Unidad 4 – Quiz 4.2

What is an INFINITIVE VERB (verbo Infinitivo)?

• A verb in present

• A verb that doesn't exist yet

• A verb in it´s neutral form.

• A word neutral for past, present or future.

Answer explanation

To play = neutral form of the verb, the way you´ll find it in the dictionary.

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Verbs

How many "families" of Infinitive verbs are there in Spanish?

• 3

• 4

• Infinite

Answer explanation

CANTAR

TENER

SENTIR

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Verbs

Why is it important to know the Infinitive form of a verb?

• Because they´re short & easy to remember

• It´s quicker to find them in the dictionary

• Because once we know, we can conjugate them in the Present, Past or Future tense

• To start making simple sentences with infinitive verbs today

Answer explanation

Very important!

We learn the neutral form of the verb first and then we can take them to the past present or future.

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Verbs

What does Conjugate mean?

• It´s a magic spell to speak Spanish perfectly

• It´s giving a verb a personalized form from the infinitive

• It´s when we write down a verb with a -AR/-ER/-IR ending

Answer explanation

HABLAR = infinitive verb

YO HABLO = conjugated verb

(1st person/singular - present tense)

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Verbs

¿Dónde trabajas Maria?

• Maria trabaja en una empresa

• Ella trabajas en una empresa

• Trabajo en una empresa.

Answer explanation

We´re asking in the 2nd person -AS

We must answer in the 1st person -O

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Verbs

¿Qué haces en Barcelona?

• Trabajo Barcelona

• Soy Barcelona

• Soy diseñador y estudio español

Answer explanation

Trabajo en + place of work

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Verbs

¿Qué hace ahora Antonia?

• Soy Antonia y soy camarera.

• Es camarera en un restauranta

• Hace camarera

Answer explanation

We´re asking about the profession of a 3rd person with the verb Hacer, we must answer using the ver Ser in the 3rd person.

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Verbs

¿Dónde trabajais?

• Trabajamos en una fábrica.

• Somos doctores en el hospital

• Hoy trabajamos a las 3 en punto.

Answer explanation

We are not asking about the profession, but the place of work.

We´re using the verb trabajar en the 2nd person/plural, we must answer in the 1st person/plural.

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Professions

Complete

I work at quarter past two.

Trabajo _ las dos y cuarto.

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The time

Complete

What time do you study today?

_ que hora estudias hoy?

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The time