Three types of Spanish verbs
AR, ER, IR
Yo (dibujar)
Dibujo
Tú (escuchar)
escuchas
To draw
Dibujar
Josué y yo
Nosotros
dibujar
to draw
viajar
to travel
What is the ending for regular present tense -ar verbs for tú?
-as
tú (cantar)
cantas
Yo (estudiar)
Estudio
To talk
hablar
If I’m Shakira and I’m speaking to my audience in a concert, I say:
Ustedes
limpiar
to clean
llegar
to arrive
What is the ending for regular present tense -ar verbs for él, ella, Usted?
-a
él (cocinar)
Cocina
Julio y yo (bailar)
bailamos
To listen
Escuchar
If my student, Rosanny, is talking to her friend, Charleny, she would say:
Tú
cocinar
to cook
entrar
to enter
What is the ending for regular present tense -ar verbs for nosotros?
-amos
nosotros (trabajar)
Trabajamos
Ana y Maria (trabajar)
trabajan
To study
Estudiar
If I’m gossiping with my friends about our favorite singers and rappers, I would say:
descansar
to rest
regresar
to return
We learned that the verb “estudiar” is a cognate. What is a cognate?
A word that in Spanish and English sounds/looks the same.
Ustedes (hablar)
hablan
Usted (bailar)
Baila
To sing
cantar
Name all 10 Spanish pronouns.
Yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, nosotras, ellos, ellas, ustedes
visitar
to visit
ayudar
to help