VERB CONJUGATION

Infinitive Verbs

Infinitive Verbs

Infinitive form of a verb

is when it is not conjugated (changed)

or changed to agree with a subject.

Infinitive is when the verb is in base form

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 endings for infinitive verbs in Spanish?

• ar, -er, -ir

• ar, -or, -ur

• -air, -eir, -ir

Infinitives

These basic forms that end in

–AR, -ER, -IR are called INFINITIVES!

What does an infinitive do?

It tells what the action is but not who performed the action.

Multiple Choice

A verb that states an action without being used or changed to agree with a subject is called the infinitive for of a verb. For example: To sing is simply stating the action of singing. This is called the infinitve form. If it is used to state that someone or something is doing the action, it is called conjugated: Mary sings. All verbs in the infinitive form in Spanish ends in -ar, -er, or -ir. Hablar: To speak, Comer: To eat, Vivir: To live

Which 1 of the 4 words below doesn't relate to a subject?

• Leo

• Lees

• Leer

• Leen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verbs is in the infinitive (base form before changing to agree with a subject).

• Hablar: To speak

• Hablo: I speak

• Hablar: To speak

• Hablamos: We speak

Infinitive form of a verb Vs Conjugated verbs

• A verb that states an action without being used or changed to agree with a subject is called the infinitive for of a verb. For example: I like to sing. This sentence simply states that that's what I like to do, but I am not doing the action of singing. simply stating the action of singing. There is no subject (persons, place or thing) singing. When the verb is used to state that someone or something is doing the action, it is called conjugated: I sing. Mary sings.

  
  

  All verbs in the infinitive form in Spanish ends in -ar, -er, or -ir. Hablar: To speak, Comer: To eat, Vivir: To live

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: When you ______ a verb, you change the ending to match the subject.

• conjugate

• infinitive

• last

• ending

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: The first step when conjugating a verb is to _____ the last 2 letters such as the -AR.

• drop

• reverse

• flip

• subject

Multiple Choice

Which verb is in the infinitive in this sentence?

Vamos a practicar deportes.

• vamos

• practicar

• deportes

Multiple Choice

Is this verb in the infinitive or conjugated?

escuchamos

• infinitive

• conjugated

Multiple Choice

Is this verb in the infinitive or conjugated?

escuchar

• infinitive

• conjugated

Multiple Choice

Is this verb in the infinitive or conjugated?

beber

• infinitive

• conjugated

Multiple Choice

Is this verb in the infinitive or conjugated?

necesito

• infinitive

• conjugated

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: You look at the ________ to figure out the new ending for the verb you are conjugating.

• predicate

• subject

• verb

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What's the AR ending?

yo

• o

• as

• a

• an

• amos

Multiple Choice

What is the AR ending for? Tú

• as

• aís

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the AR ending for? él ella usted

• a

• aís

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the AR ending for? ellos ellas ustedes

• a

• aís

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the AR ending for?nosotros

• a

• aís

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the ER ending for?nosotros

• e

• eís

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

What is the ER and IR ending for "yo"?

• o

• eís

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

What is the ER ending for "Él"?

• e

• eís

• emos

• en

Poll

How do you feel about conjugation?

10 I feel really good

9 I feel so so

5 In Between

1 Horrible

• 10

• 9

• 5

• 1

Multiple Choice

What is the IR ending for "Ella"?

• e

• eís

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

Tú______________(comer) tacos.

• comemos

• comen

• comes

• come

Multiple Choice

Yo____________(abrir) la puerta.

• abrimos

• abres

• abro

• abre

Multiple Choice

Ellos____________(escribir) una carta a sus amigos.

• escribo

• escribes

• escriben

• escribimos

Multiple Choice

Ellas_____________(vivir) en Houston.

• viven

• vivimos

• vives

• vivo

Multiple Choice

What are the Spanish pronouns that we have learned? Check all that apply

• yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes

• I, you, he, she, them

• soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son