-arRegularVerbs(Presenttense)Whatisaverb?

Whatisaninfinitive?

Whatisthemostimportantpartoftheverb inSpanish?Thebeginning,themiddleortheend?Why?

Remember,inSpanishthereare3verbgroups.Verbsthatendin-ar,-erand-ir.

estudiar– tostudy

I- yoestudiyou (sing.) - tú estudihe/she - él/ella estudiwe - nosotrosestudi

you (pl.)- vosotros estudithey - ellos/ellasestudi

oasaamosáisan

Using the table on the left,plant the verbtree for the verb usar– to use.

Change the verb to matchthe person andwrite the Englishtranslation.

Remember to get the stem you first have toremove the -ar.

Verb inthe infinitive:usar

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I they

you(singular) you(plural)

he/she we

Putthestepsforconjugatingaverb(changingtheverb tomatchthepersonyouaretalkingabout)inthecorrectorder.

a. Addthecorrectendingtothestemtomaketheverbmatchthepersonyouaretalkingabout.b. Whenyouhaveremoved theending,youareleftwiththestem.c. Findaverbintheinfinitiveandlookattheendingtoseeifit’san-ar,-eror -irverb.d. Removethe-ar,-eror–ir.

Step1=Step2=Step3=Step4=

Youareinvitingsomefriendsfortea.Usingyourverbtree,conjugatetheverbcenar– tohavedinner.WritetheEnglishmeaningaswell.

Personcenartohavedinner

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ahorrar=tosave,amar=tolove,cambiar=tochange,escuchar=tolistenllamar=tocall,pasar=topass,reparar=torepair,vomitar=tovomit

1. ahorro2. vomita3. pasa4. cambiáis5. escucho6. reparan7. cambiamos8. amamos9. cambias10. ahorran11. vomitan12. llama13. repara14. escuchan15. escucháis

MatchtheSpanishandtheEnglish

a) you (pl.)listenb) he/she passesc) he/she callsd) Isavee) we changef) he/she vomitsg) they repairh) we lovei) he/she repairsj) they vomitk) Ilistenl) they listenm) they saven) you (sing.)changeo) you (pl.)change

Inasentencehowcouldyouworkoutifyou’retalkingaboutheorshe?

Translatetheverb

1. vomito2. escuchamos3. amas4. pasa5. pasas6. ahorráis7. reparamos8. pasamos9. he/shesaves10. wevomit11. he/shechanges12. theylove13. wevomit14. you (pl)love15. theychange

-erRegularVerbs(Presenttense)Whatisaverb?

Whatisaninfinitive?

Whatisthemostimportantpartoftheverb inSpanish?Thebeginning,themiddleortheend?Why?

Remember,inSpanishthereare3verbgroups.Verbsthatendin-ar,-erand-ir.

Usingthetableon theleft,planttheverbtreefortheverbresponder – torespond.

ChangetheverbtomatchthepersonandwritetheEnglishtranslation.

Remembertogetthestemyoufirsthavetoremovethe-er.

Verb inthe infinitive:responder

STEM

I they

you(singular) you(plural)

he/she we

aprender – to learn

I- yo aprendyou (sing.) - tú aprendhe/she- él/ella aprendwe- nosotros aprend

you (pl.)- vosotros aprendthey- ellos/ellas aprend

oeseemoséisen

Usingyourverbtree,conjugate(changetheverb tomatchtheperson)theverbsbeber – todrinkandcomer– toeat.WritetheEnglishmeaningaswell.

Finished?Read through your sheet andmake sure you understand all the key terms:verb,infinitive,conjugate andstem.

Person bebertodrink

English comertoeat

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Write the Englishmeaning ofthe Spanish verbs intheWordle.Usethe infinitives below andyour verb tree tohelp you.

cometer=tocommit, comprender=tounderstand,correr=torun,esconder=tohidemeter=toput,prometer=topromise,romper=tobreak,vender=tosell

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18.Inasentence how could you work out if you’re talking about heor she?

1. vendo2. corren3. mete4. prometéis5. prometes6. venden7. comete

MatchtheSpanishandtheEnglish

a) they runb) he/she commitsc) he/she putsd) Iselle) you (pl.)promisef) you (sg.)promiseg) they sell

-irRegularVerbs(Presenttense)Whatisaverb?

Whatisaninfinitive?

Whatisthemostimportantpartoftheverb inSpanish?Thebeginning,themiddleortheend?Why?

Remember,inSpanishthereare3verbgroups.Verbsthatendin-ar,-erand-ir.

Usingthetableon theleft,planttheverbtreefortheverb insistir– to insist.

ChangetheverbtomatchthepersonandwritetheEnglishtranslation.

Remembertogetthestemyoufirsthavetoremovethe-ir.

Verb inthe infinitive:insistir

STEM

I they

you(singular) you(plural)

he/she we

subir – togoup

I- yo subyou (sing.) - tú subhe/she- él/ella subwe- nosotros sub

you (pl.)- vosotros subthey- ellos/ellas sub

oeseimosísen

Usingyourverbtree,conjugate(changetheverbs tomatchtheperson)theverbsinthetablebelow.WritetheEnglishmeaningaswell.

Person asistirtoattend

English compartirtoshare

English discutirtoargue

compartirtoshare

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Checkpoint!Writedownanykey informationyouneed torememberabout-irverbsinthepresenttense.Mostimportantly,writedownhowyou’regoingtorememberthisinformation!

cumplir=tocarryout,existir=toexist,ocurrir=tohappen,permitir=toallowrecibir=toreceive,sufrir=tosuffer,unir=tojoin,vivir=tolive

1. vivo2. existe3. ocurre4. recibís5. permito6. cumplen7. unimos8. vivimos9. recibes10. existen11. sufre12. permite13. une14. reciben15. viven

MatchtheSpanishandtheEnglish

a) theyliveb) ithappensc) he/shepermitsd) Ilivee) wejoinf) he/shesuffersg) theycarryouth) welivei) he/shejoinsj) he/sheexistsk) Ipermitl) theyreceivem) theyexistn) you (sing.)receiveo) you (pl.)receive

Inasentencehowcouldyouworkoutifyou’retalkingaboutheorshe?

Translatetheverb

1. recibo2. sufrimos3. permites4. ocurre5. vives6. vivís7. discutimos8. cumplimos9. he/she lives10. we receive11. he/she allows12. they join13. we allow14. you (pl)carry out15. they allow

Finished?Showhowmuchofageniusyouare– designaposter/poem/cartoontoexplaintonextyear’sY7showtoconjugate-irverbsinthepresenttenseinSpanish.