VERBS… A verb is an action. A verb that has not been changed is called – An infinitive verb. Verbs in Spanish do not change as much as verbs in English.

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2 VERBS… A verb is an action. A verb that has not been changed is called – An infinitive verb. Verbs in Spanish do not change as much as verbs in English. WHY? Subjects are APART of the verb in Spanish. Usually it is not necessary to include the subject before the verb in Spanish. Ejemplos: Hablar- Yo Hablo can just be Hablo

3 THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH 1.) AR VERBS: Hablar Bailar Pensar AR VERB ENDINGS: Yo- O Nosotros- AMOS Tu- AS El/ella -A Ellos/Ellas- AN

4 THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH 2.) ER Verbs Comer Tener Querer ER VERB ENDINGS: Yo- O Nosotros- EMOS Tu- ES El/ella -E Ellos/Ellas- EN

5 THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH 3.) IR Verbs Vivir Preferir Pedir IR VERB ENDINGS: Yo- O Nosotros- IMOS Tu- ES El/ella -E Ellos/Ellas- EN

6 Verbs- Remember, there are three types of infinitives: - ar, -er, -ir. Infinitives are made up of two parts: the ending and the stem. In the following examples, the stem is underlined and the ending is in bold. hablar comer vivir

7 Repaso: -AR endings yo- O nosotros- AMOS tu- AS el/ella- A ellos/ellas-AN -ER endings yo-O nosotros- EMOS tu-ES el/ella-E ellos/ellas-EN IR endings Yo-O nosortos-IMOS Tu-ES El/ella-E ellos/ellas-EN

8 Stem Changing Verbs- With some verbs, the stem also changes when you conjugate them. In the present tense, there are three groups of stem-changing verbs: E--  IE e:ie

9 Stem Changing Verbs- With this group of stem-changing verbs, the letter e in the stem changes to ie in all forms except the nosotros and vosotros. PENSAR- Yo-Pienso Nosotros- Pensamos Tu-Piensas El/ella- Piensa Ellos/ellas- Piensan

10 Other stem changing verbs- Cerrar Empezar Comenzar Entender Perder Mentir Preferir

11 A conjugar! Conjugate 3 verbs of your choice. Keep in mind the subject and the stem change. Cerrar-to close Yo- cierronosotros- cerramos Tu- cierras El/ella- cierraellos/ellas= cierran