Verb Conjugation PPT for Spanish

1. Verb Conjugation: Present Tense

2. You already know a few verbs in the present tense for Spanish. Necesito I need Necesitas You need. Necesita He needs. Tengo I have Tienes You have Tiene He has Quiero I want Quieres You want Quiere He wants Verbs in Spanish are a little different from the verbs in English. Although they do much of the same thing, you are unaware of it in English. In Spanish, however, conjugation is very important.

3. First, Let’s review what a verb is. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a verb is : any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English by taking the past ending in -ed, that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that (when inflected) may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object. Let’s review the parts of a sentence, in particular locating the verb. Subject verb noun Subj. Verb noun

4. Now, let’s see those same sentences in Spanish. First, they will be in English as a reminder. Subject verb noun Subj. Verb noun Subject verb noun Subj. Verb noun

5. A verb represents the action of a sentence. It shows the reader what is happening and to whom it is happening. Verbs do the same thing in Spanish. In English, whenever we want to clarify who is performing the action, we insert the subject. You, me, Paul, Jane, Mr. Johnson, we, you all, they, are all samples of subjects that we use. In Spanish, however, it is not always neccesary to put the subject into the sentence, because the conjugation of the verb tells us who the subject is. Every verb has six different combinations for each tense. DON´T LET THIS FREAK YOU OUT! IT IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK !

6. Let´s start with the basics. Every verb has an infinitive . An infinitive is a verb that has not been conjugated. Necesitar to need. All infinitives end with –ar, -er, or –ir. AR Necesitar Comprar Estudiar Buscar Limpiar Lavar ER Tener Querer Correr Volver Leer Conocer IR Vestir Dormir Sacudir Sentir Preferir Introducir to need to buy to study to look to clean to wash to have to want to run to return to read to know to dress to sleep to dust to feel to prefer to introduce

7. For now, we will stick with –ar verbs. They have very few irregular conjugations. This is how you conjugate regular –ar verbs Take the infinitive, and drop the –ar ending This is the stem of the verb. Then add the appropriate ending.

8. -AR Verb Endings

9. -AR Verb Endings

10. Many people will use a handy chart to remember these! Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Él Ellos Ella Ellas Usted Ustedes -o -amos -as -aís -a -an Yo Compro Nosotros Compramos Tú Compras Vosotros compraís Él Ellos Ella Compra Ellas Compran Usted Ustedes Now, with the verb comprar Compro Compramos Compras Compraís Compra Compran

11. Whew! That was a lot of information really quick! Let´s do a quick review! Remember when I said that the basics of a language are important, because you have to know those to build up to the next level? This is why. Let´s review the different subjects real quick. Yo Tú Él-Ella-Ud. Nosotros Vosotros Ellos-Ellas-Uds. I You, informal. To your friends He-She-You formal. To adults, people that you don´t know. We You all, informal. Only used in Spain. They (group of boys), They (group of girls), You all formal.

12. Connect the subjects!! Yo We Tú They-boys Él You all Informal Ella I Usted You informal Nosotros You formal Vosotros She Ellos You all formal Ellas They girls Ustedes He

15. Use the chart from before to conjugate the following verbs Sacar Sentar Comprar Lavar Buscar Limpiar Nadar Estudiar Regalar Cortar Ganar Cocinar Necesitar Borrar Escuchar Llevar Mirar Graduar Levantar Presentar

16. Sacar Sentar Comprar Lavar Buscar Limpiar Nadar Estudiar Regalar Cortar Ganar Cocinar Necesitar Borrar Escuchar Llevar Mirar Graduar Levantar Presentar Translations To take out to sit To buy to wash to look for to clean to swim to study to give a gift to cut to win to cook to need to erase to listen to wear-carry to watch to graduate to lift to present

17. Mira! Lo que pasamos hoy y lo que aprenden hoy va a ser en el examen la semana que viene! Es importante que practican esto mucho para aprenderlo mejor, y para entender el idioma más. Todo los verbos que aprendemos hoy necesitan ustedes aprender de memoria para que puedan entender lo que les diré a ustedes y también para que puedan tomar más clases de español en el futuro. Look! What we went over today and what you all learned today will be on a test next week! It is important that you practice this a lot in order to understand it better, and in order to understand the langauge more. All of the verbs that we learned today you all need to memorize in order to understand what I will be saying to you all and also so that you can take more Spanish classes in the future.

18. For Review. ªAll of your subjects need to be memorized soon. ªLook over all of the new verbs ªPractice, practice, practice! The more you practice the better you will be. ªDon´t be afraid to ask questions! The more you ask, the more I can respond to. Para Repasar. ªTodos las sujetas necesitan ser memorizada rápida. ªRepasan todos los verbos nuevos. ªPratique, Practique, Practique! La más que practiques la mejor será. ªNo se preocupes preguntarme! La más que me preguntas, la mejor que puedo responder a ustedes.

19. Do activities 4-7 on page ?? For tomorrow. Prepare yourself to learn –er and –ir verbs, along with the irregular –ar verbs. Please! Bring your book to class tomorrow, we will be using it.

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