2. What is a verb?
Verbs allow you to talk about what you and others
do.
Examples of action verbs in English include: run,
talk, eat, study, etc.
3. Verbs in Spanish
In Spanish, all verbs end in the letters “ar”, “er”, or “ir”.
In this course, we will learn “ar” verbs first.
Verbs in Spanish are POWERFUL. For example, you can
tell the following just by looking at the verb in Spanish:
What the action is (root)
When the action takes place (tense)
We’ll be studying the present tense.
Who does the action (subject)
In Spanish, you can even have a one-word sentence! For
example:
“Canto.” =
“I sing.”
“I do sing.”
“I am singing.”
4. How to conjugate a verb
It’s as easy as this three-step process!
1. Start with the unconjugated form of the verb (called the
“infinitive”): CANTAR
2. Drop the ending “-ar”. What is left is the root: CANT-
3. Add the appropriate ending to the stem based on who the
subject is: O, AS, A, AMOS, ÁIS, AN
5. Example with “cantar”
Spanish English
(yo) canto (nosotros) cantamos I sing we sing
(nosotras) cantamos you (inf.) sing y’all (inf.) sing
(tú) cantas (vosotros)* cantáis he sings they sing
(vosotras)* cantáis she sings y’all sing
(él) canta (ellos) cantan you (form.) sing
(ella) canta (ellas) cantan
(usted) canta (ustedes) cantan
*Remember that vosotros(-as) is only
used in Spain. It is an informal way of
expressing “you all.” In other parts of
the world, ustedes is used to say “you
all” (both formally and informally).
6. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo nosotros(-as)
tú vosotros(-as)
él/ella/Ud. ellos(-as)/Uds.
7. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as)
tú vosotros(-as)
él/ella/Ud. ellos(-as)/Uds.
8. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as)
tú hablas vosotros(-as)
él/ella/Ud. ellos(-as)/Uds.
9. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as)
tú hablas vosotros(-as)
él/ella/Ud. habla ellos(-as)/Uds.
10. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as) hablamos
tú hablas vosotros(-as)
él/ella/Ud. habla ellos(-as)/Uds.
11. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as) hablamos
tú hablas vosotros(-as) habláis
él/ella/Ud. habla ellos(-as)/Uds.
12. Now YOU try!
Conjugate the verb “hablar” in the space below:
yo hablo nosotros(-as) hablamos
tú hablas vosotros(-as) habláis
él/ella/Ud. habla ellos(-as)/Uds. hablan
13. ¿Qué llevan?
FOR THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, USE THE
CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB “LLEVAR” TO
SAY WHAT VARIOUS PEOPLE WEAR IN
CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS.