Verbs

I – yo We – nosotros

You - tú

He, she, it, you – él, ella, usted

They, you - ellos, ellas, ustedes

VerbsVerbs change spelling depending on who the subject is:

Match the English to the Spanish

I

Tú

He

We

She

They

Yo

You

Él

Ella

Nosotros

Ellos, Ellas

There are 3 kinds of verbs

• Verbs that end in -ar–caminar, nadar

• Verbs that end in -er–comer, correr

• Verbs that end in -ir–vivir, servir

-ar -er -ir

caminar

bailar

cantar

comer

leercorrer escribir vivir

abrir

First, we will learn about verbs that end in -ar

to swim

to study

nadar

estudiar

to dance bailar

buscar

cantar

comprar

to search

to sing

to buy

to walk caminar

to jump

to throw

to take

brincar

tirar

tomar

How to form Spanish verbs

• Verbs change spelling depending on what the subject is.

• This happens in English too:– I run– You run– He runs

How to form –ar verbs in Spanish

• Verbs in Spanish have a different ending for each subject:

yo -o nosotros -amos

tú -as

él, ella, usted -a ellos, ellas, ustedes -an

• If we want to write I walk in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ar ending:

– Add the right ending for yo:

caminar

caminar

camino

camin + o = yo camino

How to form –ar verbs in Spanish

• If we want to write you walk in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ar ending:

– Add the right ending for tú:

caminar

caminar

caminas

camin + as = tú caminas

How to form –ar verbs in Spanish

Now you try…

• How do you write I throw in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ar ending:

– Add the right ending for yo:

• How do you write we swim in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ar ending:

– Add the right ending for nosotros:

Write the following words in Spanish:

• He jumps ___________________• We take ___________________• They study ___________________• I sing ___________________• You search ___________________• She buys ___________________• They dance ___________________• I swim ___________________• You walk ___________________• We throw ___________________

Next, we will learn about verbs that end in -er

to read

to break

leer

romper

to eat comer

to drink

to put

to sell

beber

meter

vender

to cough toser

comprender

correr

aprender

to understand

to run

to learn

How to form –er verbs in Spanish

yo -o nosotros -emos

tú -es

él, ella, usted -e ellos, ellas, ustedes -en

• If we want to write I eat in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –er ending:

– Add the right ending for yo:

comer

comer

como

com + o = yo como

How to form –er verbs in Spanish

• If we want to write you drink in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –er ending:

– Add the right ending for tú:

beber

beber

bebes

beb+ es = tú bebes

How to form –er verbs in Spanish

Now you try…

• How do you write I put in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –er ending:

– Add the right ending for yo:

• How do you write we sell in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –er ending:

– Add the right ending for nosotros:

Write the following words in Spanish:

• He breaks___________________• We read___________________• They learn___________________• I run___________________• You understand___________________• She coughs___________________• They sell___________________• I put___________________• He drinks___________________• You eat___________________

to write escribir

Next, we will learn about verbs that end in -ir

to have a birthday

cumplir años

House

to decide

to open

to live

decidir

abrir

vivir

How to form –ir verbs in Spanish

yo -o nosotros -imos

tú -es

él, ella, usted -e ellos, ellas, ustedes -en

• If we want to write I write in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ir ending:

– Add the right ending for yo:

escribir

escribir

escribo

escrib + o = yo escribo

How to form –ir verbs in Spanish

• If we want to write you decide in Spanish:– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ir ending:

– Add the right ending for tú:

decidir

decidir

decides

decid + es = tú decides

How to form –ir verbs in Spanish

Now you try…

• How do you write we open in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ir ending:

– Add the right ending for nosotros:

• How do you write they live in Spanish?– Find the verb:

– Take off the –ir ending:

– Add the right ending for ellas:

Write the following words in Spanish:

• We write___________________• They decide___________________• You open___________________• She lives___________________• I have a birthday___________________• We open___________________