“Verbs” in Spanish come in two forms: 1.Infinitive 2.Conjugation

Infinitives: Give no information about the subject or tense In English, they are “to” + a verb In Spanish, they end in -AR, -ER, -IR What are some examples in English?

Ejemplos To speak To read To write To be Hablar Leer Escribir Ser

Parts of an infinitive: There are two parts to an infinitive in Spanish. –Escrib- This is called the stem. It gives the infinitive its meaning (write). –-ir This is called the infinitive ending. It means “to.” That’s how we get to write from escribir.

Conjugations: In order to write a complete sentence, you have to have a conjugated verb. The conjugation of a verb tells two pieces of information: –Who? (the subject of the sentence) –When? (the tense of the sentence)

Subject-Verb agreement: In order to write a sentence that is grammatically correct, the verb and the subject must agree. That means that certain verb forms have to be used with certain subjects. Ejemplo: –I walks OR I walk –We sings OR We sing –He am OR He is OR He are

“Ser” and “Adjectives” Sr. Campos Clase de Español

The verb “Ser” Ser, which means “To be,” is an irregular verb. Use ser to describe characteristics: what a person or thing is like (i.e.. physical description, personality traits, nationality, race, gender).

Singular forms of Ser: Yo soy =I am Tú eres =You are Ud./Él/Ella es = You are, or he/she is

Plural forms of Ser: Nosotros somos = we are Vosotros sois = y’all are (in Spain) Uds/Ellos/Ellas son = you all are or they are

Practiquen: SER 1.Susana y Margarita ____ estudiantes de español. 2.Me llamo Jorge. ____ de México. 3.Hoy ____ el 26 de septiembre. 4.Y vosotros, ¿de dónde ____? 5.Los muchachos no ____ mis amigas. 6.Esté ____ mi mejor amigo, Raul.

Los adjectivos

«En inglés» - in English The red car. The green shirt. The small desk. fatThe fat man. The l o n g river. ***The adjective is before the noun.

En Español AFTER 1. Adjectives are placed AFTER the noun. El chico bajo Un hombre alto Los estudiantes perezosos

Gender must match. Masculine adjectives end in o  El chico organizado Feminine adjectives end in a  La chica organizada Regla # 2

-e SAME Adjectives that end in -e have the SAME masculine & feminine forms. Ejemplo:inteligente  la chica inteligente el hombre impaciente Regla # 3

singular or plural Number must match. (singular or plural) Marcos es inteligente. Add -s if adjective ends in a vowel.  Los hombres son bajos  Las mujeres son altas -es Add -es if adjective ends in a consonant.  Los muchachos son trabajadores Regla # 4

Z C If an adjective ends in “Z”:  Change to “C” & es  Add “-es” La chica es feliz  Las chicas son felices Regla # 5

Number: An adjective agrees in number with what they are describing: singular or plural. (Both the verb and adjective need to agree.) Marco es inteligente Ellos son trabajadores

A Practicar el chico / guapo ________________________ las personas /serio______________________ un hombre / bajo_______________________ una mu jer / alto________________________ los estudiantes / perezoso _____________________ Yo, (f.) / guapo _______________________ Nosotros (m.) / cómios ___________________ El lápiz (p.) / bonito _____________________ Tú / paciente ________________________ el chico es guapo las personas son serias un hombre es bajo una mujer es alta los estudiantes son perezosos Yo soy guapa Nosotros somos cómicos Los lápices son bonitos Tú eres paciente

Negation: Negating a sentence changes it to say the opposite. Instead of “I want cake,” the negated sentence would say “I don’t want cake.” To negate a sentence in Spanish, simply place the word “no” before the verb. –Soy maestra.(Yo) No soy maestra –Él es estudiante.Él no es estudiante.