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L2 U3 Study guide regular verbs Nombre:______Periodo:______-Ar, -Er, and -Ir verb endings Let’s review some terms!
Verb: a part of speech indicating action
Infinitive: an unchanged verb. In English it usually includes the word “to” – to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish all infinitives end in either -ar, -er-, ir. Ex: to swim = nadar to eat = comer to live = vivir
Conjugate: To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject.
Subject: The person or thing doing the action
Conjugations: the forms of the verb after you conjugate it. Ex: to swim: I swim; you swim; he she or it swims; we swim; they swim Nadar: yo nado, tú nadas, él/ella/ Ud. Nada, nosotros nadamos, ellos/as/ Uds nadan
Subject pronouns: a word that replaces the proper names of nouns. In English: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. In Spanish:
To conjugate a verb in Spanish you 1. “Chop suey” – take of the ending, -ar, -er, -ir a. you are left with the stem of the verb a.i. nadar – ar = nad (the stem) 2. “schmoosh” – and on the appropriate ending to match the subject.
-ar endings -er endings -ir endings Yo o o o Tú As Es Es Él, ella, Ud. A E E Nosotros/as Amos Emos Imos Ellos, ellas, Uds. An En En Er and ir verbs have the same endings except for the nosotros form L2 U3 Study guide regular verbs Nombre:______Periodo:______Lets practice conjugating some verbs Subject/ Hablar Bailar Estudiar Beber Comer Correr Vivir Escribir Pronoun (to talk) (to dance) (to study) (to drink) (to eat) (to run) (to live) (to write) El muchacho Nosotros Tú Yo Él/ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas La muchacha Uds Mr. Seale Carlos y yo Rebecca y tú Andy y José
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Para el desayuno, yo ______los blancos y el pan tostado. (comer) 2. ¿Qué ______tú para el desayuno? (beber) 3. En el café los clientes ______el mesero. (ver) 4. Mi amigo y yo ______el menú. (leer) 5. El mesero ______la cuenta (escribir) 6. Las personas en los supermercados ______productos congelados (vender) 7. ¿Dónde ______tú? (vivir)