6. An infinitive is the basic verb form. In English we call it a verbal. It does not tell who is performing the action in a sentence or when the action is taking place.
22. This is the basis for everything else you will ever do in Spanish class. Follow these steps… Hey, pay attention to this part!
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25. What are the new endings to be added to the stem?
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27. What are the new endings for verbs ending in –ar?
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29. The Present Indicative tense Ellos or Ellas habl an They speak Ustedes habl an You (all) speak Él habl a He speaks Ella habl a She speaks Usted habl a You speak Vosotros habl áis You (all) speak Tú habl as You speak Nosotros habl amos We speak Yo habl o = I speak
30. What are the new endings for verbs ending in –er?
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32. The Present Indicative tense regular –er verbs Ellos or Ellas com en They eat Ustedes com en You (all) eat Él com e He eat s Ella com e She eat s Usted com e You eat Vosotros com éis You (all) eat Tú com es You eat Nosotros com emos We eat Yo com o = I eat
33. What are the new endings for verbs ending in –ir?
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35. The Present Indicative tense regular –ir verbs Ellos or Ellas viv en They live Ustedes viv en You (all) live Él viv e He lives Ella viv e She lives Usted viv e You live Vosotros viv ís You (all) live Tú viv es You live Nosotros viv imos We live Yo viv o = I live
37. 1 . The verb tense (when the action is happening) 2 . the subject or person (who is performing the action). That’s simple! It depends upon 2 things!
38. Remember, always look for the subject! If the subject is I, use –o. If the subject is we, use –amos, etc.