¿Cómo se hace en español? Conjugating Verbs ¿Cómo se hace en español?
Hablar (Stem is “Habl-”) Step 1: Find the stem: To do this: Remove the “-ar”, “-er”, or “-ir” from the end of the infiinitive Hablar (Stem is “Habl-”) Comer (Stem is “Com-”) Escribir (Stem is “Escrib-”)
Step 2: Add the verb ending To do this: 1. Determine who or what the subject of the sentence is. 2. Add the ending onto the stem that “agrees with” or matches with the subject
“ Yo hablo” = “I speak”, I am speaking”, or “I do speak” Choose from these verb endings for –AR verbs Yo -o Nosotros/as -amos Tú -as Vosotros/as -áis Él Ellos Ella -a Ellas -an Usted Ustedes Now you have it! “ Yo hablo” = “I speak”, I am speaking”, or “I do speak”
Now you have it! Choose from these verb endings for –ER verbs Yo -o Nosotros/as -emos Tú -es Vosotros/as -éis Él Ellos Ella -e Ellas -en Usted Ustedes Now you have it! “ Tú comes” = “You eat, “You are eating” or “You do eat”
Now you have it! Choose from these verb endings for –IR verbs Yo -o Nosotros/as -imos Tú -es Vosotros/as -ís Él Ellos Ella -e Ellas -en Usted Ustedes Now you have it! “ Ella escribe” = “She writes ”, “She is writing”, or “She does write”
Now what do these verbs mean? “Escucho….” “Bebes….” “Escribimos…” “Alquilan…”