1. Los infinitivos

2. What is a verb? Verbs are words that name actions.
Ex. laugh, ski, camp, drive

3. When do verbs use different forms?
Verbs use different forms depending on WHO is doing the action and WHEN the action takes place.
Ex. I write, she wrote, we will write
These are examples of different CONJUGATIONS of the verb “to write”

4. What is the most basic form of the verb called?
The infinitive

5. What does the infinitive look like in English?
In English, the infinitive usually has the word “to” in front of it.
Ex. To eat, to laugh, to like

6. What does the infinitive look like in Spanish?
In Spanish the infinitive always ends in –ar, -er, or –ir.
Ex. Nadar, leer, and escribir

7. How do you say “to” in Spanish as in “to dance”?
You don’t say “to”!! You just say “Bailar”
Other examples…Hablar=to talk, correr=to run, escribir=to write

8. Reflect… Complete the prompt.
Today I learned…