2. REGULAR VERBS

3. What is a verb?
A doing word
An action

4. A verb is a DOING word
Some examples
Running
Dancing
Fighting
Laughing

5. Group the following verbs:
seeing
eat
ate
see
eating
eaten
saw
sees
seen
eats
These are called INFINITIVE verbs
To eat
To see

6. What is an INFINITIVE verb?
The dictionary version
The ‘title’ of the verb
It means ‘TO DO’ something.

7. Some examples:
These are the Spanish INFINITIVES as found in the dictionary:
To scream
gritar
To fight
pelear
To drink
beber
To hear
oir
To cry
llorar
To kiss
besar
To suffer
sufrir
To open
abrir
To sleep
dormir
To write
escribir
To bite
morder
To punish
castigar

8. How to use infinitives:
Me gustaría
gritar
¿Quieres
pelear
Voy a
beber
Tengo que
oir
llorar
Me encanta
besar
Suelo
Me gusta
sufrir
Después de
abrir
No puedo
dormir
escribir
Odio
Prefiero
morder
Antes de
castigar

9. Every Spanish Infinitive belongs to one of these groups!
-ar Verbs
-er Verbs
-ir Verbs
escribir
escuchar
gritar
comer
escuchar
abrir
sufrir
vivir
practicar
morder
practicar
besar
sufrir
gritar
beber
morder
comer
ver
escribir
abrir
besar
ver
vivir
beber
Every Spanish Infinitive belongs to one of these groups!

10. Let’s Conjugate!! -ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs
Remove these endings from the infinitives…
…and put on NEW endings….
…which tell us WHO is doing the action…
…and also WHEN the action takes place!
…erm, pardon?? Say that again..

11. I said..Let’s Conjugate!! -ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs
Remove these endings from the infinitives…
…and put on NEW ones….
…which tell us WHO is doing the action…
…and also WHEN the action takes place!
Well…go on…show me!!

12. Watch very carefully..!!! practicar comer vivir practic o ar com er o
to practise
to eat
to live
practic o ar
com er o
viv o ir I
You (sing.)
practic as ar
com es er
viv es ir
com e er
viv e ir
He / She / It
practic ar a
viv er
imos ir We
practic
amos ar
com
emos
viv ir ís
practic ar
ais
com er
You (plural)
eis
viv en ir
They
practic ar an
com er en

13. Watch very carefully..!!! practicar comer vivir practic o ar com er o
to practise
to eat
to live
practic o ar
com er o
viv o ir I
You (sing.)
practic as ar
com es er
viv es ir
com e er
viv e ir
He / She / It
practic ar a
viv er
imos ir We
practic
amos ar
com
emos
viv ir ís
practic ar
ais
com er
You (plural)
eis
viv en ir
They
practic ar an
com er en

14. These endings tell us WHEN the action happens....
Ready for more…??!!!
These endings tell us WHEN the action happens....
-ar
-er
-ir
visit ar o
com er o
viv ir o to I
visit to I
eat to I
live
visit ar é
com er í
viv í ir to I
visit ed to I
eat
ate to I
live d
visit ar
aré
com er
eré
viv ir
iré
I will to
visit
I will to
eat
I will to
live
PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE!

15. To sum up.. Verbs are …….. words
Infinitive verbs are found in the ……..
Infinitive verbs mean ‘……….’ something.
All Spanish infinitives end in the letter….
There are 3 groups of Spanish verbs: , ……, and ……. types.
Infinitive endings are replaced to tell us …..….. does the action and ………… the action is done.