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Department ofModern Languages
La Lengua española
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Gramática nueva
Los verbos -ar en el tiempo presente
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The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form, the one that corresponds to the English “to do …” (something).
For example:
to speak, to eat, to write… etc.
The Spanish infinitive always ends in r
Los verbos en el tiempo presente
HABLAR COMER ESCRIBIR
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The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive always consists of two letters.
Los verbos en el tiempo presente
hablarcomerescribircantaraprender
hablarcomerescribircantaraprender
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
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The stem or root: Whatever is left after removing the ending from the infinitive.
The stem can consist of a variable number of letters, depending on the length of the verb in question.
Los verbos en el tiempo presente
HABLAR COMER ESCRIBIR
HABL- COM- ESCRIB-
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El infinitivo – el sufijo = la raíz
salirconocercostarcorrer
hablarcomerescribircantar
Voluntarios
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When we conjugate any verb we always begin with its stem.
To conjugate a verb To put a verb in its correct person and number so that we know who is doing the action.
Los verbos en el tiempo presente
HABLAR
HABL-
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Los verbos en el tiempo presente
aah bloa
ah blasa
ah blaa
habl mosa
áhabl isá
ah blana
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!
yo
túUd.élella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellosellas
Uds.
hablar
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auest diou
uest diasu
uest diau
estudi mosa
áestudi isá
uest dianu
Its stem?
The emphasis?
VoluntariosLos verbos -ar en el
tiempo presente
estudiar
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estudio estudiamosestudias estudiáisestudia estudian
La biblioteca es un buen lugar para estudiar.
Verb forms that refer to people that are within the conversation flip to their “opposite” form.
¿Qué estudias tú?
Yo estudio matemáticas
.
¿Qué estudian ustedes?
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Gramática nueva
Los verbos -er / -ir en el tiempo presente
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The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. responder
The fundamental parts of the verb
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.
-er
respond-
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The following verbs are regular -er / -ir verbs and they are conjugated according to the pattern that follows:
aprender to learn
beber to drink
abrir to open
creer to believe
escribir to write
vender to sell
(+ a + infinitive) (to do something)
Los verbos en el tiempo presente
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Los verbos en el tiempo presente
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
aprender
eeapr ndoe
eapr ndese
eapr ndee
aprend mose
éaprend isé
eapr ndeneThe emphasis?
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Los verbos en el tiempo presente
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
escribir
iiescr boi
iescr besi
iescr bei
escrib mosi
íescrib sí
iescr beniThe emphasis?
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Los verbos en el tiempo presente
The verb ver (to see or to watch) is irregular only in its yo form. Also notice that the vosotros/as form has no written accent because it is only one syllable.
ver
veo
ves
ve
vemos
veis
ven
(not vo)
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vivo
vives
vive
vivimos
vivís
viven
Its stem?
vivir
VoluntariosLos verbos -ir en el
tiempo presente
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CON
CLUSIÓN
¿Qué forma del verbo es correcta?
1. ¿Tú ____ a países diferentes en el verano? a. viajo b. viaja c. viajas
2. Yo ____ en los restaurantes de Oxford.a. comemos b. como c. comes
3. Nosotros ____ en un apartamento grande. a. vive b. viven c. vivimos
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Adiós y hasta luego
RECORDAD QUE…
…PARA APRENDER,
¡ES NECESARIO PRACTICAR!