REGULAR VERBS

What is a verb?

• A doing word

• An action

A verb is a DOING word

• Running• Dancing• Fighting• Laughing

Some examples

Group the following verbs:

eatenate

eating

eat

eats

seeing

seesaw

sees seen

To eat

To see

These are called

INFINITIVE verbs

What is an INFINITIVE verb?

•The dictionary version

•The ‘title’ of the verb

•It means ‘TO DO’ something.

Some examples:To scream

To drink

To cry

To suffer

To sleep

To bite

gritar

beber

llorar

sufrir

dormir

morder

To fight

To hear

To kiss

To open

To write

To punish

pelear

oir

besar

abrir

castigar

escribir

These are the Spanish INFINITIVES as found in the dictionary:

How to use infinitives:¿Quieres

Me gusta

Me encanta

Prefiero

Me gustaría

Odio

Voy a

Suelo

Después de

No puedo

Tengo que

Antes de

gritar

beber

llorar

sufrir

dormir

morder

pelear

oir

besar

abrir

castigar

escribir

gritar

abrir

practicar

morder

ver

vivir

escuchar

sufrir

besar

comer

beber

escribir

escuchar

practicar

gritar

besar

comer

morder

beber

ver

sufrir

escribir

abrir

vivir

Every Spanish Infinitive belongs to one of these groups!

-ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs

-ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs

Remove these endings from the infinitives…

…and put on NEW endings….

…which tell us WHO is doing the action…

Let’s Conjugate!!

…erm, pardon?? Say that again..

…and also WHEN the action takes place!

-ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs

Remove these endings from the infinitives…

…and put on NEW ones….

I said..Let’s Conjugate!!

Well…go on…show me!!

…and also WHEN the action takes place!

…which tell us WHO is doing the action…

ar er ir

ar er ir

er irar ee

ar er iresas es

ar er iro

imos

ís

en

o

Watch very carefully..!!!practicar comer vivir

practic

practic

apractic

amospractic ar

aispractic

anpractic

ocom

encom

eiscom

emoscom er

com

com

viv

viv

viv

viv

viv

viv

ir

I

You (sing.)

He / She / It

We

You (plural)

They

to practise to liveto eat

ar er ir

ar er ir

er irar ee

ar er iresas es

ar er iro

imos

ís

en

o

Watch very carefully..!!!practicar comer vivir

practic

practic

apractic

amospractic ar

aispractic

anpractic

ocom

encom

eiscom

emoscom er

com

com

viv

viv

viv

viv

viv

viv

ir

I

You (sing.)

He / She / It

We

You (plural)

They

to practise to liveto eat

ar er iroo

Ready for more…??!!!

-ar -er -ir

visit ocom viv

to visit to liveto eatI II

ar er iríévisit ícom viv

to visit to liveto eatI IIed ate d

ar er iriréarévisit erécom viv

to visit to liveto eatI will I will I will

To sum up..• Verbs are …….. words• Infinitive verbs are found in the ……..• Infinitive verbs mean ‘……….’ something.• All Spanish infinitives end in the letter….• There are 3 groups of Spanish verbs: .......,

……, and ……. types.• Infinitive endings are replaced to tell us …..

….. does the action and ………… the action is done.