Conjugating Verbs! So far, you know that hablar means to speak. Conjugating a verb means that you take the verb out of the infinitive form (hablar-to speak) and change it to allow you to say: –I speak –You speak –He/She/You (formal) speak/It speaks –We speak –Yall speak –They speak
How do you conjugate a verb? First, you take the –ar off of the infinitive. –HABLAR And you are left with: –HABL This is called the stem of the verb (el raíz). Then you add appropriate endings.
Hablar Yo hablo Tú hablas Él Ella habla Usted Nosotros Nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Ellos Ellas Uds. hablamos habláis hablan