Spanish Present Tense Irregulars Slideshow Read all information thoroughly and take good notes! When you get to the end, complete the practice activity ON A SEPARATE SHEET (not in your notes, if working with a partner 1 copy) of paper and bring to the teacher to get checked.

Conjugating verbs- The term “conjugating” refers to the process of altering an “infinitive” so that it includes a subject. An “infinitive” is a verb that has no subject because it has not been conjugated. When defining an infinitive, the definition will begin with “to” do that action since, again, it has no specific subject. All infinitives will end with either –AR, -ER, or –IR.

Regular Verbs: When a verb is labeled as a “regular” verb, that gives you information on how to conjugate that verb. ALL regular verbs follow the same conjugation pattern. Review the Regular Present Tense verb endings and the steps to conjugate a Regular Verb on your handout from yesterday. Remember to get this handout checked off if you haven't already done so.

Let's take a look at some Irregular Present Tense Verbs Irregular Verbs When a verb is labeled as being “irregular”, this also provides you with information on how to conjugate it. If it is irregular, then you CANNOT simply follow the 3 steps you wrote earlier to conjugate it- there is something IRREGULAR about it. It may be a simple spelling change, or it may have completely irregular forms. There is less of a pattern to conjugating these types of verbs versus the regular verbs, so it is crucial that you study and MEMORIZE the forms of irregular verbs! Let's take a look at some Irregular Present Tense Verbs

Stem-changing Verbs: These verbs have a spelling change in the Stem of the verb. You must also conjugate the verb as usual to agree with the subject. -Possible stem-changes are: o-ue, e-ie, e-i, & u-ue -NO STEM-CHANGE IN NOSOTROS OR VOSOTROS NO STEM-CHANGE!!! STEM-CHANGE

e-ie stem-changers * = also a yo-go verb!! empezáis empieza empiezo In your notes, conjugate out the following verbs. Be sure to add the correct verb endings! Empezar- to start/begin empiezo empezamos (no stem-change) Querer- to want Preferir- to prefer Pensar- to think/plan Entender- to understand *Tener- to have *Venir- to come Perder- to lose Merendar- to have a snack empiezas empezáis empieza empiezan * = also a yo-go verb!!

e-i stem-changers servimos sirvo servís sirves sirven sirve Servir- to serve In your notes, conjugate out the following verbs. Be sure to add the correct verb endings! sirvo servimos servís sirves Pedir- to ask for/order Repetir- to repeat sirve sirven

o-ue stem-changers dormís duerme duermo dormimos duermes duermen In your notes, conjugate out the following verbs. Be sure to add the correct verb endings! Dormir- to sleep duermo dormimos dormís Poder- to be able to/ can Volver- to return/go back Contar- to count/to tell Encontrar- to find Recordar- to remember Almorzar- to eat lunch Costar- to cost duermes duerme duermen

jugáis jugamos juegas juega juego juegan u-ue stem-changer ONLY ONE! Jugar- to play (sport/game/activity) jugamos juego jugáis juegas juegan juega

Yo-go Verbs- These verbs have an irregular YO form (they end in GO) Yo-go Verbs- These verbs have an irregular YO form (they end in GO). Some are also stem-changers. Copy these into your notes & look up their definitions

Other irregular Present tense verbs: These verbs are not stem-changers or Yo-go's, but they do have irregular conjugations. Copy these into your notes & look up their definitions

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the IRREGULAR verb. Práctica: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the IRREGULAR verb. 1. Yo ____________ (pensar) ir al cine este fin de semana. 2. Nosotros ______________ (almorzar) en la cafetería. 3. Ellos no _____________ (entender) la tarea. 4. Los estudiantes ______________ (repetir) las palabras. 5. Tú _____________ (ver) televisión cada noche. 6. Ella ________________ (preferir) ir al centro comercial. 7. Tú ________________ (oler) muy mal. 8. Mi madre ______________ (decir) que soy muy inteligente. Complete on a SEPARATE SHEET (1 COPY) *Bring your answers to Srta. Kirby-Smith to be checked! *Also bring your notes with you.