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Conjugating regular – ar infinitives. Present Tense. REPASO. El Verbo – The action word in a sentence El Infinitivo – The infinitive (to + a verb) To walk = caminar To run = correr To hear = oir An infinitive in Spanish is a verb with “-AR”, “-ER”, or “-IR” attached to the end.
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Conjugating regular –arinfinitives Present Tense
REPASO • El Verbo – The action word in a sentence • El Infinitivo – The infinitive (to + a verb) • To walk = caminar • To run = correr • To hear = oir • An infinitive in Spanish is a verb with “-AR”, “-ER”, or “-IR” attached to the end. • ***An infinitive is a verb with NO SUBJECT. No one is participating in the action.
What is Conjugating? • Conjuger = to change a verb’s ending to match its subject pronoun; to show who is doing the action. • You have to conjugate the infinitive verb in order to make sense when you speak. • If you say, “Yohablaringlés”, you are literally saying, “I to speak English”. • Ex: Yotengo vs. Yotener • Ex: Yo soy vs. Yoser • Other examples?
Four Rules of Conjugating • Choose what kind of verb it is • AR, or ER, or IR
Four Rules of Conjugating • Choose what kind of verb it is • AR, or ER, or IR • Find the STEM • Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending • Ex: Hablar Habl- • Ex: Comer Com- • Ex: Escribir Escrib- • Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending.
Four Rules of Conjugating • Choose what kind of verb it is • AR, or ER, or IR • Find the STEM • Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending • Ex: Hablar Habl- • Ex: Comer Com- • Ex: Escribir Escrib- • Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending. • Choose a Subject Pronoun, the person doing the action • I = Yo • You = Tú • He/She = El/Ella • We = Nosotros/as • They = Ellos/Ellas • You (formal) = Usted(es) • You (plural) = Vosotros/as
Four Rules of Conjugating • Choose what kind of verb it is • AR, or ER, or IR • Find the STEM • Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending • Ex: Hablar Habl- • Ex: Comer Com- • Ex: Escribir Escrib- • Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending. • Choose a Subject Pronoun, the person doing the action • I = Yo • You = Tú • He/She = El/Ella • We = Nosotros/as • They = Ellos/Ellas • You (formal) = Usted(es) • You (plural) = Vosotros/as • Choose the appropriate ending according to the verb type (AR, ER, IR) and attach it to the STEM.
Hablar Follow the Steps….
Step 1 • Is it an AR, ER, or AR Verb?
Step 1 • Is it an AR, ER, or AR Verb? Hablar – AR Verb
Step 2 • Find the Stem
Step 2 • Find the Stem Hablar Stem = Habl-
Step 3 • Choose the subject of your sentence; • Who is doing the action?
Step 3 • Choose the subject pronoun for your sentence; • Who is doing the action? YoNosotros TuVosotros El Ellos Ella Ellas UstedUstedes
Step 4 • Choose the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun you chose
Step 4 • Choose the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun you chose