Verbs (general)
What is a verb?
An action word. It tells you that someone is doing something.
Find the -ar verbs in this list in 10 seconds.
comer reir
oir andar
bailar abrir
andar and bailar
What is an -er verb?
A verb that ends in -er in the infinitive in Spanish.
Find the -ir verb in 10 seconds.
bailar nadar
comer vivir
empezar llover
vivir
Name an example of a verb in English.
Answer may vary.
Conjugate comenzar in the "nosotras" form.
comenzamos
How do you conjugate an - er verb in the present tense in Spanish? List all the steps.
1. Take away the -er ending
2. See which ending matches with the subject pronoun you want to use (ex. yo --> o, tu --> es, etc)
3. Add that ending to your stem (whatever is left after you take away the -er ending)
What is the 1st step when conjugating an -ir verb in the present tense in Spanish?
What do we call a verb that ends in -ar, -er, or -ir in Spanish and translates to "to _______"?
infinitive verb
Name an -ar verb (any -ar verb) in Spanish.
Answer may vary, but some answers include: comenzar, andar, nadar, hablar. etc.
What does "comer" mean in English?
to eat
What is an -ir verb? Give me an example.
A verb that ends in -ir in the Spanish infinitive and examples may vary, but some answers could be "decir, vivir, etc."
What is/are the verb(s) in this sentence? The dog barked and chewed its bone.
barked and chewed
Conjugate hablar in the "tu" form. If hablar means "to speak", then what is the English translation of your conjugation?
tu hablas - you speak
Find the -er verb in this sentence: "Ellos comen hamburguesas y papas fritas."
Is vivir (to say/tell) conjugated correctly in this sentence? "Ella vivimos en Nueva York." If it is not conjugated correctly, correct the sentence.
Name an example of a verb in Spanish. This can be in infinitive, present tense, or any tense.
Answer may vary.
Conjugate nadar in all forms: yo, tu, el/ella/usted, etc.
yo nado
tu nadas
el/ella/usted nada
nosotros/nosotras nadamos
ellos/ellas/ustedes nadan
Conjugate aprender (to learn) in the el/ella/usted and the nosotros/nosotras forms.
el/ella/usted aprendemos
ellos/ellas/ustedes aprenden
What does "Ella vive en Nueva York." mean? (Hint: vivir means to live)
She lives in New York.