1 El presente indicativo ESPAÑOL 1

2 A. What is the present tense? It is when the action of a verb occurs at the moment. Verbs can be divided into two categories: 1.Regular: Regular verbs follow a pattern. 2.Irregular: Do not follow a pattern. Example: SER: soy, eres, es, somos, son

3 B. What is an infinitive? An infinitive is the original basic form of a verb. An infinitive usually ends in -ar, -er, -ir

4 How do I conjugate a verb that ends in -ar? 1)Drop the ending –ar; you are then left with the stem. Example: Hablar = Habl 2) Add the following ending to the stem: Infinitive stem Yo-oNosotros-amos Tú-as El, Ella, Ud.-aEllos, Ellas, Uds. -an

5 Example: Hablar: to speak YohabloNosotros / Nosotras hablamos I speakWe (m, f) speak Túhablas You speak El, Ella, Ud.hablaEllos, Ellas, Uds. hablan He, she or You formal speak They (m, f) or You all speak

6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ex3k3yKjYk Conjugations back by Señor Mara

7 Práctica Now practice on your own paper. Set up a conjugation for “bailar”and “escribir” Conjugate the verbs and define each conjugation.

8 Bailar – _______________ YoNosotros Tú El, Ella, Ud.Ellos, Ellas, Uds.

9 YoNosotros Tú El, Ella, Ud.Ellos, Ellas, Uds. Escribir - ________________