Regular verb conjugation in Spanish Estudio español todos los días. Es mi clase favorita. Los verbos son fantásticos. Necesito aprender más.

To be able to conjugate verbs, you must know your subject pronouns To be able to conjugate verbs, you must know your subject pronouns. Review below. Singular Plural yo=I nosotros/nosotras =we tú=you (familiar) vosotros/vosotras=you guys (informal in Spain) él=he ellos-they (all guys/mixed) ella=she ellas-they (girls) usted (Ud.)-(you formal) ustedes (Uds.)=you all (formal in Spain) *Vosotros(as) is only used in Spain.

There is no word for “it” in Spanish as a subject. If you want to use an object or a place as the subject, use the él, ella, Ud. form of the verb when conjugating. Ejemplos… La clase lee el libro. (The class reads the book.) El banco llama a los clientes. (The bank calls the customers.)

There are 3 types of infinitive u There are 3 types of infinitive verbs in Spanish Verbs end in either -ar, -er, or –ir Infinitives are generic verb forms with no tense and no subject. An infinitive verb means “to plus a verb”. For example, trabajar means “to work”.

Verb conjugation Conjugating means changing the verb ending to reflect tense and also having a subject. The subject often is the person doing the action. For example: To say “I prepare dinner every day,”change preparar (to prepare) to (Yo) preparo la cena todos los días. In Spanish, almost every verb has a different ending, so the subject pronouns are often omitted. They can be used for emphasis or clarification.

Objective…talking about present activities Conjugating a verb means changing it from an infinitive, to have a subject and tense. Follow these steps to conjugate. 1.) Take off the last 2 letters of the infinitive. (This gives you the stem or root of the verb.) estudiar (to study) 2.) Find your subject (who or what is doing the action) yo (I) 3.) Add the correct ending to the root verb. estudio *I study.

Unos verbos regulares de -ar cantar=to sing mirar=to watch, look at ayudar=to help descansar=to rest hablar=to talk, speak lavar =to wash estudiar=to study comprar=to buy cuidar=to take care of trabajar=to work

-ar endings for present tense singular plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities Conjugating –ar verbs -ar endings for present tense singular plural_______ 1. –o (yo) 1. –amos (nosotros) 2. –as (tú) 2. –áis (vosotros) 3. –a (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –an (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

ejemplo… hablar---to speak Singular Plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities ejemplo… hablar---to speak Singular Plural_______ 1. hablo (yo) 1. hablamos(nosotros) 2. hablas (tú) 2. habláis (vosotros) 3. habla (él, ella, Ud.) 3. hablan (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –ar verb conjugation Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below. yo nosotros -o -amos tú vosotros -as -áis él ellos ella ellas -a -an Ud. Uds.

La práctica 1.) yo: cantar 2.) Roberto: mirar 3.) nosotros: cuidar Objective…talking about present activities La práctica 1.) yo: cantar 2.) Roberto: mirar 3.) nosotros: cuidar 4.) tú: descansar 5.) Uds.: hablar 6.) ella: lavar el carro 7.) ella y yo: estudiar 8.) ellos: comprar canto mira cuidamos descansas hablan lava estudiamos compran

Unos verbos regulares de -er prometer =to promise ver =to see comer =to eat beber =to drink aprender = to learn leer =to read correr=to run

-er endings for present tense singular plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities Conjugating –er verbs -er endings for present tense singular plural_______ 1. –o (yo) 1. –emos (nosotros) 2. –es (tú) 2. –éis (vosotros) 3. –e (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –en (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

ejemplo… comer---to eat Singular Plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities ejemplo… comer---to eat Singular Plural_______ 1. como (yo) 1. comemos(nosotros) 2. comes (tú) 2. coméis (vosotros) 3. come (él, ella, Ud.) 3. comen (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –er verb conjugation Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below. yo nosotros -o -emos tú vosotros -es -éis él ellos ella ellas -e -en Ud. Uds.

La práctica 1.) Ud.: prometer 2.) Roberto: ver 3.) nosotros: comer Objective…talking about present activities La práctica 1.) Ud.: prometer 2.) Roberto: ver 3.) nosotros: comer 4.) tú: beber 5.) Uds.: aprender 6.) yo: leer promete ve comemos bebes aprenden leo

Unos verbos regulares de -ir asistir (a) =to attend dividir =to divide vivir =to live subir =to go up escribir =to write

-ir endings for present tense singular plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities Conjugating –ir verbs -ir endings for present tense singular plural_______ 1. –o (yo) 1. –imos (nosotros) 2. –es (tú) 2. –ís (vosotros) 3. –e (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –en (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

ejemplo… subir---to climb Singular Plural_______ Objective…talking about present activities ejemplo… subir---to climb Singular Plural_______ 1. subo (yo) 1. subimos(nosotros) 2. subes (tú) 2. subís (vosotros) 3. sube (él, ella, Ud.) 3. suben (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –ir verb conjugation Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below. yo nosotros -o -imos tú vosotros -es -ís él ellos ella ellas -e -en Ud. Uds.

La práctica 1.) yo: asistir 2.) ellos:dividir 3.) nosotros: vivir Objective…talking about present activities La práctica 1.) yo: asistir 2.) ellos:dividir 3.) nosotros: vivir 4.) tú: subir 5.) Ud.: escribir asisto dividen vivimos subes escribe