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What are verbs?• Verbs are actions!!!!
• IF YOU CAN”T DO IT, IT’S NOT A VERB!!!
Verbs in Spanish• In Spanish, there are 3 kinds of verbs:
Verbs that end in –AR
Verbs that end in –ER
Verbs that end in –IR
Verb Parts
hablar
INFINITIVE- it’s the original form of the verb; it means “to ______”
STEM- it gives the verb it’s meaning.
ENDING- it’s what tells you who is doing the action.
Let’s practice… patinar INFINITIVE that means
“TO SKATE”
STEMENDING
-AR VERBS YOU KNOW
nadar dibujar practicar escuchar
patinar ayudar hablar estudiar
-AR VERBS YOU KNOW
cocinar tocar necesitar
empezar terminar enseñar
Conjugating –AR Verbs
• You will sound like a caveperson if you do not CONJUGATE your verb.
• CONJUGATE means you make the ending show who is doing the action in the sentence.
Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs
1) Take the ENDING off of the INFINITIVE
hablar habl
Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs2) Ask yourself “Who is doing this action?”
Is it…
yo (I)tú (you: familiar, singular)él (he)ella (she)Usted (you: formal,
singular)
nosotros (we: all male or male & female)
Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs
2) Ask yourself “Who is doing this action?”
Is it…
nosotras (we: all female)
vosotros (you: all male or male & female) vosotras (you: all female)
ellos (they: all male or male & female)ellas (they: all female)Ustedes (you: formal, plural)
Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs
3) Attach the appropriate new ending to the end of the stem.
yo……..-o nosotros/as…….-amos
tú…….-as vosotros/as……..-áis
él ellosella ellas
Ud…….-a Uds………………-an
Practicamos
I swim. nadar= to swim
Step 1- chop ending off of infinitive nad
Step 2- ask “Who is doing the action?” yo
Step 3- put correct ending on verb nad + -o = nado
Yo nado= I swim.
Practicamos
He cooks. cocinar= to cook.
Step 1- chop ending off of infinitive cocin
Step 2- ask “Who is doing the action?” él
Step 3- put correct ending on verb cocin + -a = cocina
Él cocina = He cooks.
Practicamos
tocar (nosotros)
estudiar (ella)
practicar (vosotros)
ayudar (Uds.)
escuchar (tú)
nosotros tocamosella estudia
vosotros practicáis
Uds. ayudantú escuchas
What do these mean in English???