Transcript How To Conjugate Verbs

Conjugation Essentials
What is conjugation?
 Concept & Definition of
Conjugation:
 Conjugation is to assign
someone or something to do
an action (infinitive verb).
What is an infinitive?
 In order to understand conjugation we
must also answer this question:
 What is an infinitive verb?
 An infinitive is an unassigned action.
 In Spanish, the infinitive is identified by
the last two letters of the verb: -AR, -ER
or –IR.
Who can take part in an action?
Pronouns in
Conjugation:
La Casa de Conjugación
Steps of conjugation
1. Identify the parts of the infinitive:
 An infinitive consists of the stem and
the ending.
 CANTAR- to sing
 CANT /AR
 stem
ending
Steps of conjugation, con’t.
2. In regular present tense
conjugation, the ending changes and
the stem stays the same.
 So the next step is to assign the
endings.
 There are 6 possible ending to match
each of the subject pronouns in
Spanish.
Steps of conjugation, con’t.
 It is important to know which ending
corresponds to which individuals or
groups.
 The following table corresponds
individuals/groups to the assigned
endings in Spanish conjugation.
Individuals and Groups in
Conjugation
INFINITIVE VERB
Yo = I
Nosotros = We
Tú =
You, informal singular
Vosotros
You all, plural informal
Él = He
Ella = She
Usted = You, formal
singular
Ellos = They (masc. or
mixed)
Ellas = They (fem.)
Ustedes = You all, formal
plural
Steps of conjugation
 Determine and
assign the
endings
according
infinitive
ending in –AR,
-ER or –IR.
-AR
-o
-amos
-as
-áis
-a
-an
Conjugation of regular present
tense –AR verb
CANTAR- to sing
Canto
I sing
Cantamos
We sing
Cantas
You sing (inf.)
Cantáis
You all sing (inf.)
Canta
He or she sings
You (f.) sing w/ usted
Cantan
They (m., f.) sing
You all (f.) sing w/ ustedes
Steps of conjugation -ER
 Verbs ending
in –ER take on
these endings.
 And the same
pronouns are
assigned to
each form.
-ER
-o
-emos
-es
-éis
-e
-en
Conjugation of regular present
tense –ER verb
COMER – to eat
Como
Comemos
Comes
Coméis
Come
Comen
Steps of conjugation -IR
 Verbs ending
in –IR take on
these endings.
 And the same
pronouns are
assigned to
each form.
-IR
-o
-imos
-es
-ís
-e
-en
Conjugation of regular present
tense –IR verb
VIVIR- to live
Vivo
Vivimos
Vives
Vivís
Vive
Viven
What about “it”?
 There are a few representations for “it” in
Spanish, but they are used under specific
grammatical circumstances.
 In order to identify the object that is
assigned to the verb simply mention the
noun by name.
 A singular “it” uses the él, ella, usted singular
form
 A plural “it” uses the ellos, ellas, ustedes form