THE VERB CHART verb: TO BE

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THE VERB CHARTverb TO BE
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
I am WE are
YOU are YALL are
HE, SHE, IT is THEY are
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yo, tú / usted, él / ella
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nosotros
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yo, tú ellos, ellas
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Yo vosotros/ ustedes
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THE VERB CHART
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
yo nosotros
tú vosotros
usted él, ella ustedes ellos, ellas
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PRESENT TENSE

• Used to talk about how things are now.
• Used to talk about things that happen habitually
  (all the time).

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TODAY present tense (things happening now, or
things that happen habitually)singular (talking
about individuals, not groups of
people)Example I go to school.
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Conjugation

• Just like in English

• you change the form

• The verb TO BE
• I AM tall.
• You ARE tall.
• She IS tall.

• El verbo SER
• Yo SOY alta.
• Tú ERES alta.
• Ella ES alta.

IN SPANISH YOU WILL DO THIS FOR EVERY VERB!!!
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Present Tense Irregularverbo SER(used for
permanent characteristics)
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
yo soy nosotros somos
tú eres vosotros sois
usted él, ella es ustedesellos, ellas son
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CONJUGATION present tense, singular

• the verb HABLAR (to speak)
• Take off the AR ending
• HABL- is the stem
• Add new endings on to the stem based on who is
  doing the verb.
• If I am doing the action, add o
• If you are doing the action, add as
• If he, she, or it is doing the action, add
  -a

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Verbs that end in -AR

• Desea ? DESEAR
• Usa ? USAR
• Habla ? HABLAR
• Trabaja ? TRABAJAR
• Compra ? COMPRAR
• Lleva ? LLEVAR
• read p. 76 77

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Circle the verb

• La muchacha lleva una camiseta y una falda.
• Yo soy alta y rubia.
• De dónde eres?
• Nosotros somos estudiantes del español.
• Cuánto cuesta la gorra?
• Activities AC p. 81 1-3 only

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PRESENT TENSE (-AR verbs)
YOFirst person, singular HABL - O NOSOTROS First person, plural HABL - AMOS
TÚ Second person informal, singular HABL - AS VOSOTROS Second person informal, plural HABL AIS
ÉL, ELLA, Third person, singular USTED (UD.) Second person formal, singular HABL -A ELLOS, ELLAS, Third person, plural USTEDES (UDS.) Second person formal, plural HABL -AN
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Present Tense -ar verbsverbo CAMINAR to walk
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
yo camino nosotros caminamos
tú caminas vosotros camináis
usted él, ella camina ustedes caminan
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Present Tense -er verbsverbo COMER to eat
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
yo como nosotros comemos
tú comes vosotros coméis
usted él, ella come ustedes comen
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Present Tense -ir verbsverbo VIVIR to live
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL
yo vivo nosotros vivimos
tú vives vosotros vivís
usted él, ella vive ustedes viven