Transcript Verb

¡Conjuguemos los verbos de…
-AR…!
First, we need to know the meaning of
some important terms…
VERB
SUBJECT
INFINTIVE
VERB ENDINGS
CONJUGATE
Verb:
an action
An example:
 study
Subject:
the person/thing that completes the action
An example:
 José is singing.
Do you remember the
SUBJECT PRONOUNS?
I
you informal
you formal
he
she
yo nosotros/as
we
tú vosotros/as
you all
all informal
usted
ustedes
you all formal
él
ellos
they
ella
ellas
they
Infinitive:
In English, it is defined as “to _____”
In Spanish, the verb ends in AR, ER or IR.
Some examples:
 descansar= to rest
 comer = to eat
 escribir= to write
Conjugate:
to change a verb from the infinitive [“to ___”]
and add the appropriate verb ending so it
matches the subject
An example:
 to talk = hablar
I talk = yo hablo
Verb Engings for “ar” Verbs…
yo
o
tú
usted,
él, ella
amos
nosotros/as
as
áis
vosotros/as
a
an
ustedes,
ellos, ellas
3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!
1. STEM
e s t u di a r ~ to study
3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!
2. Subject
Yo b a i l
3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!
3. Ending
Yo b a i l o
(I dance)
o
amos
as
áis
a
an
¡Practicamos!
Usar – to use
I use
you use
he, she, it, you
(formal) use(s)
uso usamos
usas usáis
usa
usan
we use
you all
(fam) use
they, you all
(formal) use
Conjugate!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
hablar – yo
usar – Ud.
estudiar – ellos
descansar– tú
mirar – Paco y yo
escuchar - vosotros
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Hablo
Usa
Estudian
Descansas
Miramos
Escucháis
I speak
You (for) use
They study
You rest
We watch
You all listen
Do we have to include the subject pronoun
with the verb conjugation?
No!
Why not?
Because the verb ending already tells us
who the subject is. The subject
pronoun can be added for extra
emphasis.
3 Meanings…
In the present tense, a conjugation in a sentence has 3
meanings. We “cross out” the words do, does, am,
are, and is when translating.
Tú escuchas.
1. You listen.
2. You do listen.
3. You are listening.
3 Meanings…
In the present tense, a conjugation in a
question has 2 meanings.
¿Nadas tú?
1. Do you swim?
2. Are you swimming?
Translate.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I am listening.
(Yo) escucho.
Is she watching?
¿Mira ella?
We are using…
(Nosotros) usamos
They aren’t studying.
Ellos no estudian.
You arrive...
(Tú) llegas
You all (inf) need
(Vosotros) necesitáis
How did we make #4 negative?
Add “no” before
the verb!
To Sum It All Up…
1. What are the verb endings?
2. What are the 3 steps to conjugating?
3. What can “Yo alquilo un DVD” mean? (3)
4. What can “¿Miras la tele?” mean? (2)
5. How do we make a sentence negative?