What are verbs?• Verbs are actions!!!!

• IF YOU CAN”T DO IT, IT’S NOT A VERB!!!

Verbs in Spanish• In Spanish, there are 3 kinds of verbs:

Verbs that end in –AR

Verbs that end in –ER

Verbs that end in –IR

Verb Parts

hablar

INFINITIVE- it’s the original form of the verb; it means “to ______”

STEM- it gives the verb it’s meaning.

ENDING- it’s what tells you who is doing the action.

Let’s practice… patinar INFINITIVE that means

“TO SKATE”

STEMENDING

-AR VERBS YOU KNOW

nadar dibujar practicar escuchar

patinar ayudar hablar estudiar

-AR VERBS YOU KNOW

cocinar tocar necesitar

empezar terminar enseñar

Conjugating –AR Verbs

• You will sound like a caveperson if you do not CONJUGATE your verb.

• CONJUGATE means you make the ending show who is doing the action in the sentence.

Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs

1) Take the ENDING off of the INFINITIVE

hablar habl

Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs2) Ask yourself “Who is doing this action?”

Is it…

yo (I)tú (you: familiar, singular)él (he)ella (she)Usted (you: formal,

singular)

nosotros (we: all male or male & female)

Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs

2) Ask yourself “Who is doing this action?”

Is it…

nosotras (we: all female)

vosotros (you: all male or male & female) vosotras (you: all female)

ellos (they: all male or male & female)ellas (they: all female)Ustedes (you: formal, plural)

Steps to Conjugating –AR Verbs

3) Attach the appropriate new ending to the end of the stem.

yo……..-o nosotros/as…….-amos

tú…….-as vosotros/as……..-áis

él ellosella ellas

Ud…….-a Uds………………-an

Practicamos

I swim. nadar= to swim

Step 1- chop ending off of infinitive nad

Step 2- ask “Who is doing the action?” yo

Step 3- put correct ending on verb nad + -o = nado

Yo nado= I swim.

Practicamos

He cooks. cocinar= to cook.

Step 1- chop ending off of infinitive cocin

Step 2- ask “Who is doing the action?” él

Step 3- put correct ending on verb cocin + -a = cocina

Él cocina = He cooks.

Practicamos

tocar (nosotros)

estudiar (ella)

practicar (vosotros)

ayudar (Uds.)

escuchar (tú)

nosotros tocamosella estudia

vosotros practicáis

Uds. ayudantú escuchas

What do these mean in English???