2. 3 Partes fundamentales de los
verbos
EL INFINITIVO: El verbo NO conjugado.
The basic, unconjugated form, the one that
corresponds to the English “to do”
(something). For example, to speak, to work, to
sing, etc.
En español el verbo siempre
termina en r
3. The Spanish infinitive always ends in r
hablar
comer
escribir
cantar
aprender
leer
salir
vender
montar
correr
finalizar
reír
The fundamental parts of the
Spanish verb
4. The fundamental parts of the
Spanish verb
LA TERMINACIÓN/ENDING: The last
two letters of the infinitive.
The ending always
consists of two letters.
6. The fundamental parts of the
Spanish verb
LA RAÍZ/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.
7. The infinitive – the ending = the stem
salir
vender
montar
correr
finalizar
reir
hablar
comer
escribir
cantar
aprender
leer
The fundamental parts of the
Spanish verb
8. The fundamental parts
of the verb
EL INFINITIVO: The basic, unconjugated
form of the verb. estudiar
LA TERMINACIÓN The last two letters
of the infinitive.
LA RAÍZ: What is left after taking the ending
from the infinitive.
ar
estudi
9. a
hablar
ah bloa
ah blasa
ah blaa
habl mosa
áhabl isá
ah blana
Verbs of the 1st
conjugation (-ar)
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
Notice which vowel
gets the emphasis!
yo
tú
Ud.
él
ella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellos
ellas
Uds.