Verb: 1. is an action word 2. Ending in ar, er and ir Verbs can be: Regular: verbs that don’t change their structure when conjugated Irregular: verbs that change structure when conjugated (stem or ending)

Infinitive verbs: Don’t have Person Time Number Examples: Amar, tener, visitar, subir Conjugated verbs: You assign: Examples: Yo amo (person: yo, time: present, number: singular)

First: identify if verb is regular or irregular,  How to conjugate a regular verb: First: identify if verb is regular or irregular, Second: identify the root and the ending of the verb (separate it), Third: Write the subject pronoun list, Fourth: Write the root of the verb next to the subject pronoun, Fifth: write the corresponding new ending.

Verbs ending in AR: Subject Pronoun Verb (root + new ending) Yo Root + o Tú Root + as Él Root + a Ella Usted Nosotros Root + amos Ustedes Root + an Ellos

Examples: Amar (to love) Subject Pronoun Verb (root + new ending) Yo Amo Tú Amas Él Ama Ella Usted Nosotros Amamos Ustedes Aman Ellos

Spanish English hablar to speak/talk caminar to walk andar trabajar to work estudiar to study escuchar to listen to visitar to visit viajar to travel enseñar to teach, show, point out llevar to take, carry, wear llegar to arrive bailar to dance nadar to swim cocinar to eat charlar to chat, visit platicar llorar to cry esperar to hope for buscar to look for, search for mirar to look at, watch pintar to paint pagar to pay gastar to spend ganar to win, earn, gain comprar to buy tocar to take, play music tomar to take, drink sacar to take out, take photos, earn (grades) ayudar to help cantar to sing desear tp desire, wish, want necesitar to need, to be necessary cortar to cut contestar to answer dibujar to draw