Spanish present tense verbs

An infinitive is the basic form of a verb.

It does not tell us who does something or when they do it.

• True

• False

Identify the English infinitive:

• I play

• He plays

• You play

• to play

Spanish infinitives can end in:

(Tick all correct options)

• AR

• OR

• ER

• IR

Most infinitives in Spanish end in AR. Which one of these is and AR infinitive?

• comer

• bailar

• vivir

• ser

Identify the infinitives:

• beber

• alto

• bailar

• profesor

• recibir

Somebody says to you:

"¡Hola! Vivir en Worcester."

Do you know who they are talking about?

• Yes!

• No, no idea.

To talk about a particular person:

1) Take off the AR, ER or IR

2) add the correct ending for the person you are talking about

• True

• False

Look at the present tense endings and type in Spanish:

I speak

Look at the present tense endings and type in Spanish:

We speak

Look at the present tense endings and type in Spanish:

You speak