Acabar de, Tener que, Hay que, y Deber

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Acabar de + infinitive

• What does “acabar de” mean?–To have just (done something)

• What is an infinitive?–A verb that is not conjugated (ends in –

ar, -er, or –ir)

Acabar de + infinitive

• “Acabar de” is always followed by an infinitive–See the title? Acabar de + infinitive–Acabar is a regular –ar verb and must be

conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence.

Ex: Ella acaba de limpiar el baño.She just cleaned the bathroom.

Acabar de + infinitive

Practice your –ar verb conjugations and add the endings to Acabar de!!

acabo de acabamos de

acabas de

acaba de acaban de

Tener que + infinitive

• What does “tener que” mean?–To have to (do something)

• What is an infinitive?–A verb that is not conjugated (ends in –

ar, -er, or –ir)

Tener que + infinitive

• “Tener que” is always followed by an infinitive–See the title? Tener que + infinitive–Tener is an irregular verb and must be

conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence.

Ex: Ella tiene que limpiar el baño.She has to clean the bathroom.

Tener que + infinitive

Practice your tener conjugations and add the forms of tener!!

tengo que tenemos que

tienes que

tiene que tienen que

Hay que + infinitive

• What does “hay que” mean?–One must (do something)

• What is an infinitive?–A verb that is not conjugated (ends in –

ar, -er, or –ir)

Hay que + infinitive

• “Hay que” is always followed by an infinitive–See the title? Hay que + infinitive–Hay is an irregular verb that has already

been conjugated, so it is only used in this form, it doesn’t change.

Ex: Hay que limpiar el baño.One must clean the bathroom.

--OR– Someone has to clean the bathroom.

Hay que + infinitive

This is the super easy one b/c there are no conjugations! It’s ALWAYS Hay que!!

Hay que

Deber + infinitive

• What does “deber” mean?–Should or ought to (do something)

• What is an infinitive?–A verb that is not conjugated (ends in –

ar, -er, or –ir)

Deber + infinitive

• “Deber” is always followed by an infinitive–See the title? Deber + infinitive–Deber is a regular –er verb and must be

conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence.

Ex: Ella debe limpiar el baño.She should clean the bathroom.

Deber + infinitive

Practice your –er conjugations and add the endings of deber!!

debo debemos debes debe deben