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“Verbs” in Spanish come in two forms:
1.Infinitive
2.Conjugation
Infinitives:
• Give no information about the subject or
tense
• In English, they are “to” + a verb
• In Spanish, they end in -AR, -ER, -IR
• What are some examples in English?
Ejemplos
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To speak
To read
To write
To be
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Hablar
Leer
Escribir
Ser
Parts of an infinitive:
• There are two parts to an infinitive in
Spanish.
– Escrib- This is called the stem. It gives the
infinitive its meaning (write).
– -ir This is called the infinitive ending. It
means “to.”
• That’s how we get to write from escribir.
Conjugations:
• In order to write a complete sentence, you
have to have a conjugated verb.
• The conjugation of a verb tells two pieces
of information:
– Who? (the subject of the sentence)
– When? (the tense of the sentence)
Subject-Verb agreement:
• In order to write a sentence that is
grammatically correct, the verb and the
subject must agree. That means that
certain verb forms have to be used with
certain subjects.
• Ejemplo:
– I walks OR I walk
– We sings OR We sing
– He am OR He is OR
He are
“Ser” and
“Adjectives”
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The verb “Ser”
• Ser, which means “To be,” is an
irregular verb. Use ser to describe
characteristics: what a person or thing is
like (i.e.. physical description, personality
traits, nationality, race, gender).
Singular forms of Ser:
Yo soy =I am
Tú eres =You are
Ud./Él/Ella es = You are, or
he/she is
Plural forms of Ser:
Nosotros somos = we are
Vosotros sois = y’all are (in Spain)
Uds/Ellos/Ellas son = you all are or they
are
Practiquen: SER
1. Susana y Margarita ____ estudiantes de
español.
2. Me llamo Jorge. ____ de México.
3. Hoy ____ el 26 de septiembre.
4. Y vosotros, ¿de dónde ____?
5. Los muchachos no ____ mis amigas.
6. Esté ____ mi mejor amigo, Raul.
Los adjectivos
«En inglés»- in English
• The red car.
• The green shirt.
• The small desk.
• The fat man.
• The l o n g river.
***The adjective is before the noun.
En Español
1. Adjectives are placed AFTER
the noun.
• El chico bajo
• Un hombre alto
• Los estudiantes perezosos
Regla # 2
Gender must match.
• Masculine adjectives end in o
El chico organizado
• Feminine adjectives end in a
La chica organizada
Regla # 3
Adjectives that end in -e have the
SAME masculine & feminine
forms.
Ejemplo:inteligente
la chica inteligente
el hombre impaciente
Regla # 4
Number must match. (singular or plural)
• Marcos es inteligente.
• Add -s if adjective ends in a vowel.
Los hombres son bajos
Las mujeres son altas
• Add -es if adjective ends in
a consonant.
 Los muchachos son trabajadores
Regla # 5
If an adjective ends in “Z”:
Change to “C” &
Add “-es”
La chica es feliz
 Las chicas son
felices
Number:
An adjective agrees in number with what they are
describing: singular or plural. (Both the verb and
adjective need to agree.)
Marco es inteligente
Ellos son trabajadores
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A Practicar
el chico / guapo ________________________
el chico es guapo
las personas /serio______________________
las personas son serias
un hombre / bajo_______________________
un hombre es bajo
una mu jer / alto________________________
una mujer es alta
los estudiantes son perezosos
• los estudiantes / perezoso _____________________
Yo soy guapa
• Yo, (f.) / guapo _______________________
somos cómicos
• Nosotros (m.) / cómios Nosotros
___________________
lápices son bonitos
• El lápiz (p.) / bonito Los
_____________________
Tú eres paciente
• Tú / paciente ________________________
Negation:
• Negating a sentence changes it to say the
opposite. Instead of “I want cake,” the
negated sentence would say “I don’t want
cake.”
• To negate a sentence in Spanish, simply
place the word “no” before the verb.
– Soy maestra.
– Él es estudiante.
(Yo) No soy maestra
Él no es estudiante.