-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
STEM
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
English
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you
he/she
we
you
they
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
English
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you
he/she
we
you
they
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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they
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.
