El presente indicativo ESPAÑOL 1
A. What is the present tense? It is when the action of a verb occurs at the moment. Verbs can be divided into two categories: 1.Regular: Regular verbs follow a pattern. 2.Irregular: Do not follow a pattern. Example: SER: soy, eres, es, somos, son
B. What is an infinitive? An infinitive is the original basic form of a verb. An infinitive usually ends in -ar, -er, -ir
How do I conjugate a verb that ends in -ar? 1)Drop the ending –ar; you are then left with the stem. Example: Hablar = Habl 2) Add the following ending to the stem: Infinitive stem Yo-oNosotros-amos Tú-as El, Ella, Ud.-aEllos, Ellas, Uds. -an
Example: Hablar: to speak YohabloNosotros / Nosotras hablamos I speakWe (m, f) speak Túhablas You speak El, Ella, Ud.hablaEllos, Ellas, Uds. hablan He, she or You formal speak They (m, f) or You all speak
Conjugations back by Señor Mara
Práctica Now practice on your own paper. Set up a conjugation for “bailar”and “escribir” Conjugate the verbs and define each conjugation.
Bailar – _______________ YoNosotros Tú El, Ella, Ud.Ellos, Ellas, Uds.
YoNosotros Tú El, Ella, Ud.Ellos, Ellas, Uds. Escribir - ________________