What is a VERB?
What is the IMPERFECT TENSE?
Ahora no practico mucho deporte porque ya no me interesa pero antes practicaba el atletismo.
There are 3 types of verb in Spanish -AR e.g. hablar -ER e.g. leer -ER -IR e.g. vivir -IR
Hablar = to speak Leer = to read Vivir = to live When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR ending it is called the INFINITIVE. The infinitive means TO …… Hablar = to speak Leer = to read Vivir = to live
What is the INFINITIVE?
Find the following verbs in Spanish in the dictionary Find the following verbs in Spanish in the dictionary. Is each verb –AR, -ER or –IR? to invite to introduce to prefer to reduce to break to dress invitar presentar preferir reducir romper vestir
The STEM of the verb
Hablar = habl_ Leer = le_ Vivir = viv_ When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR ending it is called the INFINITIVE. When you remove the –AR, -ER, -IR it becomes THE STEM. Hablar = habl_ Leer = le_ Vivir = viv_
What is the imperfect tense? The imperfect tense describes what someone WAS doing or what you USED to do. Examples: I was playing football OR I used to play football
The imperfect tense I was talking / I used to talk I was eating / I used to eat I was living / I used to live
The INFINITIVE The STEM of the verb - SPEAK - EAT - LIVE HABLAR / HABL__ COMER / COM__ VIVIR / VIV__
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What were the characters doing in the extract you saw? David Borja jugar a los bolos = to play bowls criticar a alguien = to criticise someone dar consejo = to give advice ayudar a alguien = to help someone rehusar escuchar a alguien = to refuse to listen to someone mostrar a alguien cómo jugar = to show someone how to play pelear con alguien = to fight with someone molestar a alguien = to annoy someone
Hola, ¿qué tal? Me llamo Marc Muniesa Martínez Dorsal y soy de Lloret de Mar que está en la costa al norte de Barcelona. Cuando era más joven practicaba mucho deporte. Me encantaba el atletismo, la natación y, claro, jugaba al fútbol casi todos los días. Ahora juego como defensa en el Barça.
Hola, ¿qué tal? Me llamo Marc Muniesa Martínez Dorsal y soy de Lloret de Mar que está en la costa al norte de Barcelona. Cuando era más joven practicaba mucho deporte. Me encantaba el atletismo, la natación y, claro, jugaba al fútbol casi todos los días. Ahora juego como defensa en el Barça. Now make up a similar text about yourself. Make up bits if you need to!