Introducing Verbs

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Introducing Verbs

• Sra. Serrato

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Verbs in the present tense

• In Spanish verbs are categorized by their endings
• In Spanish there are 3 types of verbs..
• AR, IR, ER
• You can categorize verbs based on the last two
  letters of the infinitive form of a verb.

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3 Verb Categories

• Hablar (to talk) .. (AR)
• Dormir (to sleep) . (IR)
• Comer (to eat) (ER)

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Categorize

1. Caminar to walk
2. Conocer to know
3. Cocinar to cook
4. Beber to drink
5. Tocar to play (instrument)
6. Vivir to live

• Caminar to walk (AR)
• Conocer to know (ER)
• Cocinar to cook (AR)
• Beber to drink (ER)
• Tocar to play (AR) (instrument)
• Vivir to live (IR)

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Forms

• For each verb there are 5 common forms
• Since each form is different, it is not
  necessary to use a subject pronoun. The verb
  endings identifiy who the subject is.
• Analyze the following chart with Spanish/English
  Subject pronouns

Person Singular Plural
1st person I Yo We nosotros nosotras
2nd person You tú x
3rd person He / She / You formal Él/ Ella/ usted They / You guys formal Ellos / ellas / ustedes
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AR verbs have specific form endings
o yo I amos nosotros/as We
as tú you
a él/ella/usted He/she an ellos/ellas/ ustedes They
To conjugate AR verbs means to transform the
infinitive to include the subject
In English you say I speak You speak He
speaks We speak They speak
In Spanish you say Hablo Hablas Habla Hablamos Ha
blan
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To conjugate step by step

• Bailar (to dance)
• Bailar (AR)
• Bail
• Bailo I dance
• Bailas You dance
• Baila He/she dances
• Bailamos We dance
• Bailan They dance

• Take the infinitive
• Identify the verb (ar, er, ir)
• Remove the last two letters from the infinitive
• Add the appropriate ending based on the form that
  you need.

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Practice conjugating the following

• Tomar to drink/take
• Cantar to sing
• Estudiar to study

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Tomar

• Tomo
• Tomas
• Toma
• Tomamos
• Toman

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Cantar

• Canto
• Cantas
• Canta
• Cantamos
• Cantan

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estudiar

• Estudio
• Estudias
• Estudia
• Estudiamos
• Estudian