regular verb conjugation in spanish

Regular verb conjugation in Spanish• Estudio español todos

los días. • Es mi clase favorita. • Los verbos son

fantásticos. • Necesito aprender más.

To be able to conjugate verbs, you must know your subject pronouns. Review below.

Singular Plural • yo=I nosotros/nosotras =we • tú=you (familiar) vosotros/vosotras=you guys

(informal in Spain)• él=he ellos-they (all guys/mixed)

• ella=she ellas-they (girls)• usted (Ud.)-(you formal) ustedes (Uds.)=you all

(formal in Spain)

• *Vosotros(as) is only used in Spain.

There is no word for “it” in Spanish as a subject.

If you want to use an object or a place as the subject, use the él, ella, Ud. form of the verb when conjugating.

Ejemplos…La clase lee el libro. (The class reads the book.)El banco llama a los clientes. (The bank calls the

customers.)

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• Verbs end in either -ar, -er, or –ir• Infinitives are generic verb forms with no

tense and no subject. • An infinitive verb means “to plus a verb”. • For example, trabajar means “to work”.

There are 3 types of infinitive verbs in Spanish

Verb conjugation• Conjugating means changing the verb ending to

reflect tense and also having a subject. The subject often is the person doing the action.

For example: To say “I prepare dinner every day,”change preparar (to prepare) to (Yo) preparo la cena todos los días.

• In Spanish, almost every verb has a different ending, so the subject pronouns are often omitted. They can be used for emphasis or clarification.

Objective…talking about present activitiesConjugating a verb means changing it from an infinitive, to have a subject and tense. Follow these steps to conjugate.1.) Take off the last 2 letters of the infinitive. (This gives you the stem or root of the verb.)estudiar (to study)2.) Find your subject (who or what is doing the action)yo (I)3.) Add the correct ending to the root verb.estudio *I study.

r• cantar=to sing• mirar=to watch, look at• ayudar=to help• descansar=to rest• hablar=to talk, speak• lavar =to wash• estudiar=to study• comprar=to buy• cuidar=to take care of• trabajar=to work

Unos verbos regulares de -ar

Objective…talking about present activities

Conjugating –ar verbs-ar endings for present tense

singular plural_______1. –o (yo) 1. –amos (nosotros)2. –as (tú) 2. –áis (vosotros)3. –a (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –an (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Objective…talking about present activities

ejemplo…hablar---to speak

Singular Plural_______1. hablo (yo) 1. hablamos(nosotros)2. hablas (tú) 2. habláis (vosotros)3. habla (él, ella, Ud.) 3. hablan (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –ar verb conjugation• Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to

it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below.

yo nosotros -o -amos

tú vosotros -as -áis

él ellosella ellas -a -anUd. Uds.

Objective…talking about present activities La práctica 1.) yo: cantar 2.) Roberto: mirar 3.) nosotros: cuidar4.) tú: descansar5.) Uds.: hablar6.) ella: lavar el carro7.) ella y yo: estudiar8.) ellos: comprar

cantomiracuidamosdescansashablanlavaestudiamoscompran

• prometer =to promise• ver =to see• comer =to eat• beber =to drink• aprender = to learn• leer =to read• correr=to run

Unos verbos regulares de -er

Objective…talking about present activities

Conjugating –er verbs-er endings for present tense

singular plural_______1. –o (yo) 1. –emos (nosotros)2. –es (tú) 2. –éis (vosotros)3. –e (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –en (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Objective…talking about present activities

ejemplo…comer---to eat

Singular Plural_______1. como (yo) 1. comemos(nosotros)2. comes (tú) 2. coméis (vosotros)3. come (él, ella, Ud.) 3. comen (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –er verb conjugation

• Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below.

yo nosotros -o -emos

tú vosotros -es -éis

él ellosella ellas -e -enUd. Uds.

Objective…talking about present activities La práctica 1.) Ud.: prometer2.) Roberto: ver3.) nosotros: comer4.) tú: beber5.) Uds.: aprender6.) yo: leer

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• asistir (a) =to attend• dividir =to divide• vivir =to live• subir =to go up• escribir =to write

Unos verbos regulares de -ir

Objective…talking about present activities

Conjugating –ir verbs-ir endings for present tense

singular plural_______1. –o (yo) 1. –imos (nosotros)2. –es (tú) 2. –ís (vosotros)3. –e (él, ella, Ud.) 3. –en (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Objective…talking about present activities

ejemplo…subir---to climb

Singular Plural_______1. subo (yo) 1. subimos(nosotros)2. subes (tú) 2. subís (vosotros)3. sube (él, ella, Ud.) 3. suben (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

Regular –ir verb conjugation

• Each subject pronoun has an ending that is “assigned” to it. Notice how they correspond by color on the charts below.

yo nosotros -o -imos

tú vosotros -es -ís

él ellosella ellas -e -enUd. Uds.

Objective…talking about present activities La práctica1.) yo: asistir2.) ellos:dividir3.) nosotros: vivir4.) tú: subir5.) Ud.: escribir

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