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The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form, the one that corresponds to the English “to do” (something). For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc.

The Spanish infinitive always ends in –ar, -er, -ir

hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer

The ending always consists of two letterssalirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír

There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish:

those that end in ar, those that end in er, and those that end in ir

The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb

The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.

The stem can consist of a variable number of letters, depending on the length of the verb in question.

The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb

The infinitive – the ending = the stem

salirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír

hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer

The fundamental parts of The fundamental parts of the Spanish verbthe Spanish verb

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb.estudiar

The fundamental The fundamental parts of the verbparts of the verb

The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.

The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.

ar

estudi

-AR Verbs-AR Verbs

a

hablar

ah bloa

ah blasa

ah blaa

habl mosa

áhabl isá

ah blana

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)

All persons and numbers are based on the stem.

Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

yo

túUd.élella

nosotros/as

vosotros/as

ellosellas

Uds.

trabajar

aatrab joa

atrab jasa

atrab jaa

trabaj mosa

átrabaj isá

atrab jana

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the

verb bailar.

Las señoras ____________________ salsa.

Tania ____________________ con Juan.

Nosotros ____________________ en la fiesta.

Tú ____________________ muy bien.

Yo ____________________ en el gimnasio.

bailan

baila

bailamos

bailas

bailo

-ER and –IR Verbs-ER and –IR Verbs

-ER and –IR verb endings-ER and –IR verb endings

Yo

Él, ella, Ud.

Nosotros

Ellos, Ellas, Uds.

-er Verbs

-ir Verbs -o -o

-e

-es -es

-e

-en -en

-emos -imos

PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the

verb beber.

La señora ____________________ café con leche.

Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.

Nosotros ____________________ limonada.

Tú ____________________ leche.

Yo ____________________ té helado.

bebe

beben

bebemos

bebes

bebo

PracticamosPracticamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.

Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.

La profesora ____________________ el examen.

Los alumnos ____________________ con lápices.

Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafos.

Tú ____________________ una carta larga.

escribo

escribe

escriben

escribimos

escribes

El fin

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