Conjugation of regular

verbs in Spanish

UNA TARJETA POSTALDESDE ECUADOR

M. Jose SuarezFebrero 2015

In this lesson you will learn to:How to speak in present tense. Identify people, objects, places and things.

Using:Actions (verbs) with its respective combination (conjugation).

UNA TARJETA POSTAL DESDE ECUADOR(A POSTCARD FROM ECUADOR)

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UNA TARJETA POSTAL DESDE ECUADOR(A POSTCARD FROM ECUADOR)

La tarjeta postal: Look at the front and the back of la tarjeta postal. Read the text and see if you can recognize some words.

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Michael, Me gusta mucho Ecuador. Finalmente, I’m learning some Spanish. !Mira las fotos! En Ecuador hay muchos perros, gatos y pájaros. La gente es muy agradable. Es un lugar muy bonito. Hay casas antiguas y edificios modernos. Todo es muy colorido. This fotos shows you las personas, los animales, las cosas y los lugares that I’m seeing.Te extraño.PS: How’s my español?

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

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EXAMPLES (POR EJEMPLO):

*Hablo (I speak, I **am

speaking, I **do speak) por teléfono.

Viven (they live, they are living, they do live) in

Quito.Beben (they drink,

they are drinking, they do drink) mucha agua.

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REGULAR PRESENT TENSE CONTINUED

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Spanish speakers often omit subject pronouns because the verb endings indicate who the subject is. In Spanish, subject pronouns are used for emphasis, clarification, or contrast.

NOTE THE TIMELINE

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The ability to properly locate the desired position on the timeline is an important skill for proper choice of tenses. So pay attention to the timeline in our lessons and visualize it while listening, speaking, reading or writing. After some practice you will be capable of selecting the right tense to use much easier.

PasadoAYER

PresentePresenteHOYHOY

FuturoMañana

VERBS: REGULAR TENSEIn order to talk about activities, you need

to use verbs. Verbs express actions or states of being. In English and Spanish, the infinitive is the base form of the verb. In English, the infinitive is preceded by the word to: to study, to be. The infinitive in Spanish is a one-word form and can be recognized by its endings: -ar, -er, or -ir.

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TOMARAR

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PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR ARAR VERBS

To create the forms of most regular verbs in Spanish, drop the infinitive endings (-ar, -er, -ir). You then add to the stem the endings that correspond to the different subject pronouns. This diagram will help you visualize the process by which verb forms are created.

HABLARAR

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Habloo

Hablaa

Hablamosamos

Hablanan

VERBS: REGULAR TENSE/-AR

¡ATENCIÓN!

¡Atención! The Spanish verbs buscar, escuchar, esperar, and mirar do not need to be followed by prepositions as they do in English.

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Conjugate 5 “AR” verbs.Write down 5 complete sentences using “AR” verbs with its conjugation.

Write down 5 completes sentences using NO.

Play charades with your class to practice what you have learned.

VAMOS A PRACTICAR

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NOW FOR –ER VERBS:

To form –er verbs, take off the –er and then add the following endings:

comer (to eat)-o -emos comocomemos-e -en come comen

Notice that the only difference between –er verbs and –ar verbs is that you use e’s instead of a’s:

-ar -er-o -amos -o -emos-a -an -e -en

NOW FOR –IR VERBS. DROP THE –IR AND ADD THE FOLLOWING ENDINGS:

abrir (to open)-o -imos abro abrimos-e -en abre abren

Do you see what the difference is between –er and –ir verbs? They’re just alike except for the nosotros and vosotros forms:

-er -ir-o -emos -o -imos-e -en -e -en

PRACTICAMOS

Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber.

La señora ____________________ café con leche.

Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.

Nosotros ____________________ limonada.

Usted ____________________ leche.

Yo ____________________ té helado.

bebe

beben

bebemos

bebes

bebo

PRACTICAMOS

Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.

Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.

La profesora ____________________ el examen.

Los alumnos ____________________ con lápices.

Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafos.

Tú ____________________ una carta larga.

escribo

escribe

escriben

escribimos

escribes

Evaluación

¡Excelente trabajo!

¿Alcanzamos (did we reach) nuestro objetivo?Sum up this lesson in 2 sentences.

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