¿Qué es un “verbo”? (What is a “verb”?)

Los verbos: *A “verb” represents an action / means “to do something”… (“Buscar,” “cocinar,” and “caminar” are all verbs.) “Buscar” = “to look for” “Cocinar” = “to cook” “Caminar” = “to walk”

Los verbos: *In Spanish there are 3 types of verbs: 1)Verbs that end with “AR” (“Buscar”) 2)Verbs that end with “ER” (“Correr”) 3)Verbs that end with “IR” (“Escribir”) *The largest number of Spanish verbs end in “AR”

¿Qué es un “infinitivo”? (What is an “infinitive”?)

Los infinitivos: *“Buscar,” “cocinar,” and “caminar” are also “infinitives.” “Infinitive” is a fancy way of saying the whole (*not changed) form of the verb. “Buscar” = “to look for” “Cocinar” = “to cook” “Caminar” = “to walk”

¿Qué es una “conjugación”? (What is a “conjugation”?)

Las conjugaciones: *“Conjugating” is a fancy way of saying “changing” a verb. When we conjugate the verb, we change it’s ending to indicate the different people that do the action. We need to change the infinitive to make a conjugation. Ejemplos: “Practicar is an infinitive and means “to practice” “Practico” is a conjugation and means “I practice” Today we are going to practice verb forms…!!!

Actividad: “Conjugación o Infinitivo” Las instrucciones: If you see an “Infinitive,” circle “Infinitive” next to the verb/verbs form. If you see a “Conjugation,” circle “Conjugation” next to the verb/verb form.

Why do we need to conjugate? The infinitive “Cocinar” means “to cook.” If you want to say “I cook,” you need to change “cocinar” by conjugating. “I cook” would be “Yo cocino” in Spanish. “Cocino” is a conjugation, or a changed form of the verb. If you do not conjugate, you will be speaking like “a cave man”! For instance, if you say “Yo cocinar,” you are basically saying, “I to cook.”

“Yo cocinar, tú practicar, nosotros caminar…” “I to cook, you to practice, we to walk…”

“Yo cocino, tú practicas, nosotros caminamos…!” “I cook, you practice, we walk…!”

How to conjugate an “AR” verb in the present tense… You can think of changing verbs (“conjugating”) like following a recipe’s steps… “Cocinar” means “to cook.” If we want to say “I cook,” we must change the verb. To change an “ar” verb STEP 1: Chop off the “ar”: Take away the “ar” from the end of the verb infinitive. Practicar – ar = Practic

TO TALK ABOUT MYSELF- “Yo” (I) STEP 2: Add the appropriate conjugation ending. *For “Yo,” or “I,” add an “o” Practic + o = Practico * Yo practico = “I practice” … (“Yo” means “I” in Spanish!) (Remember that “Yo” has an “o” just like the conjugation (cocino) has an “o”.)

TO TALK TO YOU- “Tú” (You) STEP 2: Add the appropriate conjugation ending. *For “Tú,” or “you,” add “as” Practic + as = Practicas * Tú practicas = “You practice” … (“Tú” means “you” in Spanish!) (Remember that “Tú” has a “u” just like “you” has a “u”.)

TO TALK ABOUT US- “Nosotros” / “Nosotras” (We) STEP 2: Add the appropriate conjugation ending. *For “Nosotros / nosotras,” or “we,” add “amos” Practic + amos = Practicamos * Nosotros / nosotras practicamos = “We practice” … (“Nosotros / nosotras” means “we” in Spanish!) (“Nosotras” is used for girls only. “Nosotros” is used for guys or a mix of guys and girls.)