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Unidad 2 Etapa 1
“Un Día de Clases”
Introduction to verb
conjugation.
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 The present tense is used when talking about things we are
currently doing. It can also be used to talk about things in
the near future.
 In English and Spanish verb conjugation must occur to
make the sentence make sense. ALL VERBS MUST AGREE
WITH THE SUBJECTS!
 In English, we use a lot of helping verbs to communicate
present actions. “She is swimming, We are running, I am
eating”.
 In Spanish the conjugation of the verb communicates the
same thing. THERE ARE NO HELPING VERBS! We say,
“She runs, We run, I eat”.
 To form the present tense of a regular verb that ends in
–ar ,
 DROP the –AR ending
NadNadar
 ADD the appropriate ending that agrees with the
subject:
yo
tú
él, ella, usted
o
nado
nadamos
amos
as
X
nadas
an
a nadan
nada
nosotros (as)
ellos(as), ustedes
 THERE ARE NO HELPING VERBS IN SPANISH!
 Examples:
 Los estudiantes/estudiar
 Los estudiantes estudian. The students study/are studying.
 Tú/llevar
 Tú llevas. You wear/are wearing.
 Mariana/esperar
 Mariana espera. Mariana waits/is waiting
O
AS
A
AMOS
X
AN
 Modelo – Elena estudia historia.
1. Yo estudio español.
2. Mis amigos estudian matemáticas.
3. Nosotros estudiamos ingles.
4. Federico estudia ciencias.
5. Tu estudias los estudios sociales.
6. Juana y Miguel estudian arte.
7. Ella estudia música.
8. Lorenzo y yo estudiamos literatura.
9. Ellas estudian computación.
10.Ustedes estudian historia.
 To talk about how often someone does something use expressions of frequency.
 Expressions of frequency are adverbs or adverbial phrases.
 These expressions are usually placed before the verb:
 siempre – always
 rara vez – rarely
 nunca – never
(Isabel siempre llega tarde a la escuela.)
(Isabel rara vez habla en la clase.)
(Isabel nunca usa un diccionario.)
 These expressions are usually placed after the verb:
 mucho – often
 poco – a little
(Ricardo estudia mucho.)
(Isabel habla poco en la clase.)
 Longer phrases can be placed at the beginning or the end of the sentence:
 todos los dias – everyday
 a veces – sometimes
 de vez en cuando – once in a while
(Todos los dias Isabel llega tarde.)
(Isabel llega tarde todos los dias.)
(A veces Isabel llega tarde.)
(Isabel llega tarde a veces.)
(De vez en cuando Isabel llega tarde.
(Isabel llega tarde de vez en cuando.)
Hay Que & Tener Que
 To talk about things someone must do, you can use
two different phrases that express obligations.
 If there is no specific subject, use the impersonal
phrase:
HAY QUE + INFINITIVE
 If there is a specific subject, use a form of tener in the
phrase:
TENER QUE + INFINITIVE
 Remember to conjugate tener!
tengo
tenemos
tienes
x
tiene
tienen
 I have to run.
 Yo tengo que correr.
 One must wait.
 Hay que esperar.
 Celia and Maria have to talk to the teacher
 Celia y Maria tienen que hablar con la maestra.
 One has to study Spanish.
 Hay que estudiar espanol.
 You have to help your brother.
 Tú tienes que ayudar a tu hermano.
 Use el and la before titles like profesor(a) and señor(a)
when talking about someone.
 Tengo que hablar con la profesora Díaz!
 El señor Martinez es el profesor de ingles.
 Do not use articles when talking to someone.
 “No tengo mi tarea, profesora Díaz.”
Actividad 18
1. La
2. 3. 4. La