what is a verb?

What is a VERB?

What is the PRESENT TENSE?

There are 3 types of verb in Spanish

-AR -ER -IR

-AR e.g. hablar-ER e.g. leer-IR e.g. vivir

When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR ending it is called the INFINITIVE.The infinitive means TO ……

Hablar = to speakLeer = to readVivir = to live

What is the INFINITIVE?

Find the following verbs in Spanish in the dictionary. Is each verb –AR, -ER or –IR?1) to invite2) to introduce3) to prefer4) to reduce5) to break6) to dress

• invitar• presentar• preferir• reducir• romper• vestir

The STEM of the verb

When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR ending it is called the INFINITIVE.

Hablar = habl_Leer = le_Vivir = viv_

When you remove the –AR, -ER, -IR it becomes THE STEM.

What is a verb tense?Verb tenses describe WHEN the action is happening.Verb tenses describe WHEN the action is happening.

•PRESENT (it happens)

Verb tenses describe WHEN the action is happening.

•PRESENT (it happens)•PAST (it happened)

Verb tenses describe WHEN the action is happening.

•PRESENT (it happens)•PAST (it happened)•FUTURE (it will happen)

What is a verb tense?There are 7 main tenses.

What is a verb tense?There are 7 main tenses.•The present

What is a verb tense?There are 7 main tenses.•The present•The past – there are 4 past tenses

What is a verb tense?There are 7 main tenses.•The present•The past – there are 4 past tenses•The future

What is a verb tense?There are 7 main tenses.•The present•The past – there are 4 past tenses•The future•The conditional

•The presentI talkI eatI live

•The past – there are 4 past tensesThe preteriteI talkedI ateI lived

•The past – there are 4 past tensesThe imperfect I was talkingI was eatingI was living

•The past – there are 4 past tensesThe perfect I have talkedI have eatenI have lived

•The past – there are 4 past tensesThe pluperfect I had talkedI had eatenI had lived

•The futureI will talkI will eatI will live

•The conditionalI would talkI would eatI would live

•The INFINITIVE•The STEM of the verb- SPEAK- EAT- LIVE

HABLAR / HABL__

COMER / COM__

VIVIR / VIV__

HABLAR1) I speak2) I spoke3) I was speaking4) I will speak5) I would speak6) I have spoken7) I had spoken

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