Transcript you speak

PP
Subject Pronouns
Singular
yo
tú
usted (Ud.)
él
ella
I
you (fam.)
you (form.)
he
she
Plural
nosotros/nosotras
vosotros/vosotras
ustedes (Uds.)
ellos/ellas
we
you (fam. Sp.)
you (form.)
they
-ar
Expressing Actions
Present Tense of -ar Verbs
hablar (to speak) : hablSingular
(yo) hablo
I speak
(tú) hablas
you speak
(Ud.)
(él) habla
(ella)
you speak
he/she speaks
Plural
(nosotros)
(nosotras)
(vosotros)
(vosotras)
(Uds.)
(ellos)
(ellas)
hablamos
we speak
habláis
you speak
hablan
you/they speak
-er
-ir
Expressing Actions
Present Tense of -er and -ir Verbs
comer (to eat)
como
comes
come
comemos
coméis
comen
vivir (to live)
vivo
vives
vive
vivimos
vivís
viven
Expressing Actions
Negation
In Spanish the word no is placed
before the conjugated verb to make a
negative sentence. Its English
equivalent is not.
El estudiante no habla español.
The student does not speak Spanish.
No, no necesito dinero.
No, I don’t need money.
Getting Information
Asking Yes/No Questions (Part 1)
Rising Intonation
A common way to form yes/no questions in
Spanish is simply to make your voice rise at
the end of the question.
There is no Spanish equivalent
O
J
O
to English do or does in
questions. Note also the use of
an inverted question mark (¿) at
the beginning of a question.
STATEMENT: Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días.
You work here every day.
Arturo regresa a casa hoy.
Arturo is returning home today.
QUESTION: ¿Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días?
Do you work here every day?
¿Arturo regresa a casa hoy?
Is Arturo returning home today?
Getting Information
Asking Yes/No Questions (Part 2)
Inversion
Another way to form yes/no questions is to
invert the order of the subject and verb, in
addition to making your voice rise at the end
of the question.
STATEMENT: Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días.
QUESTION: ¿Trabaja Ud. aquí todos los días?
STATEMENT: Arturo regresa a casa hoy.
QUESTION: ¿Regresa Arturo a casa hoy?