VERB CONJUGATION Present Tense

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1 VERB CONJUGATION Present Tense
Used to express a current or habitual action. I speak Spanish/I am speaking Spanish

2 hablar, correr, escribir
Conjugation- changing a verb to agree with the subject of the sentence (Subject/Verb Agreement) Infinitive- A verbs that has not been conjugated (changed). It still has the –AR,-ER,-IR ending. hablar, correr, escribir Stem- The part of the verb that is left when you take off the –AR,-ER,-IR ending. habl-, corr-, escrib-

3 Subject Pronouns Subjects are divided into six groups:
1st Person- when referring to yourself (I) 2nd Person- when talking to someone (you) 3rd Person- when talking about someone (he) Singular- when referring to one person Plural- when referring to more than one person

4 Singular Plural 1st Person: I Yo We Nosotros, Nosotras 2nd Person: You Tú You all Vosotros, Vosotras She He It Ella Él No word for They You all Ellas Ellos 3rd Person: Ustedes (Uds.) You (formal) Usted (Ud.)

5 -AR Verb Endings -O -AMOS -------------- -AS -AN -A Singular Plural
1st Person: Yo Nosotros, Nosotras -AMOS 2nd Person: -AS Tú Ella Él No word for Ellas Ellos 3rd Person: -AN -A Ustedes (Uds.) Usted (Ud.)

6 Hablar- To speak or talk
AMOS I speak We speak HABL AS You speak HABL AN HABL A They speak You all speak He speaks She speaks (Ud.) You speak

7 Pablo escuch____ música mucho.
Ana y Marcos esqui____ en las montañas. an Yo nad____ en el verano. o Nosotros practic_____ para la escuela. amos Tú toc____ el piano muy bien. as

8 Now you all speak Spanish.
Ahora ustedes hablan español. Now you all speak Spanish.