UNIDAD 2 LECCIÓN 1

Español 1 – Doctora Tartaglione

Conjugating Verbs

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CONJUGATION:

a verb form that uses the stem of an infinitive and adds endings that reflect subject and tense

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TO CONJUGATE A VERB IN ENGLISH IN THE PRESENT TENSE YOU FIRST HAVE TO TAKE THE INFINITIVE FORM:

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REMOVE THE “TO” FROM THE INFINITIVE FORM:

to walk

IN ENGLISH YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE THE SUBJECT PRONOUN AND SOMETIMES ADD AN ENDING:

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I walk He walksThey goShe goes

In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an ending:

I walkyou walkhe walks

she walks

we walkyou all walkthey walkthey walk

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TO CONJUGATE AN “AR” VERB IN SPANISH YOU MUST FIRST REMOVE THE “AR” ENDING.

habl

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ar

YOU THEN NEED TO ADD THE APPROPRIATE ENDINGS.

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yo habl nosotros habltú habl vosotros hablél habl ellos habl

oas

Add as for the “tú” form:Add o for the “yo” form:

a

Add a for the él form:Add amos for the “nosotros” form:

amosáis

an

Add áis for the “vosotros” form:Add an for the “ellos” form:

We would translate the following conjugated verb into English as such:

yo hablotú hablasUd. hablaél hablaella habla

nosotros hablamos

vosotros habláis

Uds. hablanellos hablanellas hablan

=I speak, I am speaking=you speak, you are speaking=you speak, you are speaking=he speaks, he is speaking=she speaks, she is speaking

=we speak, we are speaking=you all speak, you all are speaking=you all speak, you all are speaking=they speak, they are speaking=they speak, they are speaking

CONJUGATE THE FOLLOWING VERBS ACCORDING TO THE SUBJECT PRONOUN, THEN GIVE THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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HABLAR (YO)

habloI speak, I am speaking

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HABLAR (TÚ)

hablasyou speak, you are speaking

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DIBUJAR (ELLA)

dibujashe draws, she is drawing

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BAILAR (NOSOTROS)

bailamoswe dance, we are dancing

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ESTUDIAR (ELLOS)

estudianthey study, they are studying

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ANDAR (USTED)

andayou ride, you are riding

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*Remember*…this is the formal version of “you” for speaking to an adult.

PASEAR (YO)

paseoI walk (stroll), I am walking (strolling)

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ESCUCHAR (ELLOS)

escuchanthey listen, they are listening

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ESTUDIAR (YO)

estudioI study, I am studying

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ESTUDIAR (ELLOS)

estudianthey study, they are studying

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USAR (TÚ)

usasyou use, you are using

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TRABAJAR (ELLAS)

trabajanyou work, you are working

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Tener – to haveThe forms are similar to an –ar verb…but since tener ends with –er…the endings have –e in them.***And don’t forget that this

verb has some other spelling changes.

tenerYo tengoTú tienesUsted tieneÉl tieneElla tiene

Nosotros

tenemosVosotros tenéis

Ustedes tienen

Ellos tienenEllas tienenDon’t forget to

add in the “g”.

All forms need an “i” except yo, nosotros and vosotros.

Tener + “que” + infinitive

Don’t’ conjugate the second verb!!!

To have + “to” + activity

In this phrase “que” means “to”D

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Tener + “que” + infinitive

Don’t’ conjugate the second verb!!!

Yo tengo que estudiar para el examen.

Marco tiene que trabajar temprano.

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“to”

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The class OF science.

What kind OF class is it?

Yo tengo la clase español con Doctora Tartaglione.

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The class OF math

la inglés clase La historia clase

la clase de inglés La clase de

historia

MAL BIEN

A mí me gusta la clase de arte, porque me gusta mucho dibujar.

Muchos/muchas

Tengo muchas clases hoy.Hay muchos estudiantes en la clase de español.

Me gusta mucho comer.Make sure the ending matches. “Many” is a quantity, not a description, so it stays in front of the noun.

In this case there is no noun to match it to, so do not change the ending of “mucho”.

La clase = muchas clasesel estudiante= muchos estudiantes

La hora…

It is = Your answer when

someone asks you what time is is NOW.

Son las…Es la (una)…

For saying when you have (to do) something.

I have math AT 2:00.

A las…A la (una)…

Right now

At…

Always and never go before the verb.I always study for a test.Yo siempre estudio para un examen.Ella nunca llega tarde a la clase.

Frequency…

Think about the pattern in English.

A lot goes after the verb.I study a lot.Yo estudio mucho.A Doctora le gusta hablar mucho.

Frequency…

Think about the pattern in English.

All other frequency phrases go at the very beginning or very end of the sentence.

I eat French Fries once in a while.Yo como papas fritas de vez en cuando.Sometimes I eat fruit in the morning .A veces (yo) como fruta en la mañana.

Frequency…