VERBS

1. VERBS Verbs are doing words or actions. You cannot create a sentence without a verb so knowing how they work is vital! You must know the important questions to ask yourself as you create verbs in Spanish. We will look at the whole process in this presentation.

2. What are present tense verbs? • They describe what is happening now or happens on a general basis. • Examples in English are: I am running, I run.

3. REGULAR VERBS: PRESENT TENSEWho is doing the verb?What is the infinitive form of the verb?What do I need to do to the infinitive of the verb?What are the correct endings that need to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular present tense verbs. To learn how to form regular present tense verbs.

4. Step 1: Choose the person doing the verb. This will tell you which ending to use.

5. Step 2: Find the infinitive of the verb and chop off the ending. HABLAR COMER VIVIR HABL_ COM_ VIV_

6. The infinitive of the verb is the one you find when you look a verb up in a dictionary.For example:to speak = hablarto eat = comerto live = vivir You then have to apply your knowledge to the verb to make it correct.

7. VERBS ARE LIKE FLOWERS They have a head and a stem. HABLAR COMER VIVIR HEAD > STEM >

8. VERBS ARE LIKE FLOWERS When you chop off the head, all you’re left with is a stem.

9. 1. CHOP OFF THE HEAD 3. NOW ADD THE CORRECT ENDING TO MAKE THE VERB 2. THEN YOU ARE LEFT WITH THE STEM

10. Step 3: Add the correct ending for the person doing the verb onto the stem.

11. Now you will see a demonstration of how to apply this knowledge in some examples.When creating verbs yourself, you can either use a paper dictionary or an online dictionary like www.wordreference.com

12. Look at the following examples and conjugate verbs by following the patterns.Remember the 3 important steps.Pause the video to complete each task before carrying on. Remember: Practice makes perfect.

13. AR • E.g. Hablarto speak • Yo Hablo • Tú Hablas • Él / Ella Habla • Nosotros Hablamos • Vosotros Habláis • Ellos / Ellas Hablan Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as hablar: Cantar – to sing Bailar – to dance Escuchar – to listen Dibujar – to draw Copiar – to copy Llamar – to call

14. ER • E.g. Comerto eat • Yo Como • Tú Comes • Él / Ella Come • Nosotros Comemos • Vosotros Coméis • Ellos / Ellas Comen Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as comer: Beber – to drink Leer – to read Romper – to break

15. IR • E.g. Vivirto live • Yo Vivo • Tú Vives • Él / Ella Vive • Nosotros Vivimos • Vosotros Vivís • Ellos / Ellas Viven Conjugate 2 of these verbs following the same pattern as vivir: Subir – to go up Escribir – to write Consumir – to consume

16. Now it’s time for you to do this process yourself.

17. Match up the subject pronouns with the correct translation.Pause the recording, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • Yo • Tú • Él • Ella • Nosotros • Vosotros • Ellos • Ellas • She • They (f) • He • We • I • You (singular) • They (m) • You (plural)

18. Look up the following verbs in a dictionary. You will see the words ending in AR, ER or IR. That will tell you which ending to add. Use the reminder on the right to help you if you need to.Pause the recording, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • (yo) cort___ • (él) com___ • (nosotros) consider___ • (ellas) beb___ • (vosotras) trabaj___ • (tú) romp___ • (ella) termin___ • (yo) baj___ o e amos en áis es a o REMINDER

19. REMINDER: SPANISH PRESENT TENSEStem* + Ending Hablo = I speak Come = He/She eats Vivimos = We live *Stem = The infinitive (the one you find when you look in a dictionary) minus the last 2 letters. .

20. Translate the following verbs into English. Remember: work out the infinitive of the verb first (it will be in the dictionary with either –AR, -ER or –IR at the end) and then look at the ending to see who is doing the verb.Pause the recording, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • Odio • Escuchamos • Sube • Saltas • Leen • I hate • We listen • She/He/It goes up • You (s) jump • They read

21. REMINDER: SPANISH PRESENT TENSEStem* + Ending Hablo = I speak Come = He/She eats Vivimos = We live *Stem = The infinitive (the one you find when you look in a dictionary) minus the last 2 letters. .

22. Now translate the following verbs into Spanish.Remember: Decide on the correct subject pronoun, find the infinitive of the verb, chop the last 2 letters off and then add the appropriate ending for that person. Pause the recording, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • I sell • He listens • Wedrink • They jump • I study • Vendo • Escucha • Bebemos • Saltan • Estudio

23. There are some vitally important verbs that don’t follow the same patterns. These are called irregular verbs. You just have to learn them and then look them up if you are not sure when you are using them!

24. REGULAR VERBS: PRESENT TENSEWho is doing the verb?What is the infinitive form of the verb?What do I need to do to the infinitive of the verb?What are the correct endings that need to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular present tense verbs. To learn how to form regular present tense verbs.