Conjugation What’s it all about?

Rules about conjugation You can’t have 2 conjugated verbs side-by- side. We do the same thing in English. I want to surf the net. I want is the conjugated form. To surf the net is an infinitive form.

In Spanish, it works the same way. Yo quiero navegar por Internet. Quiero is the conjugated form and navegar is the infinitive.

There are 3 steps to conjugate a regular verb. Identify the infinitive. Is it an “ar”, “er” or “ir” verb. Now, chop it off. You are left with the “stem”. Add the ending that goes with the subject.

Some questions are What does conjugation mean? What is an infinitive? What is a stem changing verb? What steps do you do to conjugate a verb?

Conjugation means Changing an infinitive to go with a given subject. An infinitive in Spanish ends in an “ar”, “er” or “ir”. In English, an infinitive begins with the word “to”.

Examples of conjugations in English To be- infinitive form I am You are She is We are They are We do NOT say “I to be” To talk- infinitive form I talk You talk She talks We talk They talk We do NOT say “I to talk”

Infinitives are easy to identify Bailar is an “ar” verb. Beber is an “er” verb. Escribir is an “ir” verb. Just look at the last 2 letters.

It’s your turn. Comer is an _____ verb.

Er verb Bailar is an

Ar verb Escribir is an ____________ verb.

Ir verb

Conjugation charts Endings for AR verbs Yo---- oNosotros--amos Tú-----as Él-----a Ellos-----an Ella---aEllas-----an Ud.---aUds.-----an Endings for ER and IR verbs ER and IR verbs have the SAME endings, except in the nosotros form. Yo---o (er)Nosotros—emos (ir)Nosotros---imos Tú—es Él---eEllos---en Ella---eEllas---en Ud.---eUds.----en

What do you notice? OOO ASESES AEE AMOSEMOSIMOS ANENEN

Let’s try some examples. Bailar to dance Step 1, identify the infinitive-----ar Step 2, chop it off------bail Step 3, add the ending to match the subject. Yo bail + o = bailoI dance Tú bail + as = bailas You dance Ella bail + a = baila She dances Nosotros bail + amos = bailamos We dance

Let’s do more examples. Dibujar #1 Identify the infinitive----- ar #2 Chop it off----- dibuj #3 Add the ending for the subject Yo dibuj + o = dibujo Tú dibuj + as = dibujas Ellos dibuj + an = dibujan

Here are some for you to try. Yo (hablar) por teléfono. I talk on the phone. Tú (montar) en bicicleta. You ride a bike. Mi amiga (estudiar) mucho. My friend studies a lot. Liliana y yo (trabajar) juntas. Liliana and I work together. Los amigos (navegar) por Internet. The friends surf the net.

Check your work. Yo hablo por teléfono. Tú montas en bicicleta. Mi amiga estudia mucho. Liliana y yo trabajamos juntas. Los amigos navegan por Internet.