“ Verbs ” in Spanish come in two forms:

2. “Verbs” in Spanish come in two forms: • Infinitive • Conjugation

3. Infinitives: • Give no information about the subject or tense • In English, they are “to” + a verb • In Spanish, they end in -AR, -ER, -IR • What are some examples in English?

4. To speak To read To write To be Hablar Leer Escribir Ser Ejemplos

5. Parts of an infinitive: • There are two parts to an infinitive in Spanish. • Escrib- This is called the stem. It gives the infinitive its meaning (write). • -ir This is called the infinitive ending. It means “to.” • That’s how we get to write from escribir.

6. Conjugations: • In order to write a complete sentence, you have to have a conjugatedverb. • The conjugation of a verb tells two pieces of information: • Who? (the subject of the sentence) • When? (the tense of the sentence)

7. Subject-Verb agreement: • In order to write a sentence that is grammatically correct, the verb and the subject must agree. That means that certain verb forms have to be used with certain subjects. • Ejemplo: • I walks OR I walk • We sings OR We sing • He am OR He is OR He are

8. “Ser and Adjectives” Sr. Campos Clase de Español

9. The verb “Ser” • Ser, which means “To be,”is an irregular verb. Use ser to describe characteristics: what a person or thing is like (i.e.. physical description, personality traits, nationality, race, gender).

10. Singular forms of Ser: Yo soy =I am Tú eres =You are Ud./Él/Ella es = You are, or he/she is

11. Plural forms of Ser: Nosotros somos = we are Vosotros sois = y’all are (in Spain) Uds/Ellos/Ellas son = you all are or they are

12. SER- Present Tense • 1. Soy 4. Somos • 2. Eres 5. X • 3. Es 6. Son

13. Practiquen: SER • Susana y Margarita ____ estudiantes de español. • Me llamo Jorge. ____ de México. • Hoy ____ el 26 de septiembre. • Y vosotros, ¿de dónde ____? • Los muchachos no ____ mis amigas. • Esté ____ mi mejor amigo, Raul.

14. Respuestas • 1. son • 2. soy • 3. es • 4. sois • 5. son • 6. es

15. divertida trabajadora desorganizado Los adjectivos feo guapo bonita perezosa organizado inteligente interesante

16. «En inglés»- in English • Thered car. • Thegreenshirt. • Thesmalldesk. • Thefatman. • Thel o n g river. ***Theadjectiveisbeforethenoun.

17. En Español 1. Adjectives are placed AFTER the noun. • Elchicobajo • Unhombrealto • Losestudiantesperezosos

18. Regla # 2 Gender must match. • Masculine adjectives end in o El chico organizado • Feminine adjectives end in a La chica organizada

19. Regla # 3 Adjectivesthat end in-ehave the SAME masculine &feminine forms. Ejemplo:inteligente la chicainteligente el hombreimpaciente

20. Regla # 4 Number must match. (singular or plural) • Marcos esinteligente. • Add -sif adjective ends in a vowel. Los hombres son bajos Las mujeres son altas • Add -es if adjective ends in a consonant.  Los muchachos son trabajadores

21. Regla # 5 Ifanadjective ends in“Z”: Change to “C” & Add “-es” La chica es feliz  Las chicas son felices

22. Number: Anadjectiveagrees in numberwithwhatthey are describing: singular orplural. (Boththeverb and adjectiveneedtoagree.) Marco es inteligente Ellos son trabajadores

23. A Practicar el chico es guapo las personas son serias • el chico / guapo ________________________ • las personas /serio______________________ • un hombre / bajo_______________________ • una mujer / alto________________________ • los estudiantes / perezoso _____________________ • Yo, (f.) / guapo _______________________ • Nosotros (m.) / cómios ___________________ • El lápiz (p.) / bonito _____________________ • Tú / paciente ________________________ un hombre es bajo una mujer es alta los estudiantes son perezosos Yo soy guapa Nosotros somos cómicos Los lápices son bonitos Tú eres paciente

24. Negation: • Negating a sentence changes it to say the opposite. Instead of “I want cake,” the negated sentence would say “I don’t want cake.” • To negate a sentence in Spanish, simply place the word “no”before the verb. • Soy maestra. (Yo) No soy maestra • Él es estudiante. Él no es estudiante.