Transcript verb endings

VERB ENDINGS
RECOGNIZE
THEM
IDENTIFY THEM
USE THEM
Always memorize the endings in
the same order.





1 yo
2 tú
3 él / ella / usted
4 nosotros/nosotras
5 ellos / ellas / ustedes
THE PRESENT INDICATIVE
AR VERB ENDINGS
1. o
2. as
3. a
4. amos
5. an
THE PRESENT INDICATIVE
ER VERB ENDINGS
1. o
2. es
3. e
4. emos
5. en
THE PRESENT INDICATIVE
IR VERB ENDINGS
1. o
2. es
3. e
4. imos
5. en
¡OJO!
“ER” AND “IR” ENDING
ARE THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE
“NOSOTROS” FORM
ER VERB ENDINGS
•1. o
•2. es
•3. e
•4. emos
•5. en
IR VERB ENDINGS
 1. o
 2. es
 3. e
 4. imos
 5. en
Know an example of the
“Present Indicative” in English.





1. I speak Spanish.
2. You speak Spanish.
3. He speaks Spanish.
She speaks Spanish.
4. We speak Spanish.
5. They speak Spanish.
Know how to find the stem
of an infinitive verb.
 To
find the stem of an infinitive
verb, remove the “ar”, “er’, “ir” at
the end.
 Remember an “infinitive verb” has
not been conjugated. (changed)
Now what?



•
•
Put the appropriate ending on the “stem.”
“Hablar” is an infinitive verb, an “ar” verb.
Remove the “ar” and you are left with the
stem.
Hablar
Habl
Add the ending you need.
o, as, a, amos, an are the endings.
So……….

If you want the “yo” form, add the ending
for “yo.”
Yo
o

Habl + o = hablo or Yo hablo.

Many of the other tenses in
Spanish work the same way.

The Preterite is one of them.

The Preterite is used for talking about
something that end at a definite time in the
past.
Example: I ate bacon and eggs for breakfast
yesterday.

Memorize the
Preterite endings
AR Verbs
1. é
2. aste
3. ó
4. amos
5. aron
ER Verbs
1. í
2. iste
3. ió
4. imos
5. ieron
IR Verbs
1. í
2. iste
3. ió
4. imos
5. ieron
Note: the “er” and “ir” endings are the same.
The “Imperfect” is another past tense
that works the same way.
It is used to talk about an on going, or
habitual activity in the past.
 Example:
I used to eat eggs for breakfast everyday.
I always ate eggs and bacon.
I was eating eggs three times a week.

The Imperfect Endings.
Ar
1. aba
2. abas
3. aba
4. ábamos
5. aban
Er and Ir
1. ía
2. ías
3. ía
4. íamos
5. ían
The Present Perfect




English example: I have eaten already.
The Present perfect is constructed a different
way than the previous tenses.
It is a compound verb tense.
In other words, it is composed of 2 verbs.
The Present Perfect






The present tense of the verb “haber” is
used. “Haber” means “to have”: it is only
used in the “Perfect” tenses
1. he
2. has
3. ha
4. hemos
5. han
The “Present Perfect” also requires a
“past participle.”
Form the “past participle” by dropping the “ar,
er, ir” ending.
 Add “ado” for “ar” verbs
 Add “ido” for “er and ir” verbs
Example: hablar
habl +ado=hablado
“Comer” turns into “comido”
“Vivir” turns into “vivido”

The Present Perfect uses “haber” and
a past participle.
Example:
Yo he hablado mucho hoy.
 “he” is the “yo” form of “haber.”
 “hablado” is the past participle of hablar.
In English, ”I have spoken a lot today or I have
talked a lot today.”
The Future Tense




The “Future Tense” is used to talk about
things that haven’t happened yet.
It is used to talk about future events or things
that will happen.
In English, the Future Tense always has the
word “will” in front of the verb.
Example: I will have a chicken ranch and we
will eat the eggs!
The “Future Endings”
are attached to the entire
“Infinitive Verb”.
Or, in other words, the “Infinitive” is
used as the stem.
 The Infinitive + future ending= the future
tense

Example: hablar + é = hablaré
The Future Endings





“Ar,” “Er,” and “Ir” verbs all use the same
endings in the Future.
1. é
2. ás
3. á
4. emos
5. án
The Conditional Tense




The “Conditional Tense” is used to talk about
things that haven’t happened.
It is used to talk about things would happen
under certain conditions.
In English, the Conditional Tense always has
the word “would” in front of the verb.
Example: I would have a chicken ranch and
we would eat the eggs!