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Lesson Topic
Review Verbs (Regular - Irregular) - Dates/Culture- Speaking Strategy
Lesson Outline
Today, Sam and I reviewed one of the most important aspects of Spanish "Verb Conjugations". We will review again the important points related to the conjugations of Spanish verbs.
Infinite endings
A verb consists of a stem and an infinitive ending. When you look up a verb in a dictionary, it is the infinitive form of the verb that you see.
All Spanish verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir. So, the structure looks like this
stem of the verb + infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
Examples for “-ar” verbs:
jugar (to play)
cantar (to sing)
cocinar (to cook)
Examples for “-er” verbs:
leer (to read)
ver (to see)
tener (to have)
Examples for “-ir” verbs:
escribir (to write)
vivir (to live)
ir (to go)
Most Spanish verbs end in “–ar”. They are followed by “–er” verbs.
Conjugations
Sam is getting used to the classification of Spanish verbs( because we practice every day with different verbs)
Regular and irregular verbs
As with English verbs, Spanish verbs can be either regular or irregular. For regular verbs, there are certain rules to be applied for conjugation. In case of irregular verbs, one has to memorize the conjugations to a great extent. On the other hand, the grouping below helps to remember the conjugations better.
Classification of irregular verbs
Irregular verbs can be grouped into four categories.
1. Irregular verbs which are irregular only for the first person singular:
Some Spanish verbs are irregular only in “yo”. For the other subject pronouns, their conjugations follow the rules of the regular verbs.
Examples for this group:
salir (to go out)
poner (to put)
hacer (to make)
conocer (to know)
producer (to produce)
2. Stem changing irregular verbs...
Some Spanish verbs change their stems irregularly when they are conjugated.
Here, there are three important types of verbs:
“o” is changed to “ue"... Example: dormir (to sleep) -> duermo.
“e” is changed to “i”... Example: pedir (to ask) -> pido
“e” is changed to “ie”... Example: empezer -> empiezo
A practical thing to remember is that the stem-changing verbs are conjugated in the same way as a regular verb for the subject pronouns nosotros/-as and vosotros/-as.
3. Stem changing and irregular (yo) forms...
Some verbs can change the stem and be irregular in the first person singular (yo) at the same time.
Examples for this group
tener-> tengo (for yo), tienes (for tú)
decir ->digo(for yo), dices (for tú)
4. Completely irregular verbs...
Not all verbs can be classified into the groups above. Unfortunately, there are some verbs which are completely irregular, such as ser (to be) and estar (to be).
Reflexive verbs...
An important group of Spanish verbs is reflexive verbs. A reflexive Spanish verb has “se” attached to its infinitive. For example, vestirse (to get dressed), levantarse (to get up)...
The reflexive verb conjugations in present tense are handled here.
Verbs like gustar...
There is a group of Spanish verbs which requires special attention with respect to conjugation. This topic is introduced in “Special” Spanish verbs. Sam read aloud a list with all the verbs. Sam wrote dates in Spanish, page 91 activity 4. Then Sam wrote several examples to describe people's international friends and family members. Example: Victor tiene una amiga de Mexico. Su amiga essimpatica.Then I explained to Sam about her Writing final project. She is going to write her autobiography.
Infinite endings
A verb consists of a stem and an infinitive ending. When you look up a verb in a dictionary, it is the infinitive form of the verb that you see.
All Spanish verbs end in either –ar, -er or –ir. So, the structure looks like this
stem of the verb + infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
Examples for “-ar” verbs:
jugar (to play)
cantar (to sing)
cocinar (to cook)
Examples for “-er” verbs:
leer (to read)
ver (to see)
tener (to have)
Examples for “-ir” verbs:
escribir (to write)
vivir (to live)
ir (to go)
Most Spanish verbs end in “–ar”. They are followed by “–er” verbs.
Conjugations
Sam is getting used to the classification of Spanish verbs( because we practice every day with different verbs)
Regular and irregular verbs
As with English verbs, Spanish verbs can be either regular or irregular. For regular verbs, there are certain rules to be applied for conjugation. In case of irregular verbs, one has to memorize the conjugations to a great extent. On the other hand, the grouping below helps to remember the conjugations better.
Classification of irregular verbs
Irregular verbs can be grouped into four categories.
1. Irregular verbs which are irregular only for the first person singular:
Some Spanish verbs are irregular only in “yo”. For the other subject pronouns, their conjugations follow the rules of the regular verbs.
Examples for this group:
salir (to go out)
poner (to put)
hacer (to make)
conocer (to know)
producer (to produce)
2. Stem changing irregular verbs...
Some Spanish verbs change their stems irregularly when they are conjugated.
Here, there are three important types of verbs:
“o” is changed to “ue"... Example: dormir (to sleep) -> duermo.
“e” is changed to “i”... Example: pedir (to ask) -> pido
“e” is changed to “ie”... Example: empezer -> empiezo
A practical thing to remember is that the stem-changing verbs are conjugated in the same way as a regular verb for the subject pronouns nosotros/-as and vosotros/-as.
3. Stem changing and irregular (yo) forms...
Some verbs can change the stem and be irregular in the first person singular (yo) at the same time.
Examples for this group
tener-> tengo (for yo), tienes (for tú)
decir ->digo(for yo), dices (for tú)
4. Completely irregular verbs...
Not all verbs can be classified into the groups above. Unfortunately, there are some verbs which are completely irregular, such as ser (to be) and estar (to be).
Reflexive verbs...
An important group of Spanish verbs is reflexive verbs. A reflexive Spanish verb has “se” attached to its infinitive. For example, vestirse (to get dressed), levantarse (to get up)...
The reflexive verb conjugations in present tense are handled here.
Verbs like gustar...
There is a group of Spanish verbs which requires special attention with respect to conjugation. This topic is introduced in “Special” Spanish verbs. Sam read aloud a list with all the verbs. Sam wrote dates in Spanish, page 91 activity 4. Then Sam wrote several examples to describe people's international friends and family members. Example: Victor tiene una amiga de Mexico. Su amiga essimpatica.Then I explained to Sam about her Writing final project. She is going to write her autobiography.
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Session Hours
2.00
Hours Attended
2.00
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