Introducing VerbsSra. Serrato

Verbs in the present tense

In Spanish verbs are categorized by their endings

In Spanish there are 3 types of verbs..

AR, IR, ER

You can categorize verbs based on the last two letters of the infinitive form of a verb.

3 Verb Categories

Hablar (to talk) ….. (AR)

Dormir (to sleep) …. (IR)

Comer (to eat) … (ER)

Categorize

1) Caminar: to walk2) Conocer: to know3) Cocinar: to cook4) Beber: to drink5) Tocar: to play

(instrument)6) Vivir: to live

1) Caminar: to walk …(AR)

2) Conocer: to know (ER)3) Cocinar: to cook (AR)4) Beber: to drink (ER)5) Tocar: to play (AR)

(instrument)6) Vivir: to live (IR)

Forms

For each verb there are 5 common forms …

Since each form is different, it is not necessary to use a subject pronoun. The verb endings identifiy who the subject is.

Analyze the following chart with Spanish/English Subject pronounsPerson Singular Plural

1st person I Yo

We nosotros nosotras

2nd person You tú

x

3rd person He / She / You formal Él/ Ella/ usted

They / You guys formalEllos / ellas / ustedes

AR verbs have specific form endings o yo I

amos nosotros/as We

as tú you

a él/ella/usted He/she

an ellos/ellas/ ustedes They

To conjugate AR verbs means to transform the infinitive to include the subjectIn English you say…

I speakYou speakHe speaksWe speakThey speak

In Spanish you say…

HabloHablasHablaHablamosHablan

To conjugate step by step1) Take the infinitive2) Identify the verb

(ar, er, ir)3) Remove the last

two letters from the infinitive

4) Add the appropriate ending based on the form that you need.

1) Bailar (to dance)2) Bailar (AR)3) Bail4) Bailo… I dance Bailas… You dance Baila… He/she

dances Bailamos… We

dance Bailan … They

dance

Practice conjugating the following Tomar :to drink/take Cantar: to sing Estudiar: to study

Tomar Tomo Tomas Toma Tomamos Toman

Cantar Canto Cantas Canta Cantamos Cantan

estudiar Estudio Estudias Estudia Estudiamos Estudian