What is a subject pronoun? A word that shows who is doing the action of the verb.

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1 What is a subject pronoun? A word that shows who is doing the action of the verb.

2 English Subject Pronouns SingularPlural_______ 1 st person Iwe 2 nd person youyou 3 rd person masc Hethey Fem. she

3 Spanish Subject Pronouns Singular 1 st person yo 2 nd person familiar tú 2 nd person formal usted (Ud.) 3 rd person masc. él 3 rd person fem. ella Plural nosotros/ nosotras vosotros/ vosotras ustedes (Uds) ellos ellas

4 Remember! There are two 2 nd person pronouns for you in the singular Tú (famliar) usted (formal) And two in the Plural vosotros/as (familiar) ustedes (formal) Usted and ustedes can be abbreviated to Ud and uds

5 Don’t forget! 3 rd person plural and singular (él, ella, ellos, ellas) can be replaced by: Proper nouns Names, titles, nouns examples: Él can be replaced with José, el profesor, mi amigo, etc.

6 What is a verb? A word that shows action or state of being.

7 Vocabulary to know Conjugation Infinitive Tense Stem/root

8 Conjugation: Changing the verb form and ending to match the subject and tense

9 Infinitive: The form of the verb that has no subject and tense. In English it starts with the word “to” In Spanish the verb ends with “ar, er, ir”. Example: to talk / hablar

10 Tense The time the action of the verb takes place, Present, past, future

11 Stem / root Portion of the verb that is left after removing the infinitive ending Example: hablar - ar = habl The stem or root is HABL

12 Spanish verbs All Spanish verbs end with ar, er, ir This is the infinitive form and is equivelant to “to + verb” in English

13 Verb Conjugation The infinitive ending, ar, er, ir is removed / use the stem The new ending is added to match the subject and tense (time) to tell who and when The endings match the subject and follow a pattern All verbs are regular or irregular

14 How it works: Remove the ending: Hablar Habl >>>>> ar Use the stem habl Add the new ending to match the subject and tense

15 Present tense endings for regular ar verbs: oamos asáis aan

16 Hablar to speak conjugated in the present tense Yo hablo Tú hablas Usted habla Él habla Ella habla Nosotros/as hablamos Vosotros/as habláis Ustedes hablan Ellos hablan Ellas hablan

17 Now you try it with these verbs: ayudar buscar contestar enseñar escuchar preparar sacar usar ayudo ayudas ayuda ayudamos ayudáis ayudan

18 Present tense endings for regular er verbs: oemos eséis een

19 comer to eat conjugated in the present tense Yo como Tú comes Usted come Él come Ella come Nosotros/as comemos Vosotros/as coméis Ustedes comen Ellos comen Ellas comen

20 Present tense endings for regular ir verbs: oimos esís een

21 Vivir to live Yo vivo Tú vives Usted vive Él vive Ella vive Nosotros/as vivimos Vosotros/as vivís Ustedes viven Ellos viven Ellas viven

22 PLEASE NOTICE ER and IR regular verb endings are the same except: er ir Nosostros emos imos Vosotroséisís