Verbs in the Present Tense (Los verbos en el tiempo presente)

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb 1 The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form. For example, to speak, to work, to sing, etc. Ex. Hablar beber vivir

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb 2 The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. -ar -er -ir

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb The ending always consists of two letters hablar comer escribir cantar aprender leer hablar comer escribir cantar aprender leer salir conocer costar correr finalizar freír salir conocer costar correr finalizar freír ar ir er There are three types or categories of verbs in Spanish: those that end in ar, those that end in er, and those that end in ir

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb 3 The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive. Hablar  habl Comer  com Vivir  viv

The fundamental parts of the verb ¡No te olvides! Don't forget! 1 The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. estudiar 2 The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. ar The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive. 3 estudi

hablar yo nosotros/as h a a bl o habl a a mos tú vosotros/as h a a bl Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar) hablar All persons and numbers are based on the stem. yo nosotros/as h a a bl o habl a a mos tú vosotros/as h a a bl as habl á á is Ud. él ella ellos ellas Uds. h a a bl a h a a bl an Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar) trabajar Its stem? trab a a j o trabaj a a mos trab a a j as trabaj á á is trab a a j a trab a a j an The emphasis?

Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar) buscar Its stem? b u u sc o busc a a mos b u u sc as busc á á is b u u sc a b u u sc an The emphasis?

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) aprender Its stem? apr e e nd o aprend e e mos apr e e nd es aprend é é is apr e e nd e apr e e nd en The emphasis?

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) beber Its stem? b e e b o beb e e mos b e e b es beb é é is b e e b e b e e b en The emphasis?

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) . veo vemos (not vo) ves veis ve ven

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir) abrir Its stem? a a br o abr i i mos a a br es abr í í s a a br e a a br en The emphasis? Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir) escribir Its stem? escr i i b o escrib i i mos escr i i b es escrib í í s escr i i b e escr i i b en The emphasis?