Conjugation of Regular Verbs Korea International School Spanish

Conjugation of Regular Verbs Korea International School Spanish 1 Aysem Bray

Infinitive forms of Verbs • In English, the infinitive forms of all the verbs are preceded by the word ‘to’: to speak, to eat, to live etc. • In Spanish, the infinitive forms of all the verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir.

Conjugation of Regular Verbs • Conjugation refers to the change the verb makes in order to accommodate the subject of the sentence. • In English, there is not that much of a conjugation. For example: • I speak • you speak • she speaks • we speak • you speak • they speak. • In Spanish, when conjugating verbs, there are 6 different verb ending that correspond to each subject pronoun.

Conjugation of Regular –ar Verbs Yo Verb Endings -o Tú -as Vosotros Vosotras -áis Él/ella/Ud. -a Ellos/Ellas/U ds. -an Subject Pronouns (Singular) Subject Pronouns (Plural) Nosotros nosotras Verb Endings -amos

How to apply? • You take the verb that ends with –ar. (Hablar). • Take of the last two letters in hablar (-ar). You are left with (Habl-). • (Habl-) is the verb base. • Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemplo Subject Pronouns (Singular) Hablar To speak Subject Pronouns (Plural) Yo Hablo I speak Nosotros nosotras Hablamos We speak tú Hablas You speak Vosotros Vosotras Hablais You(pl) Speak Ellos/Ellas/Ud s. Hablan They speak Él/ella/Ud. Habla S/He speaks

Examples: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I teach. Yo enseño. You study. Tú estudias. He practice sports. Él practica deportes. She plays the guitar. Ella toca la guitarra. We speak Spanish. Nosotros hablamos español. 6. They learn English. Ellos aprenden inglés.

Keeping, -o, -as, -amos, -ais, -an. . Conjugate the following –ar verbs. 1. We need a book for Spanish Class. 2. They have a ruler and a calculator for Math class. 3. I need a book bag for social studies class. 4. Do you need a folder for physical education class? 5. Do you read a lot in English class?

Making a sentence negative • To make an affirmative sentence negative, simply add no directly before the verb. Ex: Yo no hablo portugués. I don’t speak Portuguese. No escuchas la radio. You don’t listen to radio.

Conjugation of Regular –er Verbs Subject Pronouns (Plural) Yo Verb Endings -o tú -es Vosotros Vosotras -éis Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Ud s. -en Subject Pronouns (Singular) Nosotros nosotras Verb Endings -emos

How to apply? • Almost the same way as you did with the –ar verbs. But this time, you have to have a verb that ends with –er. • Take of the last two letters in aprender ( -er); you are left with (aprend-). • (aprend-) is the verb base. • Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemplo Subject Pronouns (Singular) Yo tú Él/ella/Ud. Aprender To learn Aprendo I learn Aprendes You learn Aprende S/He learns Subject Pronouns (Plural) Nosotros nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Ellos/Ellas/ Uds. Aprendemos We learn Aprendéis You (pl. )learn Aprenden They learn

Por Ejemplo: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I read many books. Leo muchos libros. You eat pizza every day. Comes pizza cada día. We learn. Nosotros aprendemos. She runs (correr) fast. Ella corre muy rápido. You (pl) don’t undertand (comprender). Uds. No comprendéis. 6. They drink coffee in the mornings. Ellos beben café por las mañanas.

Keeping, -o, -es, -emos, -eis, -en. . Conjugate the following –er verbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. You don’t read. We sell (vender) the house(la casa). I don’t believe (creer). They run (correr).

Conjugation of Regular –ir Verbs Subject Pronouns (Plural) Yo Verb Endings -o tú -es Vosotros Vosotras -ís Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Ud s. -en Subject Pronouns (Singular) Nosotros nosotras Verb Endings -imos

How to apply? • Almost the same way as you did with the –ar and -er verbs. But this time, you have to have a verb that ends with –ir. • Take of the last two letters in vivir (to live) (-ir ); you are left with (viv-) • (viv-) is the verb base. • Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

Por ejemplo: Subject Pronouns (Singular) Yo tú Él/ella/Ud. Vivir To live Vivo I live Vives You live Subject Pronouns (Plural) Vive S/he lives Ellos/Ellas/Ud s. Nosotros nosotras Vosotros Vosotras Vivimos We live Vivís You (pl) live Viven They live

Por ejemplo: 1. I write a letter. Yo escribo una carta. 2. You live in New York. Tú vives en Nueva York. 3. John describes the spiders. Juan describe las arañas. 4. We decide. Nosotros decidimos.

Keeping, -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. . Conjugate the following –ir verbs. 1. She suffers (sufrir) a lot. 2. You (pl) don’t attend (asistir a) to class. 3. They open (abrir) the windows. 4. We live in Korea.

¡Te toca a ti! Traducción • Marcos lives in Montana. His mother works(trabajar) in a school where she teaches music and Phys. Ed. In the morning she plays piano (tocar el piano), sings(cantar), and practices with the band (la banda). In the afternoon, her students and she run(correr) and walk(caminar) a lot and at times, they dance. His father works (trabajar) in a bakery (la panaderia). He prepares and sells (vender) bread. He enters (entrar en) the bakery early morning, puts (poner) the bread in to the oven (el horno), and waits (esperar). While (mientras) he waits, he reads a newspaper (el periodico), watches tv, listens to radio (la radio), or studies Spanish. He writes and speaks well. He admits (admitir) that sometimes he takes a nap (echar una siesta) but he does not admit when he makes a mistake (commeter un error). He receives (recibir) many compliments (el cumplido). Many people (gentes) in Montana buy and eat the bread from the bakery.

Translation • Marcos vive en Montana. Su mamá trabaja en una escuela donde enseña música y educación física. En la mañana ella toca el piano, canta y practica con la banda. En la tarde, sus estudiantes y ella corren y andan mucho y a veces bailan. Su papá trabaja en una panadería. El prepara y vende pan. El entra en la panadería muy temprano en la mañana, mete el pan en el horno y espera. Mientras, él espera, lee el periódico, mira la tele, escucha la radio o estudia español (él escribe y habla muy bien). El admite que a veces echa una siesta pero no admite cuando comete un error. Recibe muchos cumplidos. Muchas personas en Montana compran y comen pan de la panadería.