Regular Present tense Verbs conjugations
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.
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.
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.