Conjugation of Conjugation of Regular VerbsRegular VerbsConjugation of Conjugation of Regular VerbsRegular Verbs
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Infinitive forms of Verbs
• In English, the infinitive forms of all the verbs are preceded by the word ‘to’: to speak, to eat, to live etc.
• In Spanish, the infinitive forms of all the verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir.
Conjugation of Regular Verbs
• Conjugation refers to the change the verb makes in order to accommodate the subject of the sentence.
• In English, there is not that much of a conjugation. For example:
• I speak• you speak• she speaks• we speak• you speak
• they speak.• In Spanish, when conjugating verbs, there are 6
different verb ending that correspond to each subject pronoun.
Conjugation of Regular –ar Verbs
Subject Pronouns(Singular)
Verb Endings
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Verb Endings
Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras
-amos
Tú -as VosotrosVosotras
-áis
Él/ella/Ud.
-a Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
-an
How to apply?• You take the verb that ends with –ar.
(Hablar).• Take of the last two letters in hablar
(-ar). You are left with (Habl-).• (Habl-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:
Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending
Por ejemploSubject
Pronouns(Singular)
HablarTo speak
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Yo HabloI speak
Nosotrosnosotras
HablamosWe speak
tú HablasYou speak
VosotrosVosotras
HablaisYou(pl)Speak
Él/ella/Ud. HablaS/He speaks
Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
HablanThey speak
Examples:1. I teach. Yo enseño.2. You study. Tú estudias.3. He practice sports. Él practica deportes.4. She plays the guitar. Ella toca la
guitarra.5. We speak Spanish. Nosotros hablamos
español.6. They learn English. Ellos aprenden
inglés.
Keeping, -o,-as,-a,-amos, -ais, -an.. Conjugate the following –ar
verbs.1. We need a book for Spanish Class.2. They have a ruler and a calculator
for Math class.3. I need a book bag for social studies
class.4. Do you need a folder for physical
education class?5. Do you read a lot in English class?
Making a sentence negative
• To make an affirmative sentence negative, simply add no directly before the verb.
Ex: Yo no hablo portugués.I don’t speak Portuguese.
No escuchas la radio.You don’t listen to radio.
Conjugation of Regular –er Verbs
Subject Pronouns(Singular)
Verb Endings
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Verb Endings
Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras
-emos
tú -es VosotrosVosotras
-éis
Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
-en
How to apply?• Almost the same way as you did with the –ar verbs. But this time, you have to have
a verb that ends with –er.• Take of the last two letters in aprender
(-er); you are left with (aprend-).• (aprend-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:
Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending
Por ejemploSubject Pronouns
(Singular)AprenderTo learn
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Yo AprendoI learn
Nosotrosnosotras
AprendemosWe learn
tú AprendesYou learn
VosotrosVosotras
AprendéisYou (pl.)learn
Él/ella/Ud. AprendeS/He learns
Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
AprendenThey learn
Por Ejemplo:1. I read many books. Leo muchos libros.2. You eat pizza every day. Comes pizza cada
día.3. We learn. Nosotros aprendemos. 4. She runs (correr) fast. Ella corre muy rápido.5. You (pl) don’t undertand (comprender). Uds.
No comprendéis.6. They drink coffee in the mornings. Ellos beben
café por las mañanas.
Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-emos, -eis, -en.. Conjugate the following –er
verbs.
1. You don’t read.2. We sell (vender) the house(la
casa).3. I don’t believe (creer).4. They run (correr).
Conjugation of Regular –ir Verbs
Subject Pronouns(Singular)
Verb Endings
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Verb Endings
Yo -o Nosotrosnosotras
-imos
tú -es VosotrosVosotras
-ís
Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
-en
How to apply?• Almost the same way as you did with the –ar and -er verbs. But this time, you have
to have a verb that ends with –ir.• Take of the last two letters in vivir (to
live) (-ir ); you are left with (viv-)• (viv-) is the verb base.• Apply the following formula:
Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending
Por ejemplo:Subject
Pronouns(Singular)
VivirTo live
Subject Pronouns(Plural)
Yo VivoI live
Nosotrosnosotras
VivimosWe live
tú VivesYou live
VosotrosVosotras
VivísYou (pl) live
Él/ella/Ud. ViveS/he lives
Ellos/Ellas/Uds.
VivenThey live
Por ejemplo:1. I write a letter. Yo escribo una carta.2. You live in New York. Tú vives en
Nueva York.3. John describes the spiders. Juan
describe las arañas.4. We decide. Nosotros decidimos.
Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-imos, -ís, -en.. Conjugate the following –ir
verbs.
1. She suffers (sufrir) a lot.2. You (pl) don’t attend (asistir a) to
class.3. They open (abrir) the windows.4. We live in Korea.
¡Te toca a ti! Traducción
• Marcos lives in Montana. His mother works(trabajar) in a school where she teaches music and Phys.Ed. In the morning she plays piano (tocar el piano), sings(cantar), and practices with the band (la banda). In the afternoon, her students and she run(correr) and walk(caminar) a lot and at times, they dance. His father works (trabajar) in a bakery (la panaderia). He prepares and sells (vender) bread. He enters (entrar en) the bakery early morning, puts (poner) the bread in to the oven (el horno), and waits (esperar). While (mientras) he waits, he reads a newspaper (el periodico), watches tv, listens to radio (la radio), or studies Spanish. He writes and speaks well. He admits (admitir) that sometimes he takes a nap (echar una siesta) but he does not admit when he makes a mistake (commeter un error). He receives (recibir) many compliments (el cumplido). Many people (gentes) in Montana buy and eat the bread from the bakery.
Translation• Marcos vive en Montana. Su mamá trabaja en una
escuela donde enseña música y educación física. En la mañana ella toca el piano, canta y practica con la banda. En la tarde, sus estudiantes y ella corren y andan mucho y a veces bailan. Su papá trabaja en una panadería. El prepara y vende pan. El entra en la panadería muy temprano en la mañana, mete el pan en el horno y espera. Mientras, él espera, lee el periódico, mira la tele, escucha la radio o estudia español (él escribe y habla muy bien). El admite que a veces echa una siesta pero no admite cuando comete un error. Recibe muchos cumplidos. Muchas personas en Montana compran y comen pan de la panadería.