1. Expressions with the Infinitive

2. What is an INFINITIVE? A verb that ends in -er, -ar, or -ir and hasn’t been conjugated yet. Example: Correr - To run

3. Infinitive after another verb or expression In Spanish, the infinitive often comes right after another verb or an expression. Debes estudiar. Antes de hablar verbinfinitive expression

4. Rule of Infinitives When an infinitive is used immediately after a verb or expression, it should not be conjugated. It should remain in the infinitive form. Example : Tengo que hablar. (I have to speak) expressioninfinitive

5. Useful expressions Here are some useful expressions that are followed by an infinitive:

6. Tener que means “to have to” Example: Yo tengo que ir a la clase de español. (I have to go to Spanish class.)

7. Tener que (To have to...) Yo tengo que (I have to) Tú tienes que (You have to) Él/ella/Ud. tiene que (He/She/You has to) Nosotros/as tenemos que (we have to) Ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen que (they/ya’ll have to)

8. Ir a means “to be going to” Example: Voy a hablar con mi novio. (I am going to speak with my boyfriend.)

9. Ir a (To be going to...) Yo voy a (I’m going to...) Tú vas a (You’re going to...) Él/Ella va a (He/She is going to...) Usted va a (You (formal) are going to...) Nosotros vamos a (we are going to...) Ellos/Ellas van a (they are going to...) Ustedes van a (You all are going to...)

10. Acabar de means “to have just done something” Example: Acabo de estudiar. (I just studied.)

11. Acabar de (to have just...) Yo acabo de (I just...) Tú acabas de (You just...) Él/Ella acaba de (He/She just...) Usted acaba de (You just...) Nosotros acabamos de (We just...) Ellos/Ellas acaban de (They just...) Ustedes acaban de (You all just...)

12. Checking for Understanding

13. What is an infinitive? Unconjugated verb that ends in -er, -ir, or -ar

14. Do you conjugate an infinitive that comes after a verb or expression?

15. What are the 3 useful expressions given to you in this slideshow? Ir a Tener que Acabar de

16. What does “ir a” mean? to be going to

17. What does “acabar de” mean? To have just

18. What does “tener que” mean? To have to

19. How would you say “I just studied”? Acabo de estudiar.

20. How would you say “We just ate”? Acabamos de comer.

21. How would you say “They just ran”? Ellos acaban de correr.

22. How would you say “We have to work”? Tenemos que trabajar.

23. How would you say “I have to go to school”? Tengo que ir a la escuela.

24. How would you ask “Do you have to study?” ¿Tienes que estudiar?

25. How would you say “I am going to go to college”? Yo voy a ir a la universidad.

26. How would you say “We are going to cook”? Vamos a cocinar.

27. How would you say “You all are going to speak spanish ”? Ustedes van a hablar español.

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