1 Conjugation of Regular VerbsKorea International School Spanish 1 Aysem Bray

2 Infinitive forms of VerbsIn English, the infinitive forms of all the verbs are preceded by the word ‘to’: to speak, to eat, to live etc. In Spanish, the infinitive forms of all the verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir.

3 Conjugation of Regular VerbsConjugation refers to the change the verb makes in order to accommodate the subject of the sentence. In English, there is not that much of a conjugation. For example: I speak you speak she speaks we speak they speak. In Spanish, when conjugating verbs, there are 6 different verb ending that correspond to each subject pronoun.

4 Conjugation of Regular –ar VerbsSubject Pronouns (Singular) Verb Endings (Plural) Yo -o Nosotros nosotras -amos Tú -as Vosotros Vosotras -áis Él/ella/Ud. -a Ellos/Ellas/Uds. -an

5 Subject+Verb base+Verb EndingHow to apply? You take the verb that ends with –ar. (Hablar). Take of the last two letters in hablar (-ar). You are left with (Habl-). (Habl-) is the verb base. Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

6 Por ejemplo Hablar To speak Hablo I speak Hablamos We speak HablasSubject Pronouns (Singular) Hablar To speak (Plural) Yo Hablo I speak Nosotros nosotras Hablamos We speak tú Hablas You speak Vosotros Vosotras Hablais You(pl) Speak Él/ella/Ud. Habla S/He speaks Ellos/Ellas/Uds. Hablan They speak

7 Examples: I teach. Yo enseño. You study. Tú estudias.He practice sports. Él practica deportes. She plays the guitar. Ella toca la guitarra. We speak Spanish. Nosotros hablamos español. They learn English. Ellos aprenden inglés.

8 Keeping, -o,-as,-a,-amos, -ais, -an.. Conjugate the following –ar verbs.We need a book for Spanish Class. They have a ruler and a calculator for Math class. I need a book bag for social studies class. Do you need a folder for physical education class? Do you read a lot in English class?

9 Making a sentence negativeTo make an affirmative sentence negative, simply add no directly before the verb. Ex: Yo no hablo portugués. I don’t speak Portuguese. No escuchas la radio. You don’t listen to radio.

10 Conjugation of Regular –er VerbsSubject Pronouns (Singular) Verb Endings (Plural) Yo -o Nosotros nosotras -emos tú -es Vosotros Vosotras -éis Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds. -en

11 Subject+Verb base+Verb EndingHow to apply? Almost the same way as you did with the –ar verbs. But this time, you have to have a verb that ends with –er. Take of the last two letters in aprender (-er); you are left with (aprend-). (aprend-) is the verb base. Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

12 Por ejemplo Aprender To learn Aprendo I learn Aprendemos We learnSubject Pronouns (Singular) Aprender To learn (Plural) Yo Aprendo I learn Nosotros nosotras Aprendemos We learn tú Aprendes You learn Vosotros Vosotras Aprendéis You (pl.)learn Él/ella/Ud. Aprende S/He learns Ellos/Ellas/Uds. Aprenden They learn

13 Por Ejemplo: I read many books. Leo muchos libros.You eat pizza every day. Comes pizza cada día. We learn. Nosotros aprendemos. She runs (correr) fast. Ella corre muy rápido. You (pl) don’t undertand (comprender). Uds. No comprendéis. They drink coffee in the mornings. Ellos beben café por las mañanas.

14 Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-emos, -eis, -en.. Conjugate the following –er verbs.You don’t read. We sell (vender) the house(la casa). I don’t believe (creer). They run (correr).

15 Conjugation of Regular –ir VerbsSubject Pronouns (Singular) Verb Endings (Plural) Yo -o Nosotros nosotras -imos tú -es Vosotros Vosotras -ís Él/ella/Ud. -e Ellos/Ellas/Uds. -en

16 Subject+Verb base+Verb EndingHow to apply? Almost the same way as you did with the –ar and -er verbs. But this time, you have to have a verb that ends with –ir. Take of the last two letters in vivir (to live) (-ir ); you are left with (viv-) (viv-) is the verb base. Apply the following formula: Subject+Verb base+Verb Ending

17 Por ejemplo: Vivir To live Vivo I live Vivimos We live Vives You liveSubject Pronouns (Singular) Vivir To live (Plural) Yo Vivo I live Nosotros nosotras Vivimos We live tú Vives You live Vosotros Vosotras Vivís You (pl) live Él/ella/Ud. Vive S/he lives Ellos/Ellas/Uds. Viven They live

18 Por ejemplo: I write a letter. Yo escribo una carta.You live in New York. Tú vives en Nueva York. John describes the spiders. Juan describe las arañas. We decide. Nosotros decidimos.

19 Keeping, -o,-es,-e,-imos, -ís, -en.. Conjugate the following –ir verbs.She suffers (sufrir) a lot. You (pl) don’t attend (asistir a) to class. They open (abrir) the windows. We live in Korea.

20 ¡Te toca a ti! TraducciónMarcos lives in Montana. His mother works(trabajar) in a school where she teaches music and Phys.Ed. In the morning she plays piano (tocar el piano), sings(cantar), and practices with the band (la banda). In the afternoon, her students and she run(correr) and walk(caminar) a lot and at times, they dance. His father works (trabajar) in a bakery (la panaderia). He prepares and sells (vender) bread. He enters (entrar en) the bakery early morning, puts (poner) the bread in to the oven (el horno), and waits (esperar). While (mientras) he waits, he reads a newspaper (el periodico), watches tv, listens to radio (la radio), or studies Spanish. He writes and speaks well. He admits (admitir) that sometimes he takes a nap (echar una siesta) but he does not admit when he makes a mistake (commeter un error). He receives (recibir) many compliments (el cumplido). Many people (gentes) in Montana buy and eat the bread from the bakery.

21 Translation Marcos vive en Montana. Su mamá trabaja en una escuela donde enseña música y educación física. En la mañana ella toca el piano, canta y practica con la banda. En la tarde, sus estudiantes y ella corren y andan mucho y a veces bailan. Su papá trabaja en una panadería. El prepara y vende pan. El entra en la panadería muy temprano en la mañana, mete el pan en el horno y espera. Mientras, él espera, lee el periódico, mira la tele, escucha la radio o estudia español (él escribe y habla muy bien). El admite que a veces echa una siesta pero no admite cuando comete un error. Recibe muchos cumplidos. Muchas personas en Montana compran y comen pan de la panadería.