¿Qué me cuentas? Capítulo 8. Los verbos en el presente To organize what you already know about the regular conjugation of verbs in the present tense,

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1 ¿Qué me cuentas? Capítulo 8

2 Los verbos en el presente To organize what you already know about the regular conjugation of verbs in the present tense, consider the following definitions:

3 1. Infinitive: ________________________________ _____________. In Spanish, there are 3 possible infinitive endings: habl__ = to speak com__ = to eat viv__ = to live The verb in its original “dictionary” or “to verb” form arer ir

4 2. Stem: _____________________________ ________________ The stem carries the meaning of the verb. habl com viv The infinitive minus the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir). speak eat live

5 3. Subject: ____________________________ In Spanish, all personal subjects can be reduced to the following subject pronouns: The person who does the action.

6 Spanish SubjectEnglish SubjectEquivalent Subj. I Naming yourself you, fam. Addressing someone familiarly you, form. Addressing someone formally he Paco el chico she Ana la chica yo tútú Ud. usted él ella

7 Spanish SubjectEnglish SubjectEquivalent Subj. we Paco y yo tú y yo you, pl. Paco y tú Ana y Ud. Luis y Uds. they, masc. Luis y Adan Luis y María los chicos they, fem. Ana y María las chicas nosotros Uds. ustedes ellos ellas

8 Subject-ar-er-ir yo tútú Ud. él ella nosotros Uds. ellos ellas -o -as-es -a-e -amos-emos-imos -an -en

9 5. Conjugated verb form: The verb form that reflects the: Subject ____________________ Stem ________________ Tense _________________________ who’s doing the action what the action is when the action takes place

10 yo hablo = yo = habl = o = I speak, I do speak, I am speaking subject; stem; present-tense verb ending for yo subject

11 6. Conjugation: ______________________________ _____ The list of forms that reflect all of the possible subjects of the verb in a given tense

12 Subjecthablarcomervivir yo habl com viv tútú habl com viv Ud. él ella habl com viv nosotros hablcom viv Uds. ellos ellas habl com viv ooo ases aee amosemos imos anen