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ACTION VERBS

In order to speak a language, you need to say what is happening, what people are doing,

etc…

You must learn your action verbs!

Comer Viajar

Jugar

Correr EstudiarEscribir

Hablar Trabajar Leer

Caminar Bailar Beber

In Spanish the verb in the infinitive (before you conjugate it) ends in either “ar”, “er”, or “ir”.

In English a verb in the infinitive has “to” in front of it

to study, to eat, to drive

The “to” in Spanish is built in!!!

I want to eat:Yo quiero comer

How do we conjugate a verb?

Verbs ending in “ar”Hablar (to talk) Remove the ending and add thespecific subject endingsYo habl o Nosotros habl amos Tú habl as Ustedes habl anÉl/Ella/ Usted habl a

Ellos/ Ellas habl an

Verbs ending in “er” and “ir”

Leer (to read) or escribir (to write)

Yo le o Yo escrib o

Tú le es Tú escrib es

Él/Ella/ Usted le e Él/Ella/Usted escrib e

Nosotros le emos Nosotros escrib imos

Ustedes le en Ustedes escrib en

Ellos/ Ellas le en Ellos escrib en

Regular verbs with strange “yo” forms:

There are some regular verbs who have a different “yo” form.Salir – yo salgo ( I go out)Conducir – yo conduzco (I drive)Conocer (a) – yo conozco (I know someone)Saber – yo sé (I know something)Dar – yo doy ( I give)Traer- yo traigo ( I bring)Hacer – yo hago ( I do/make)Poner – yo pongo ( I put/place)Ver – yo veo ( to see)Quia - Irregular verbs in Spanish

The rest of the verb is conjugated like a regular verb:

ie: saber (yo sé, tú sabes, él/ella/usted sabe, nosotros sabemos,ustedes saben, ellos/ellas saben)

dar: (yo doy, tú das, él/ella/usted da, nosotros damos, ustedes dan, ellos/ellas dan)

A practicar….

We drink milk.Nosotros tomamos leche.They drive fast.Ellos conducen rapido.Do you eat pizza?¿Comes piza?I read every night.Yo leo todas las noches.

A ver….

1. Salir2. Comer3. Correr4. Limpiar5. Escuchar6. Bailar7. Escribir8. Alquilar9. Pinchar10. Escuchar11. Beber12. Jugar13. Estudiar

To go outTo eatTo runTo cleanTo listenTo danceTo writeTo rentTo flirtTo listenTo drinkTo playTo study

There are other verbs who do not qualify as action verbs. Most of these are also irregular verbs.

Irregular verbs need to be memorized!Ser, estar, ir, tener, poder are some verbs in this category

Learn these verbs!!!

Irregular Verbs

Ser (yo soy, tú eres, él/ella/usted es, nosotros somos, ustedes son, ellos/ellas son)

Estar: (yo estoy, tú estas, él/ella/usted está, nosotros estamos, ustedes están,

ellos/ellas están)

Ir (yo voy, tú vas, él/ella/usted va, nosotros vamos, ustedes van, ellos/ellas

van)

Quia - Sp2: Ser and Estar pop up.

Tener (yo tengo, tú tienes, él/ella/usted tiene,

nosotros tenemos, ustedes tienen, ellos/ellas tienen)

Poder (yo puedo, tú puedes, él/ella/usted puede, nosotros podemos, ustedes pueden,

ellos/ellas pueden)