La conjugación de los verbos regulares en el tiempo presente

What is a verb?

• an action word

• a word that describes

• a question word

• a person, place, thing or idea.

What is an infinitive?

• the dictionary or base form of a verb

• a conjugated verb

• a suffix
• a prefix

What is conjugation?

• Changing the endings of the verb to match the subject and the tense.

• Changing of the pronoun from singular to plural.

• Matching gender (masculine & feminine) and number(singular & plural) of adjectives and the nouns.

• All given choices.

Why is conjugating (changing) the verbs so important?

• It tells us who is doing the action.

• It's really not important. Spanish teachers just want to make my life difficult.

• It tells us if the noun is masculine or feminine.

All verbs in Spanish verbs end in ______________.

• ar/er/ir

• ers/ens/eds

• o/a

• ur/or/er

To conjugate a verb, the first step is to

• add a the appropriate verb ending

• change the verb
• drop the -ar, -er, or -ir from the verb/infinitive

• add the pronoun

When you remove the -ar, -er or -ir from the verb, what is left is called

• the seed

• the stem

• the flower

• the plant

To conjugate a verb, the second step is

• add the appropriate verb ending to the stem

• drop the -ar, -er, or -ir

• add the pronoun
• leave the infinitive alone

Identify the correct conjugation endings for -ar verbs.

• -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en

• -o, -is, -i, -imos, -ós -en

• -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís -en

• -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis -an

Identify the correct conjugation endings for -er verbs.

• -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en

• -o, -is, -i, -imos, -ós -en

• -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís -en

• -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis -an