Verbos Infinitivos Infinitive Verbs. O Definition: A verb in its most complete form. Examples in English take (took, taken) write(wrote, writing, written)

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1 Verbos Infinitivos Infinitive Verbs

2 O Definition: A verb in its most complete form. Examples in English take (took, taken) write(wrote, writing, written) O In Spanish: A verb with its original ending. O The way the verb is found in dictionaries. O These verbs end in –ar, -er, and –ir.

3 Verb Stem O Definition: The infinitive verb minus (-) the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) O In Spanish, verb stems are used when conjugating verbs. O Examples: Infinitive VerbVerb Stem caminar camin brincar brinc dibujar dibuj

4 Practice: Find the verb stems for these infinitive AR verbs 1. llevar 2. tirar 3. contestar 4. preparar 5. nadar 6. cantar

5 Practice: Find the verb stems for these infinitive AR verbs 1. llevar llev 2. tirar tir 3. contestar contest 4. preparar prepar 5. nadar nad 6. cantar cant

6 Conjugating Verbs Definition: A verb in its infinitive form, broken down into pieces used most frequently in speaking and writing. The ending of the verb depends on its subject. Formula: Verb stem + Conjugated Ending

7 Conjugated Endings using AR Verbs yo = -o (I) tú =-as (you) él /ella/Ud. = -a (he/she/ you formal) nosotros/as= -amos (we) vosotros/as= - áis (you all) ellos/ellas/ Uds. = - an (they/you all formal)

8 Example conjugating AR Verb: “cantar” Verb stem: “cant” yo canto tú cantas él/ella/Ud. canta nosotros/as cantamos vosotros/as cantáis ellos/ellas/Uds. cantan

9 Practice: conjugate the AR verb: “mirar” Verb Stem: __________ yo ________ tú ________ él/ella/Ud. ________ nosotros/as ________ vosotros/as ________ ellos/ellas/Uds. _______

10 Practice: conjugate the AR verb: “mirar” Verb Stem: mir yo miro tú miras él/ella/Ud. mira nosotros/as miramos vosotros/as miráis ellos/ellas/Uds. miran

11 Practice: conjugate the AR verb: “brincar” (jump) Verb Stem: __________ 1. Fernando ____________ 2. Sabrina y Susana ______ 3. Ud. ___________ 4. yo ________ 5. Kevin y usted (formal) ______ 6. Pablo, Eduardo y tú ___ (informal) 7. Samantha _________ 8. tú ____________ 9. Antonio y yo ________ 10. Lorenzo y Lenny ____

12 Practice: conjugate the AR verb: “brincar” (jump) Verb Stem: brinc 1. Fernando brinca 2. Sabrina y Susana brincan 3. Ud. brinca 4. yo brinco 5. Kevin y usted (formal) brincan 6. Pablo, Eduardo y tú brincáis (informal) 7. Samantha brinca 8. tú brincas 9. Antonio y yo brincamos 10. Lorenzo y Lenny brincan