Verbs in the Present Tense Los verbos en

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

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb 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 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 salir conocer costar correr finalizar freír 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 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 The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. estudiar The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. ar The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive. estudi

Verbs of the st 1 conjugation (-ar) hablar All persons and numbers are based on the stem. yo hablo nosotros/as hablamos tú hablas vosotros/as habláis Uds. hablan Ud. habla ellos él ellas ella Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

Verbs of the st 1 conjugation (-ar) trabajar Its stem? trab ajo traba jas trabaja mos trabajáis trab ajan The emphasis?

Verbs of the st 1 conjugation (-ar) buscar Its stem? busco buscas bu sca buscamos buscáis bu scan The emphasis?

Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) aprender Its stem? aprendo aprendes aprendemos aprendéis aprenden The emphasis?

Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) beber Its stem? b ebo b ebes b ebe bebemos bebéis beben The emphasis?

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

Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) abrir Its stem? aabro a abres a abre abr imos abr ís a abren The emphasis? Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) escribir Its stem? escribo escribes escribe escribimos escribís escriben The emphasis?