Er and add
  the appropriate ending.
• The ending has to match the person that is being
  discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc)

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Regular Er verb endings (present tense)
YO - O NOSOTROS - EMOS
TÚ - ES Vosotros éis
ÉL ELLA - E UD. ELLOS ELLAS - EN UDS.
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Regular -Ir verbs

• -Ir verbs are simply verbs that end in Ir
• Examples
• Salir, vivir, servir,
• To conjugate these verbs, remove the Ir and add
  the appropriate ending.
• The ending has to match the person that is being
  discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc)

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Regular Ir verb endings (present tense)
YO - O NOSOTROS - IMOS
TÚ - ES Vosotros ís
ÉL ELLA - E UD. ELLOS ELLAS - EN UDS.
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Conjugate the following verbs

• Marta (correr)_______ a su casa.
• Willy y Nick (caminar) __a la escuela.
• Sandra y yo (vivir)____ juntas.
• Yo (comer) ____ muchas manzanas.
• Tú (bailar) ______ salsa y merengue.
• Pedro (beber) ______ la limonada.
• Ud. (cantar) _____ una canción.
• Sara, Perla, Camila y yo (arreglar)___ la lámpara.

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Answers

• Marta corre a su casa.
• Willy y Nick caminan a la escuela.
• Sandra y yo vivimos juntas.
• Yo como muchas manzanas.
• Tú bailas salsa y merengue.
• Pedro sirve la limonada.
• Ud. canta una canción.
• Sara, Perla, Camila y yo arreglamos la lámpara.