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Warm-Up Questions. What is a verb? What verbs in Spanish do you already know?. Understanding the Subject. A Subject of a sentence is the “who” is doing the action. The subject can always be replaced by a…. Subject Pronoun. Understanding Infinitives.
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Warm-Up Questions • What is a verb? • What verbs in Spanish do you already know?
Understanding the Subject A Subject of a sentence is the “who” is doing the action. The subject can always be replaced by a….. Subject Pronoun
Understanding Infinitives • Infinitives are the basic form of the verb • Examples in English: to study, to watch • In Spanish, ALL infinitives end in –AR, -ER, or -IR • -AR verb examples in Spanish: estudiar, mirar • A Spanish Infinitive can be broken down into 2 parts • The Stem • The Ending Mir ar = to watch
Conjugation Process • 1st Step: Identify Subject • 2nd Step: Take Apart the Verb • 3rd Step: Add the corresponding ending MIR AR Next Slide
-AR Endings o amos áis as a an
Mirar – to watch Mir o Mir amos Mir áis Mir as Mir a Mir an
Group Practice • Maria ________ (mirar) la televisión. • Tú ________ (hablar) por telefono. • Ellos ________ (cantar) en el coro. • Yo _______(estudiar) el español. • Nosotros __________ (comprar) comida. • Las profesores __________ (andar) rápidamente. • Garfield y yo _________(nadar)en la piscina.
Summarize • What is verb? • What are some examples of Spanish –AR verbs? • What are the 3 important steps to conjugation, in Spanish? • What are the regular –AR endings? • Any revelations?
Additional Practice Sites • Spanleon: http://www.spaleon.com/pres.php • Study Spanish.com: http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justar.htm • Conjuguemos.com: http://conjuguemos.com/home/index.html