Verb Conjugation Review Por: Señora Castillo
Verb Conjugation Review A verb is the action word.
Verb Conjugation Review The verb of a sentence tells us what is happening.
Verb Conjugation Review ¿Quién? When a verb is conjugated, it tells who is doing the action.
Verb Conjugation Review Subjects and subject pronouns help us determine who is doing the action.
Verb Conjugation Review What is the subject of this sentence? I speak Spanish.
Verb Conjugation Review In this sentence the subject pronoun “I” tells us who is doing the action. I speak Spanish.
Verb Conjugation Review Let’s take a look at the same sentence in Spanish. Yo hablo español.
Verb Conjugation Review The subject pronoun “Yo” means “I” and tells us who speaks Spanish. Yo hablo español.
Verb Conjugation Review Each subject pronoun will help us determine who is talking. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review I You (informal) You (formal) We You all/They Let’s look at the same chart in English.
Verb Conjugation Review When we use our verb chart to conjugate a verb, we drop the original (-ar, -er, -ir) verb ending and add the new ending to the verb stem. Let’s practice with an –ar verb. Hablar
Verb Conjugation Review Hablar In the verb hablar (to speak or talk), habl is the verb stem and ar is the verb ending.
Verb Conjugation Review Let’s use the verb chart to make new sentences and determine who is speaking Spanish. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review This verb chart shows the subject pronouns with the –AR verb endings. Yo o Tú as Usted a Nosotros amos Ustedes an
Verb Conjugation Review Let’s start over with Yo. Yo o Tú as Usted a Nosotros amos Ustedes an
Verb Conjugation Review Yo hablo español. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Tú hablas español. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Usted habla español. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Nosotros hablamos español. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Ustedes hablan español. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Remember Yo and Tú cannot be renamed. These words will appear in the sentence. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review The Usted form may used in a sentence when the subject is singular for a person, a person’s name, or for a reference to another singular subject such as it. Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review The Nosotros form is plural and may also be represented when a sentence indicates “someone else and I” are doing something (Mi amigo y yo). Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review The Ustedes form is also plural and refers to others in a sentence (Ellos/Ellas/Juan y Maria). Yo Tú Usted Nosotros Ustedes
Verb Conjugation Review Remember to drop the original (-ar, -er, -ir) ending and add the new verb ending to indicate who is doing the action. When reading sentences, look at the subject or subject pronoun to match the proper verb ending.
Verb Conjugation Review ¿Quién? When a verb is conjugated, it tells who is doing the action.
Verb Conjugation Review El Fin