Intro to Conjugating Verbs

Intro to Conjugating Verbs

AR, ER, & IR Verbs in Spanish

A complete sentence needs TWO things:

• A subject --> I, you, he/she

• & a CONJUGATED verb

Subject = the person doing the action or the who?

Verb = the action taking place or the what?

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Julia runs really fast.

• fast.

• really

• runs

• Julia

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject of this sentence:

Tom Brady won another Super bowl.

• won

• another

• Super bowl.

• Tom Brady

What is a verb?

• A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.

• In SPANISH, they are much easier to spot. They end in one of three ways: ar, er or ir

• Can you think of any verbs in Spanish?

Multiple Choice

Which word is a VERB, in Spanish?

• la tarea

• el libro

• leer

• la escuela

Multiple Select

What are the THREE ways a verb can end, in SPANISH?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

• -or

What are some verbs in English?

• to run

• to speak

• to study

• to eat

¡Ojo!

Notice how all the verbs had "to" in front of them. We call this the "infinitive" form of the verb.

So basically...

"Infinitive" = a verb that is NOT conjugated OR

"Infinitive" = NO subject is attached to the verb

Multiple Choice

Which verb is in the INFINITIVE?

• me gusta

• juego

• practico

• tocar

So then what's conjugating?

• Conjugation = assigning a subject to a verb

• Elimination of the "to" before the verb and replacing it with a subject pronoun

In other words...

We know EXACTLY who is doing the action

The "stem" of a verb is...

Everything BEFORE the -ar, -er & -ir ending

Put differently...

The verb stem tells you the MEANING of the verb.

And the verb ending?

Tells you which conjugation chart to use!

Multiple Choice

What is the verb stem of hablar?

• hab

• habla

• habl

• hablar

Multiple Choice

What is the verb stem of comer?

• com

• er

• come

• comer

Multiple Choice

What is the verb stem of escribir?

• escribir

• escrib

• escribi

• escribo

There are THREE steps to conjugating a verb, in Spanish:

Step one: take off the verb ending (-ar, er or -ir)

Step 2:

Re-write the stem of the verb.

REMEMBER! The stem is everything BEFORE the AR/ER/IR

Step three:

Figure out the subject of the sentence and attach the matching ending to the verb stem.

WRITE THIS CHART DOWN IN YOUR NOTES!

Multiple Choice

What's the verb ending for "yo"?

• as

• amos

• o

• a

Multiple Choice

What's the verb ending for "tú"?

• a

• as

• a

• o

Multiple Choice

What's the verb ending for "nosotros"?

• an

• a

• amos

• as

Multiple Choice

Which is the matching subject pronoun:

hablan

• yo

• él

• nosotros

• ellos

Multiple Choice

Which is the matching subject pronoun:

bailo

• ella

• él

• tú

• yo

Poll

Overall, how do you feel about this topic?

• 1 - I have NO clue what's going on.

• 2 - I know what a verb is but not how to conjugate it.

• 3 - It makes sense in English but NOT in Spanish.

• 4 - I know the 3 steps to conjugating a verb, in Spanish.