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What is a verb?
A verb is a word which describes
the action in a sentence (the doing
word)
Examples
I play football.
We eat spaghetti.
What is a verb tense?
Verb tenses describe WHEN the
action is happening.
•PRESENT (it happens)
•PAST (it happened)
•FUTURE (it will happen)
What is the present tense?
We use it to describe actions which are
happening now or which are true at the
moment or in general.
Hablo español
I speak Spanish
Congulation of verbs
Learning the patterns of language allows to create your own phrases
Subject pronouns
yo
I
tú
You (singular)
él / ella
He/she
nosotros / nosotras
We
vosotros / vosotras
You (plural)
ellos / ellas
They
Congulation of verbs
Learning the patterns of language allows to create your own phrases
Subject pronouns
yo
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tú
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él / ella
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nosotros / nosotras
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vosotros / vosotras
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ellos / ellas
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Argentina
TÚ-TÚ
egocéntrico =
self-centred
Tú, tú, tú, tú
Yo, yo, yo, yo
¿Quién? …
¡Ni tú
ni yo!
Subject Pronouns
Yo
Nosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Él
Ella
Ellos
Ellas
The present tense
What is a verb tense?
Verb tenses describe WHEN the
action is happening.
•PRESENT (it happens)
•PAST (it happened)
•FUTURE (it will happen)
There are 3 types of verb in Spanish
-AR e.g. hablar
-ER e.g. comer
-IR e.g. vivir
When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR
ending it is called the INFINITIVE.
The infinitive means TO ……
Hablar = to speak
Comer = to eat
Vivir = to live
What is a
VERB?
What is the
PRESENT
TENSE?
What is the
INFINITIVE?
The STEM
of the verb
When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR
ending it is called the INFINITIVE.
When you remove the –AR, -ER, -IR it
becomes THE STEM.
Hablar = habl_
Comer = com_
Vivir = viv_
When you remove the –AR, -ER, -IR it
becomes THE STEM.
What do you add
to make it “I live”
viv_
Vivir = vivo
The present tense
hablar - to speak
habl o
I speak, I am speaking
habl as
You speak, you are speaking
habl a
He / she speaks, he / she is speaking
habl amos We speak, we are speaking
habl áis
You speak, you are speaking
habl an
They speak, they are speaking
habl o
habl as
habl a
habl amos
habl áis
habl an
How do we form the Present Tense?
There are 3 categories or GROUPS of verbs. You
recognise them according to the ending of the
infinitive:
– ar
hablar
– er
comer
to speak
to eat
– ir
vivir
to live
hablar
to speak
Yo I
habl o
Tú You
habl as
Él / Ella He / She / It
habl a
Nosotros We
habl amos
Vosotros You Lot
habl áis
Ellos / Ellas They
habl an
comer
to eat
vivir
hablo
com
viv
hablas
com
viv
habla
com
viv
hablamos
com
viv
habláis
com
viv
hablan
com
viv
hablar
to speak
Yo
to live
I
Tú
You
Él / Ella
He / She / It
Nosotros
We
Vosotros
You Lot
Ellos / Ellas
They
comer
to eat
vivir
hablo
como
vivo
hablas
comes
vives
habla
come
vive
hablamos
comemos
vivimos
habláis
coméis
vivís
hablan
comen
viven
hablar
to speak
Yo
to live
I
Tú
You
Él / Ella
He / She / It
Nosotros
We
Vosotros
You Lot
Ellos / Ellas
They
To conjugate a verb.
hablo
hablas
habla
hablamos
habláis
hablan
Conjugation.
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