Conjugating regular verbs in the present tense

Important terms: Verb – action word in the sentence. Infinitive – form of the verb before conjugation, “to ______”. Conjugation – changing the form of the verb to agree with the subject. Subject – person or thing performing the action of the verb. Pronoun – word that replaces a noun.

There are three kinds of verbs in Spanish: -AR verbs -ER verbs -IR verbs

-AR verbs Hablar – to speak Trabajar – to work Visitar – to visit Cantar – to sing acabar- to finish adivinar- to guess adoptar- to adapt adorar- to adore afeitar- to shave agarrar- to grab

-AR verbs 11. agrandar- to enlarge 12. cocinar- to cook 13. decorar- to decorate 14. estudiar- to study 15. tomar- to take/ to drink 16.alquilar- to rent 17. alimentar- to feed 18.alojar- to lodge/to house 19. alumbrar- to illuminate 20.anunciar- to announce

-AR verbs 21. apoyar- to support 22.apreciar- to appreciate 23. asignar- to assign 24. bailar- to dance 25. bajar- to go down 26. besar- to kiss 27. borrar- to erase 28. caminar- to walk 29. cambiar- to change 30.brindar- to toast/offer

-AR verbs 31. calcular- to calculate 32. celebrar- to celebrate 33. completar- to complete 34. confirmar- to confirm 35. consultar- to consult 36. considerar- to consider 37. contestar- to answer 38. reservar- to reserve 39. charlar- to chat 40. dejar- to leave

-ER verbs Infinitives ending in –er Examples of –er verbs: Comer – to eat Beber – to drink Leer – to read Aprender – to learn

-ER verbs aprender– to learn absorber – to absorb barrer- to sweep comer- to eat beber- to drink comprender- to understand deber- to owe esconder- to hide meter- to put in prender- to switch on

-ER verbs 11. prometer– to promise 12. sorprender- to surprise 13. temer- to fear 14. vender- to sell 15. toser- to cough 16. romper- to break 17. exceder- to exceed

-IR verbs Infinitives that end in –ir Examples of –ir verbs: Vivir – to live Escribir – to write Recibir – to receive Abrir – to open

-IR verbs vivir- to live decidir- to decide escribir- to write describir- to describi admitir- to admit subir- to go up reir- to laugh discutir- to discuss permitir- to allow cubrir- to cover

-IR verbs 11. recibir- to receive 12. abrir- to open 13. sufrir- to suffer 14. omitir- to omit 15. partir- to divide

Every verb in Spanish has six forms.

The six forms of the verb are inserted into six “persons” on a verb chart. 1st Person singular 1st Person Plural 2nd Person Singular 2nd Person Plural 3rd Person Singular 3rd Person Plural

The subject pronouns are then divided into six groups, according to which form of the verb they use.

Subject Pronouns: SINGULAR Yo = I Tú = You (familiar) Usted = You (formal) Él = He Ella = She PLURAL Nosotros = We Vosotros = You (fam) Ustedes = You (for) Ellos = They (mas) Ellas = They (fem)

The subject pronouns are inserted into the “persons” of the verb chart: Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Usted (Ud) Él Ella Ustedes Ellos Ellas

Each kind of verb has a set of six endings, one for each “person”: -AR verbs -AMOS -AS -ÁIS -A -AN

Each kind of verb has a set of six endings, one for each “person”: -ER verbs -EMOS -ES -ÉIS -E -EN

Each kind of verb has a set of six endings, one for each “person”: -IR verbs -IMOS -ES -ÍS -E -EN

There are three steps to conjugating a verb in Spanish: Remove: remove the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) from the verb stem. Locate: find the subject of the verb (I, he, they etc.) in a person in the correct verb chart (-ar, -er, -ir) for the kind of verb you are using. Replace: replace the infinitive ending with the new ending found in the person in the verb chart by attaching it to the verb stem.

You want to say “I speak”... To speak = Hablar Follow the three steps using the –AR chart.

Step One: Remove HABL AR Leaves the verb stem...

Step Two: Locate on the verb chart. “I” Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Usted (Ud) Él Ella Ustedes Ellos Ellas =

Step Three: Replace -O -AMOS -AS -ÁIS -A -AN O -O HABL

YO HABLO = I SPEAK

“She eats”.... She COMER = to eat Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Usted (Ud) Él Ella Ustedes Ellos Ellas

“She eats”... = COM ER -O -EMOS -ES -ÉIS -E -EN She E

She eats = Ella come

Complete verb chart for: Hablar – To speak Hablamos -O -AMOS -AS -ÁIS -A -AN Hablo Hablas Habláis Habla Hablan

Complete verb chart for: Comer – To eat Comemos -O -EMOS -ES -ÉIS -E -EN Como Comes Coméis Come Comen

Complete verb chart for: Vivir – To live Vivimos -O -IMOS -ES -ÍS -E -EN Vivo Vivís Vives Vive Viven

¿Cómo se dice “We live”? Nosotros vivimos

¿Cómo se dice “You (fam) sing”? Tú cantas

¿Cómo se dice “They (mas) read”? Ellos leen