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Regular Present Tense Verbs&Subject Pronouns
Subject Pronouns(Let's review)Very important in Spanish because the conjugation of verbs CHANGESdepending on the SUBJECTIn Spanish, subject pronouns are slightly different than their counterparts inEnglish because it uses GENDER & FORMALITYWhat do we mean by this?GENDERWE ----- nosotros (masculine) & nosotras (feminine)FORMALITYYOU ----- tú (informal) & usted (formal)Spanish has NO subject pronoun for "it"
Subject Pronouns(Pronombres)Yo ITú you informalUsted you formalEl heElla sheNosotros we masculineNosotras we feminineEllos they masculineEllas they feminineUstedes you all formal
Regular Present Tense VerbsMost common verbs in SpanishUsed to express actions currently happeningPresent tense has 3 types (-ar / -er / -ir)The types are defined by the "ending root" of the verbHablar (to speak) habl arCorrer (to run) corr erVivir (to live) viv ir
Regular verbs follow predictable patterns.The pattern that a verb follows depends on its"ending root"-the last 2 letters of the verb(-ar,-er,-ir)To conjugate regular verbs we follow thefollowing steps1. REMOVE the "ending root" (-ar/-er/-ir) fromthe infinite form of the verb, leaving the verbstem2. ADD an ending DEPENDING on the subjectpronoun to the verb stem
Regular Present Tense Verbs &Subject Pronouns(Putting it all os-en-ir-o-es-e-imos-en
Let's Conjugate!1. REMOVE the "ending root" (-ar/-er/-ir) from theinfinite form of the verb, leaving the verb stem2. ADD an ending DEPENDING on the subjectpronoun to the verb stem-ar (hablar) -er (correr) -ir (vivir)(Habl oCorr oViv oPronounYOHabl as Corr esViv esTUHabl aCorr eViv eEL/ELLA/USTEDNOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS Habl amos Corr emos Viv imosELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES Habl an Corr en Viv en
/USTED-a-e-eNOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS -amos -emos -imosELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES -an-en-en(Bailar) -Yo bailo en la fiesta.(I dance at the party.)(Correr) -El corre todos los días.(He runs everyday.)(Escribir) -Nosotros escribimos en la escuela.(We write at school.)
ReviewIYOUHE/SHE/YOU FORMALWETHEY/YOU D-a-e-eNOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS -amos -emos -imosELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES -an-en-en1. REMOVE the "ending root" (-ar/-er/-ir) from theinfinite form of the verb, leaving the verb stem2. ADD an ending DEPENDING on the subjectpronoun to the verb stem
ResourcesWhere can you find subject pronoun chart andconjugation tables?Class web page under "conjugation tables" tab
Regular verbs follow predictable patterns. The pattern that a verb follows depends on its "ending root"-the last 2 letters of the verb (-ar,-er,-ir) To conjugate regular verbs we follow the following s
