1. Conjugating regular verbs in the present tense

2. 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.

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

4. -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

5. -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

6. -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

7. -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

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

9. -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

10. -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

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

12. -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

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

14. Every verb in Spanish has six forms.

15. 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

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

17. 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)

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

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

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

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

22. 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.

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

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

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

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

27. YO HABLO = I SPEAK

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

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

30. She eats = Ella come

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

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

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

34. ¿Cómo se dice “We live”?
Nosotros vivimos

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

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