Verbs

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Verbs
Olé!
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Verbs areDOINGwords
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For example
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To Work To Buy To Swim
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Trabajar Comprar Nadar
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These are all Infinitives
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Infinitives are the pure versions of a
verb(before you give them a context)
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Verbs are conjugated
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i.e.the verb endings change according to who or
what is doing the action
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I SpeakYo hablo You Speak Tu hablas He
Speaks El habla
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I SpeakYo hablo You Speak Tu hablas He
Speaks El habla
Notice that in English the verb ending only
changes when you are talking in the third person
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I SpeakYo hablo You Speak Tu hablas He
Speaks El habla
But in Spanish all the endings are different!
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Here are some more examples
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Pure Verbs(These are known as
Infinitives)
Trabajar To WorkComprar To BuyNadar To Swim
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Conjugated Verbs
Lets complete this table together
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
Can you see a pattern ?
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
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Conjugated Verbs
Spanish Verbs (Infinitives) ending in ar will
follow this pattern
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Conjugated Verbs
Spanish Verbs (Infinitives) ending in ar will
follow this pattern (usually!)
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Ok so far?
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She follows the same pattern as He
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She WorksElla TrabajaHe WorksEl Trabaja
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She BuysElla CompraHe BuysEl Compra
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She SwimsElla NadaHe SwimsEl Nada
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The two other common types of verb
areerandirendings
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Which well show you another day
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Anyone for tapas?