Spanish Verb Conjugation

Spanish Verb Conjugation

by Ms. Greene

THE INFINITIVE​

• ​The infinitive of a verb in English begins with "to" : to swim, to play,to run

• ​In Spanish the infinitive ends in either ar, er or ir.

• There is no subject performing the action.

• ​Examples: to swim = nadar, to drink = beber, to live = vivir.

Multiple Choice

What are the endings for Spanish infinitives?

• ar, ou, ur

• air. eir, ier

• ir, er, ar

• to

Multiple Choice

Which word is the infinitive in the sentence:

jugar es divertido

• ES

• DIVERTIDO

• JUGAR

Multiple Choice

Which word is the infinitive in the sentence:

Correr es bueno

• CORRER

• ES

• BUENO

Multiple Select

An example of a infinitive verb in Spanish is?

(Choose all that apply)

• asistir

• hablamos

• juego

• cantar

• corren

​Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns are the words that indicate who is performing the action of a sentence.

Example: She cleans the house. Who is doing the action? She.​

​In Spanish the subject pronouns can either be masculine or feminine.

​

​"vosotros" is only used in Spain.

​Spanish Subject Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun you use in the second person (When talking to another person)?

• ÉL

• TÚ

• YO

• NOSOTROS

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun you use in the first person (When talking about yourself alone)?

• USTED

• ELLOS

• TÚ

• YO

Multiple Choice

"Yo" means

• YOU

• HE

• I

• WE

Multiple Choice

Nosotros means...

• YOU

• WE

• THEY

• SHE

Multiple Choice

Usted means

• YOU (informal)

• YOU (formal)

• THEY

• YOU ALL

​Both English and Spanish verb conjugation, is changing the form of a verb to indicate who is doing the action.

​How to conjugate a verb

Just like we do not say I be or We be in English we DO NOT say "yo comer" or "nosotros jugar".

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The form of the verb has to match the subject of the sentence.

Conjugation

​​1. DROP THE INFINITIVE ENDING : AR / ER / IR

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​2. LOOK FOR THE SUBJECT PRONOUN.

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​3. ADD THE CORRECT ENDING

​​How we conjugate verbs

Multiple Choice

Beber = To drink

How do you say 'they drink' in Spanish?

• BEBO

• BEBES

• BEBEMOS

• BEBEN

Multiple Choice

Vivir = to live

How do you say 'We live' in Spanish?

• VIVO

• VIVES

• VIVIMOS

• VIVE

Multiple Choice

What is the second person of the verb "comer" (to eat)?

• YO COMO

• TÚ COMER

• ÉL COME

• TÚ COMES

Multiple Choice

What is the third person singular of the verb "comer"? 

• ÉL / ELLA COME

• NOSOTROS COMEMOS

• ELLOS COMEN

• YO COMER

Multiple Choice

cantar = to sing

How do you say "I sing"?

• CANTA

• CANTAMOS

• CANTO

• CANTAN

Multiple Choice

asistir = to attend

How do you say "you attend"? (informal)

• ASISTES

• ASISTEN

• ASISTIR

• ASISTE

Multiple Choice

llevar = to wear

How do you say "We wear"

• LLEVO

• LLEVA

• LLEVAN

• LLEVAMOS

Multiple Choice

Escuchar = To listen

How do you say 'I listen' in Spanish?

• ESCUCHAMOS

• ESCUCHO

• ESCUCHA

• ESCUCHAN

Multiple Choice

aprender = to learn

How do you say "she learns"?

• APRENDE

• APRENDEN

• APRENDO

• APRENDES

Multiple Choice

escribir = to write

How do you say "you write" (formal)?

• ÉL ESCRIBE

• TÚ ESCRIBES

• USTED ESCRIBE

• USTEDES ESCRIBEN