1. El Infinitivo/The Infinitive
Capitulo 1A-Apuntes #1
El Infinitivo/The Infinitive

2. *Verbs are words that name actions
*Verbs in English have different forms
depending on who is doing the action
I, you, he, she , it , we, they
and when the action is occurring
past, present, future

3. is the most basic form of a verb
*The INFINITIVE
is the most basic form of a verb

4. *In English, the infinitives usually have
the word “to” in front of the verb:
to swim, to read, to write

5. -ar -er or -ir *For example: nadar leer escribir
*In Spanish, the infinitives don’t have a
separate word like “to” in front of the verb.
*Spanish infinitives are one word and
always end in:
-ar -er or -ir
*For example:
nadar
leer
escribir

6. Escucha: -ar -er -ir patinar correr escribir trabajar leer ir ver
You are going to listen to some verbs.
What verb group do they belong to:
-ar -er -ir
patinar
correr
escribir
trabajar
leer ir
ver
nadar

7. do Practice Workbook 1A-5
*Do Actividad #9 pagina 32
y Actividad #11 pagina 33
-AR
-ER
-IR
nadar
*Total of 13 VERBS
*In addition,
do Practice Workbook 1A-5