Present Tense Verb Formation. First… What is an infinitive verb? In grammar, infinitive is the base form of the verb. It is the form found in the dictionary.

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1 Present Tense Verb Formation

2 First… What is an infinitive verb? In grammar, infinitive is the base form of the verb. It is the form found in the dictionary. It is the unchanged form of the verb. In English, it is made up of “to + verb”.

3 The infinitive verb form in Spanish… In Spanish, there are three main groups of verbs. The group is determined by the last two letters of the infinitive: verbs ending in –ar (like hablar) verbs ending in –er (like comer) verbs ending in –ir (like vivir)

4 The infinitive verb form in Spanish… The infinitive form of the verb in Spanish is made of two parts: the stem and the ending. Examples, see chart: hablar comer vivir stemending hablar comer vivir

5 Second… What is an conjugated verb? In Spanish and English, verbs change depending on the subject (the person doing the action). This is called conjugating the verb.

6 To conjugate using the present tense form in Spanish Step one: Take off the –ar/-er/-ir ending from the infinitive form. Step two: Take the stem and add a new ending (which will depend on whether the infinitive verb ends in –ar/-er/-ir)

7 Here are the ENDINGS for the verbs ending in -ar: -o-amos -as-áis -a-an -a-an

8 hablar = to talk Yo habloNosotros hablamos Tú hablasVosotros habláis Usted hablaUstedes hablan Él/ella hablaEllos/Ellas hablan

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10 Here are the ENDINGS for the verbs ending in -er: -o-emos -es-éis -e-en -e-en

11 comer = to eat Yo comoNosotros comemos Tú comesVosotros coméis Usted comeUstedes comen Él/ella comeEllos/Ellas comen

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13 Here are the ENDINGS for the verbs ending in -ir: -o-imos -es-ís -e-en -e-en

14 vivir = to live Yo vivoNosotros vivimos Tú vivesVosotros vivís Usted viveUstedes viven Él/ella viveEllos/Ellas viven

15 Three meanings of present tense? The present tense in Spanish can mean three things in English. Example #1Yo hablo inglés. I speak English.I do speak English.I am speaking English. Example #2Yo como pan. I eat bread.I do eat bread.I am eating bread. Example #3 Yo vivo en Buenos Aires. I live in Buenos Aires.I do live in BA. I am living in BA.

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17 Let’s practice Yo__________ work en un restaurante. María y yo ____________read muchos libros. Julieta ________ writes cartas a sus amigos. Ustedes_________live en un ciudad muy famosa. Hoy, tú y él ____________talk por teléfono. Tú _________run en el parque todos los días Sofía _____________eats hamburguesas. Mi hermano __________ leaves de mi casa muy temprano. trabajo leemos escribe viven habláis corres come sale

18 Irregular verbs

19 ser = to be Yo soyNosotros somos Tú eresVosotros sois Usted esUstedes son Él/ella esEllos/Ellas son

20 tener = to have Yo tengoNosotros tenemos Tú tienesVosotros tenéis Usted tieneUstedes tienen Él/ella tieneEllos/Ellas tienen

21 ir = to go Yo voyNosotros vamos Tú vasVosotros vais Usted vaUstedes van Él/ella vaEllos/Ellas van

22 estar = to be Yo estoyNosotros estamos Tú estásVosotros estáis Usted estáUstedes están Él/ella estáEllos/Ellas están

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