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Definición

• A VERB expresses an action or state of being

Ejemplos: to jump to run to feel to be

Más Definiciones• Infinitive - the ”to do something” form of a

verb; regular verbs will end in –ar, -er, or -ir Ejemplo: to buy (comprar)

• Stem-the ROOTS of all verbs; what is left after removing the ending of the infinitive

Ejemplo: compr (comprar)

• Conjugate= change the verb from the infinitive form; these verbs have a SUBJECT attached to them

Ejemplo: I buy (yo compro)

What’s the stem?1. Mirar: Mir2. TrabajarTrabaj3. Levantar la manoLevant

Types of verbs• There are regular and irregular verbs in

Spanish.

• Regular verbs follow the same conjugation “formula” (or pattern), depending on the type of ending the infinitive has. Infinitives that are regular, end with –ar, -er, and –ir. There will be some exceptions to this.

• Irregular verbs have no set pattern to follow. You just have to memorize the conjugations.

Two examples are the verbs “ser” & “tener”.

Can you think of some verbs that end in “ar” that you have

already learned?

Comprar, hablar, estudiar, escuchar, andar en patineta, usar la computadora, sacar buena/mala nota, preguntar, contestar, llegar, tocar la guitarra, mirar la televisión, montar en bicicleta, dibujar, practicar deportes, pasear, trabajar, enseñar

The verbs change their endings according to the

subjects.

To conjugate (or change) an infinitivethat ends in –ar, follow this rule:

DROP THE –ar AND ADD THE CORRECT ENDING (see the chart)

-ar endings

yo = o nosotros/as = amos

tú = as vosotros/as = áis

él, ella, Ud. = a ellos, ellas, Uds. = an

No es complicado • Now, to conjugate an “ar” verb, all

you have to do is:

• 1. Drop the “ar”.• 2. Add the matching ending to the stem of the verb.

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So…COMPRAR conjugated looks like this:

yo compro nosotros/as compramos

tú compras vosotros/as compráis

él, ella, Ud. compra ellos, ellas, Uds. compran

To make a sentence negative…

Put no in front of the conjugated verbYo necesito una hoja de papel. No necesito una pluma.

Ella habla francés. No habla alemán.

PrácticaI buy books. Yo compro libros.

The boys need water. Los chicos necesitan agua.

We speak Spanish. Nosotros hablamos español.

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