CONJUGATING VERBS
1st
--------You need to know your subject pronouns. Memorize these and where each one goes on the chart.Subject Pronouns
| Singular Pronouns |
Plural Pronouns-all end in S |
|
yo ---I |
nosotros ---we |
|
tú ---you (familiar) |
vosotros---don’t worry about this one |
|
Ud ---you (formal)(Usted is abbreviated as Ud) él---he ella---she |
Uds---you (plural) like the slang "you all" (Ustedes is abbreviated as Uds) ellos---they (masculine) ellas---they (feminine) |
| yo |
nosotros |
|
tú |
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|
Ud, él, ella |
Uds, ellos, ellas |
2nd
-------- Conjugating verbs means knowing the different forms of a verb.An example of a
verb conjugation in English:The Verb
To Be
(infinitive form-basic or base form of a verb)Conjugations for To Be
I am, You are, He is, It is, She is, We are, They are
An example of a verb conjugation in Spanish:
The Verb
Ser (infinitive form-basic or base form of a verb)
Conjugations for Ser-to be in Spanish
yo soy, tú eres, Ud es, él es, ella es, nosotros somos, Uds son, ellos son, ellas son
3rd
--------In Spanish there are 2 categories of verbs| Regular |
Irregular |
|
Regular verbs follow a certain conjugation. For regular verbs you drop the ending of the infinitive verb and add certain endings. Infinitive verb-base form of the verb ending in AR, ER, or IR. |
Irregular verbs do not follow the regular verb conjugations. Some may be similar but are still different from the regular verb conjugations. You need to memorize these!!! |
VERB LINKS
-tells what is going on at the present time
Regular Verbs-Present Tense
http://www.geocities.com/flteachmd/regverbs.html
Irregular Verbs-Present Tense
http://www.geocities.com/flteachmd/irregverbs.html
-tells what happened in the past
-an action that was completed in the past
Preterite Verbs
http://www.geocities.com/flteachmd/preterite.html
-Gives an order
-tells someone what to do
Imperative-Commands Ud/Uds
http://www.geocities.com/flteachmd/imperative.html