Verbos en español

Verbos en español

By Blanca Bustos

You already know a lot of verbs (action words) in Spanish.

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Let's review some of them!​

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• estudiar

• cocinar

• escribir

• correr

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• beber
• correr
• comer
• trabajar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• dormir

• beber
• aprender
• alquilar

Multiple Choice

to draw

• dibujar
• andar
• hablar
• estudiar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• comer

• correr

• mirar

• nadar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• dormir

• beber
• aprender
• alquilar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• dibujar
• andar
• hablar
• estudiar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• comer

• andar
• hablar
• estudiar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• cocinar

• bailar

• pescar

• cantar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• cocinar

• bailar

• pescar

• cantar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• descansar

• comer

• practicar

• mirar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• hablar

• escribir

• cocinar

• preparar

Multiple Choice

• beber

• mirar

• pensar

• escuchar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• leer

• pasear

• preparar

• llegar

Multiple Choice

¿Qué es?

• jugar

• bailar

• pescar

• practicar

escribir

​​correr

hablar

Look! what are the last two letters of the verbs in Spanish?

Multiple Select

What are the last two letters of the verbs in Spanish? Select all that apply.

• -ar

• -er

• -or

• -ir

Verbs in Spanish

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A. The infinitive forms of Spanish verbs always end in ar, er, or ir.

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B. The largest group of verbs end in –ar. 

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C. The infinitive is the most basic form of the verb. In English the verbs usually have the word _“to”_in front of them.

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Ex. to study --> estudiar​

Multiple Choice

What is the largest group of verbs in Spanish?

• -or

• -er

• -ir

• -ar

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of ESTUDIAR?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of COMER?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of ESCRIBIR?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of PRACTICAR?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of ESCUCHAR?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of LEER?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

Multiple Choice

What is the ending of COCINAR?

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

D. When we want to show who is doing the action, we have to _conjugate_ the verb, which means changing the verb to have the appropriate ending. 

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E. To conjugate a verb, we first find the stem of the verb.  

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HABLAR

The stem is the infinitive minus the ending (AR).

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of HABLAR?

• habl

• -ar

• hablar

• hab

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of ESTUDIAR?

• AR

• ESTUDI

• ESTUDIAR

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of COCINAR?

• COCIN

• AR

• COCINAR

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of ESCUCHAR?

• ESCUCHAR

• ESCUCH

• AR

Multiple Choice

What is the stem of CORRER?

• CORR

• ER

• CORRER

Open Ended

What do you think are two takeaways from this lesson?