Regular Present tense Verbs Conjugating –ar, -er, -ir verbs

What is an ‘infinitive’? An infinitive form of a verb is the verb in its purest form (meaning without being conjugated or altered in any way). All verbs in English that have the word “to” in front of the verb such as “to run”, “to jump”, “to eat” are in it’s infinitive form. Verbs in Spanish that are in it’s infinitive end in either –ar, -er or –ir. The -ar, -er or -ir is the equivalent to the English word “to” in front of the verbs.

What does ‘conjugate’ mean? When we speak, the verb changes to match whoever is doing the action. For example, we do not say ‘she to walk to the store’, we say ‘she walks to the store’. These changes within the verb are called conjugations. In Spanish, just like in English, each verb will conjugate to match the subject doing the action.

Regular -ar verbs -ar verbs are simply verbs that end in –ar Examples: Abrazar, besar, comprar, arreglar To conjugate these verbs, remove the –ar and add the appropriate ending. The ending has to match the person that is being discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc…)

Regular –ar verb endings (present tense) YO - O NOSOTROS - AMOS TÚ - AS Vosotros – áis ÉL ELLA - A UD. ELLOS ELLAS - AN UDS.

Regular -er verbs -er verbs are simply verbs that end in –er Examples: Comer, correr, beber, To conjugate these verbs, remove the –er and add the appropriate ending. The ending has to match the person that is being discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc…)

Regular –er verb endings (present tense) YO - O NOSOTROS - EMOS TÚ - ES Vosotros – éis ÉL ELLA - E UD. ELLOS ELLAS - EN UDS.

Regular -ir verbs -ir verbs are simply verbs that end in –ir Examples: Salir, vivir, servir, To conjugate these verbs, remove the –ir and add the appropriate ending. The ending has to match the person that is being discussed (1st person, 2nd person, etc…)

Regular –ir verb endings (present tense) YO - O NOSOTROS - IMOS TÚ - ES Vosotros – ís ÉL ELLA - E UD. ELLOS ELLAS - EN UDS.

Conjugate the following verbs… Marta (correr)_______ a su casa. Willy y Nick (caminar) __a la escuela. Sandra y yo (vivir)____ juntas. Yo (comer) ____ muchas manzanas. Tú (bailar) ______ salsa y merengue. Pedro (beber) ______ la limonada. Ud. (cantar) _____ una canción. Sara, Perla, Camila y yo (arreglar)___ la lámpara.

Mis amigas ____ en la escuela. (dibujar) Yo ____ mi monopatín todos los días. (montar) ¿Quién ___ la bicicleta a la escuela? (montar) Nosotros ____ el sol en el verano. (tomar el sol) Juan ___ la guitarra muy bien (tocar la guitarra)

Answers… Marta corre a su casa. Willy y Nick caminan a la escuela. Sandra y yo vivimos juntas. Yo como muchas manzanas. Tú bailas salsa y merengue. Pedro sirve la limonada. Ud. canta una canción. Sara, Perla, Camila y yo arreglamos la lámpara. Mis amigas dibujan en la escuela. (dibujar) Yo monto mi monopatín todos los días. (montar) ¿Quién monta la bicicleta a la escuela? (montar) Nosotros tomamos el sol en el verano. (tomar el sol) Juan toca la guitarra muy bien (tocar la guitarra)