Regular Spanish Verb

What is a VERB?

• It is a person, place, or thing.

• It is an action word.

In Spanish when is a Verb in the INFINITIVE form?

• When the verb ends in O, AS, A, AMOS, ÁIS, AN.

• When the Verb ends in -Ar, -Er, -Ir, and hasn’t been conjugated yet.

What does it mean to CONJUGATE A VERB?

• It means to CHANGE the verb so it tells WHO is doing the action.

• It means to draw a picture of the verb.

• It means to read as many verbs as you can in one minute.

What are the Spanish subject/personal PRONOUNS?

• I, you, he, she, it, you, they

• Yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, nosotras, vosotros, vosotras, ellos, ellas, ustedes.

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

When you start conjugating a verb in Spanish you need to find the stem of the verb.

How do you find the stem of the verb?

• Take off the Ar, Er, Ir of the verb. What is left is the STEM of the verb.

• Add o, as, a, amos, áis, an to the verb.

What is a conjugated ending in Spanish?

• A conjugated ending is what you say to describe a person.

• A conjugated ending is what you add to the stem of a verb to change it.

What are the conjugated endings for regular AR Spanish verbs in the PRESENT tense?

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• o, es, e, emos, éis, en

• o, es, e, imos, is, en

What are the conjugated endings for regular ER Spanish verbs in the PRESENT tense?

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• o, es, e, emos, éis, en

• o, es, e, imos, ís, en

What are the conjugated endings for regular IR Spanish verbs in the PRESENT tense?

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• o, es, e, emos, éis, en

• o, es, e, imos, ís, en

What Spanish verbs are in the INFINITIVE form?

• HABLAS, COMES, ESCRIBES

• HABLAR, COMER, ESCRIBIR

• HABLO, COMO, ESCRIBO