Spanish: Verb Meanings

​Review:
Verb Conjugations

By Maddie Gomez

In Spanish, all verbs have an "infinitive form". There are 3 types of verbs.
1. Verbs ending in AR
2. Verbs ending in ER
3. Verbs ending in IR

Verbs that end in ER and IR are in a group together.
When you remove the AR/ER/IR ending, you are left with the "Stem".

Example...
Infinitive: HABLAR Stem: HABL-
Infinitive: COMER Stem: COM-
Infinitive: VIVIR Stem: VIV-

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Check all of the Infinitive Verb Forms.

• Cantar

• Comer

• como

• vive

• Vivir

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What is conjugation?

• The act of matching adjectives to nouns.

• The act of changing the verb to match the subject of the sentence.

• The act of matching articles to nouns.

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Check all of the conjugated verb forms.

• canta

• cantar

• escribir

• escribimos

​-o	​-amos
​ -as	​-áis
-a	​-an

​AR verb endings

​-o	​-imos
​ -es	​-ís
-e	​-en

​ER and IR verb endings

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Conjugate the verb 'comer' (to eat) in the present tense for the pronoun 'tú'.

• comen

• comemos

• coméis

• comes

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Conjugate the verb 'vivir' (to live) in the present tense for the pronoun 'él'.

• vivimos

• vivo

• vive

• vivas

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Conjugate the verb 'hablar' (to speak) in the present tense for the pronoun 'yo'.

• hablas

• hablo

• habla

• hablamos

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Conjugate the verb 'trabajar' (to work) in the present tense for the pronoun 'nosotros'.

• trabajamosotros

• trabajamamos

• trabajamos

• trabajamosos

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Conjugate the verb 'escribir' (to write) in the present tense for the pronoun 'vosotros'.

• escribisteis

• escribís

• escribemos

• escribíais

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Conjugate the verb 'aprender' (to learn) in the present tense for the pronoun 'ellas'.

• aprendo

• aprendemos

• aprendéis

• aprenden

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Conjugate the verb 'cantar' (to sing) in the present tense for the pronoun 'yo'.

• canté

• cantamos

• canto

• cantaba

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Conjugate the verb 'bailar' (to dance) in the present tense for the pronoun 'tú'.

• bailamos

• bailas

• bailaba

• bailaré

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Conjugate the verb 'correr' (to run) in the present tense for the pronoun 'él'.

• corre

• corrido

• corramos

• corres

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Conjugate the verb 'compartir' (to share) in the present tense for the pronoun 'vosotros'.

• comparten

• comparto

• compartimos

• compartís

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Conjugate the verb 'leer' (to read) in the present tense for the pronoun 'ellas'.

• leen

• leemos

• lees

• ler

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Conjugate the verb 'estudiar' (to study) in the present tense for the pronoun 'yo'.

• estudian

• estudiamos

• estudio

• estudias

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Conjugate the verb 'nadar' (to swim) in the present tense for the pronoun 'él'.

• nada

• nadáis

• nadamos

• nado

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Arthur siempre (responder) correos electrónicos.

• responde

• respondes

• respondemos

• responden

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Lucas y Gloria (escribir) poemas.

• escribo

• escribes

• escribimos

• escriben

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Mis padres (vivir) en Inglaterra.

• vivo

• vives

• vivimos

• viven

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Kristy y yo (limpiar) las ventanas dos veces por semana.

• limpio

• limpias

• limpiamos

• limpian

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Julieta (sufrir) por amor.

• sufro

• sufres

• sufrimos

• sufre

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Los gerentes (discutir) sobre el nuevo proyecto.

• discuto

• discutes

• discutimos

• discuten

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El joven (sacar) a pasear a su perro todos los días.

• saco

• sacas

• saca

• sacan

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Pedro(planear) un viaje a Panamá.

• planeo

• planeas

• planea

• planean

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Luis y Alberto (escuchar) música todas las noches.

• escucha

• escuchas

• escuchamos

• escuchan

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Uds. (Ustedes) _______ (cantar) muy bién en la banda.

• cantan

• cantamos

• canta

• cantaré

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they read

• ellos leen

• ellos escriben

• ellos corren

• ellos hablan

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Jose y Santiago ______ en la cafeteria de la escuela.

• comen

• comer

• comiendo

• comió

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nosotras / hablar

• hablamos

• habla

• hablan

• hablamosos

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tú / cantar

• cantas

• canto

• cantamos

• cantan

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Nosotros ______ en el cuaderno de historia.

• escribimos

• leemos

• dibujamos

• estudiamos

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Tú _____ (beber) mucha agua.

• bebes

• bebe

• bebo

• bebemos

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Él (vivir) en España.

• Vive

• Viviendo

• Vivió

• Viviré

Spanish: Verb Meanings

Estudiar - to study 

Hablar - to speak 

Ayudar - to help

Enseñar - to teach 

Trabajar - to work

Cantar - to sing

Bailar - to dance

Tocar - to play (an instrument)

Nadar - to swim

Mirar - to look

Contestar - to answer 

Descansar - to rest 

Buscar - to look for 

Cocinar - to cook

Comer - to eat

Beber - to drink 

Aprender - to learn

Correr - to run

Leer - to read

Romper - to break

Vender - to sell
Vivir - to live

Escribir - to write

Abrir - to open

Asistir - to attend

Spanish Cognates

A Spanish cognate is a word in Spanish that looks and means something very similar to a word in English, sharing the same Latin root, like información (information) or animal (animal).

Spanish Cognates

Almost every English infinitive verb ending with -ate (celebrate) can be converted into a Spanish infinitive verb by replacing the final -ate with -ar (celebrar).

Spanish Cognates

Almost every English infinitive verb ending with -ify (signify) can be converted into a Spanish infinitive verb by replacing the final -ify with -ificar (significar).

All of the following verbs are cognates...

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participar

• to pray

• to play

• to participate

• to return

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calcular

• to eat

• to create

• to clean

• to calculate

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simplificar

• to simplify

• to study

• to stand

• to listen

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certificar

• to clean

• to certify

• to send

• to come

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estimar

• to eat

• to earn

• to estimate

• to ease

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pasar

• to pass

• to please

• to pray

• to pour

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servir

• to send

• to serve

• to shout

• to see

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producir

• to be proud

• to produce

• to pass

• to prepare

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existir

• to exhale

• to end

• to exist

• to elevate

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entrar

• to exhale

• to end

• to exist

• to enter

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presentar

• to present

• to prepare

• to please

• to pass

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aceptar

• to add

• to accept

• to applaud

• to ascend

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permitir

• to present

• to permit

• to please

• to practice

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mover

• to make money

• to mend

• to move

• to meet

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mover

• to make money

• to mend

• to move

• to meet

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Which Spanish words mean, "to be"

• Estudiar

• Estar

• Ser

• Sentirse

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"Buscar" means?

• to go

• to take

• to look for

• to find

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2) vivir

• to sing

• to run

• to live

• to yell

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3) viajar

• to listen

• to buy

• to walk

• to travel

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4) trabajar

• to talk

• to work

• to draw

• to ride a horse

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5) correr

• to read

• to eat

• to run

• to cry

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6) comer

• to eat

• to run

• to enter

• to practice

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7) escribir

• to play

• to ask

• to need

• to write

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8) hablar

• to run

• to listen

• to dance

• to talk

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9) leer

• to cry

• to practice

• to read

• to swim

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What verb is in the picture?

• Bailar
• Correr
• Escuchar
• Escribir

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What verb is in the picture?

• Bailar
• Correr
• Escuchar

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What verb is in the picture?

• Correr
• Cantar
• Escribir

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Maria y yo

• Bailamos
• Cantamos
• Bailan
• Bailo

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Nico y Ana

• Practican

• Escriben

• Practicas

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What verb is in the picture?

• Bailar
• Correr
• Escribir

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¿Usted ____________ en la tienda de ropa o en la papelería?

• trabajo
• trabaja
• trabajas

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Megan, Grace, y Kailey ____________ mucho para el examencito.

• estudian

• estudiamos

• estudiáis

• estudiar

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What does 'yo paso' mean in English?

• I go

• I stay

• I pass

• I step

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Fill in the blank: 'Ella ________ en la piscina.

• camina

• corre

• nada

• canta

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Translate: 'We swim in the ocean.'

• Nadamos en el océano.

• Nadas en el océano.

• Nadan en el océano.

• Nado en el océano.

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Translate: 'You (informal) eat apples.'

• Tú comes manzanas.

• Tú comen manzanas.

• Tú comer manzanas.

• Tú comemos manzanas.

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buscar

• to dance

• to look

• to sing

• to have dinner

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comprar

• to buy

• to rest

• to walk

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to be

• estar / ser

• estudiar

• explicar

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practicamos

• we practice

• you practice

• they practice

• I practice

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él habla

• she talks

• I talk

• he talks

• You talk