Verbs

I – yoWe – nosotros You - tú He, she, it, you – él, ella, usted They, you - ellos, ellas, ustedes Verbs Verbs change spelling depending on who the subject is:

Match the English to the Spanish I Tú He We She They Yo You Él Ella Nosotros Ellos, Ellas

There are 3 kinds of verbs Verbs that end in -ar – caminar, nadar Verbs that end in -er – comer, correr Verbs that end in -ir – vivir, servir

-ar-er -ir caminar bailar cantar comer leercorrerescribirvivir abrir

First, we will learn about verbs that end in -ar to swim to study nadar estudiar

to dancebailar buscar cantar comprar to search to sing to buy to walkcaminar to jump to throw to take brincar tirar tomar

How to form Spanish verbs Verbs change spelling depending on what the subject is. This happens in English too: – I run – You run – He runs

How to form –ar verbs in Spanish Verbs in Spanish have a different ending for each subject: yo -onosotros -amos tú -as él, ella, usted -aellos, ellas, ustedes -an

If we want to write I walk in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –ar ending: – Add the right ending for yo: caminar caminar camino camin + o = yo camino How to form –ar verbs in Spanish

If we want to write you walk in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –ar ending: – Add the right ending for tú: caminar caminar caminas camin + as = tú caminas How to form –ar verbs in Spanish

Now you try… How do you write I throw in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –ar ending: – Add the right ending for yo:

How do you write we swim in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –ar ending: – Add the right ending for nosotros:

Write the following words in Spanish: He jumps ___________________ We take ___________________ They study ___________________ I sing ___________________ You search ___________________ She buys ___________________ They dance ___________________ I swim ___________________ You walk ___________________ We throw ___________________

Next, we will learn about verbs that end in -er to read to break leer romper

to eatcomer to drink to put to sell beber meter vender to coughtoser comprender correr aprender to understand to run to learn

How to form –er verbs in Spanish yo -onosotros -emos tú -es él, ella, usted -eellos, ellas, ustedes -en

If we want to write I eat in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –er ending: – Add the right ending for yo: comer comer como com + o = yo como How to form –er verbs in Spanish

If we want to write you drink in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –er ending: – Add the right ending for tú: beber beber bebes beb+ es = tú bebes How to form –er verbs in Spanish

Now you try… How do you write I put in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –er ending: – Add the right ending for yo:

How do you write we sell in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –er ending: – Add the right ending for nosotros:

Write the following words in Spanish: He breaks___________________ We read___________________ They learn___________________ I run___________________ You understand___________________ She coughs___________________ They sell___________________ I put___________________ He drinks___________________ You eat___________________

to writeescribir Next, we will learn about verbs that end in -ir to have a birthday cumplir años House to decide to open to live decidir abrir vivir

How to form –ir verbs in Spanish yo -onosotros -imos tú -es él, ella, usted -eellos, ellas, ustedes -en

If we want to write I write in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –ir ending: – Add the right ending for yo: escribir escribir escribo escrib + o = yo escribo How to form –ir verbs in Spanish

If we want to write you decide in Spanish: – Find the verb: – Take off the –ir ending: – Add the right ending for tú: decidir decidir decides decid + es = tú decides How to form –ir verbs in Spanish

Now you try… How do you write we open in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –ir ending: – Add the right ending for nosotros:

How do you write they live in Spanish? – Find the verb: – Take off the –ir ending: – Add the right ending for ellas:

Write the following words in Spanish: We write___________________ They decide___________________ You open___________________ She lives___________________ I have a birthday___________________ We open___________________