Transcript -AR verb present tense conjugation

-AR verb present tense
conjugation
What is verb conjugation? How do I conjugate
regular, present tense verbs?
Conjugation
Whenever we use verbs in a sentence, we have to manipulate them
to make them fit and make sense. This is called “conjugation”.
The way a verb is conjugated depends on who is doing the action or
the subject. Here are the different subject pronouns (used in place
of names) and examples of two conjugated verbs in English:
Example:
to speak
to be
I speak
I am
You speak
you are
He/She speaks
he/she is
We speak
we are
They speak
they are
The subject pronouns
Below are the 11 subject pronouns in the Spanish language.
yo - I
tú - you (singular, informal)
vos* - you (singular) Used instead of “tú” in parts of Central and South America
*We will not use vos in class
usted - you (singular, formal)
él - he
ella - she
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nosotros - we
vosotros - you (plural) you all -Used in Spain
ustedes - you (plural, formal) you all
ellos - they (all guys or a mixed group)
ellas - they (a group of girls)
Conjugation
In Spanish, all verbs are conjugated by adding the
appropriate ending. That ending determines who is
performing the action.
●There are three kinds of verbs in Spanish
o -AR, -ER, -IR
●In this unit, we will focus on -AR verbs.
Conjugating a verb is done in 2 simple steps:
1.Drop the ending from the infinitive form (-ar, -er, -ir)
o A verb without the ending is called the stem or root
2.Add the appropriate ending to the stem of the
verb.
Pausa
1.What affects the way a verb is conjugated?
2.What is a subject pronoun and how many are
there?
3.What are the two steps to conjugating a verb?
AR-Present tense verb endings
yo: -o
tú: -as
él/ella/usted: -a
nosotros: -amos
vosotros: -áis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: -an
I study
(estudiar)
You listen
(escuchar)
They cry
(llorar)
She buys
(comprar)
You (usted) watch
mirar
We pay
(pagar)
You all swim
(nadar)
I win
(ganar)
They paint
(pintar)
She sings
(cantar)
Summary
What did you learn?
What was important?
How does this connect to what I already
know?
What was easiest?
What could be challenging?