Present Tense Verbs YO & TÚ I & YOU

1. Present Tense VerbsYO & TÚI & YOU

2. Academic VocabInfinitive: The base form of a verb. When translated, it always includes “TO” + the action.Hablar – To talkCorrer – To run

3. Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR.” For example, think back to when we talked about activities we enjoyed. We always added an infinitiveafter “Me gusta.”Me gustahablarporteléfono. I like to talk on the phone

4. Academic VocabConjugate: To break down a verb infinitive into each subject form. In English, you would conjugate TO TALK as: I talk, you talk, he/she talks, we talk, they talk.

5. Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR.” When you conjugate a verb in Spanish, you add a new verbending to the verb stem.

6. HABLAR Stem: the part of the verb that does not change when you add the verb ending.

7. For “regular” verbs without any spelling changes,you express the subject “I” by dropping the last two letters (AR) and replacing them with an “o,” the verb ending for “YO.”

8. Start with the infinitive: Now, drop the “AR” To talk YO HABL AR O And replace it with an “O” Yohablo = I talk

9. Yohablo Subject pronoun: Tells us who does the action. Stem: the part of the verb that does not change. Verb ending: the suffix you add to match the subject.

10. Try again with another AR verb: Drop the “AR” To dance YO BAIL AR O And replace it with an “O” Yobailo= I dance

11. Try again with another AR verb: Drop the “AR” To sing YO CANT AR O And replace it with an “O” Yo canto= I sing

12. Try again with another AR verb: Drop the “AR” To listen YO ESCUCH AR O And replace it with an “O” Yoescucho= I listen Yoescuchomúsica= I listen to music

13. By following this pattern, you can take any regular AR verb and turn it into a Spanish phrase with a subject and verb.

14. What is the “yo” form of the following verbs? Write it on your whiteboard. DIBUJAR CANTAR TRABAJAR NADAR

15. Now expand on the phrase using the word you know for “SCHOOL.”I walk to school. Try this: Using the infinitive ANDAR – TO WALK, how would you say, I WALK? Yoando. I walk Yoando a escuela.

16. The verb “NECESITAR” means “to need.”Try this: I need a pencil. Yonecesito un lápiz.

17. The verb “TOCAR” means “to play (an instrument).”Try this: I play the guitar. Yotoco la guitarra.

18. The verb “VISITAR” means “to visit.”Try this: I visit my grandmother. Yovisito mi abuela.

19. To talk Yohablo To study Yoestudio To dance Yobailo To need Yonecesito To sing Yo canto To swim Yonado To work Yotrabajo To teach Yoenseño To visit Yovisito

20. Step 1: For each hour on the clock, write an activity that you might do at that time, using the Spanish “yo” form.>Use your list of AR verbs. >Write on the inside of the clock. Yobailo Yonecesitounapluma Yoestudio Yotrabajo Yovisito mi tía

22. Regular verbs that end in ER work the same way. Drop the “ER” To eat COM ER O And replace it with an “O” Yocomo= I eat

23. Try again with another example. Drop the “ER” To drink BEB ER O And replace it with an “O” Yobebo= I drink

24. AND regular verbs that end in IR are conjugated the same too! Drop the “IR” To live VIV IR O And replace it with an “O” Yo vivo= I live

25. Here’s another example! Is it getting easier? Drop the “IR” To write ESCRIB IR O And replace it with an “O” Yoescribo= I write

26. Drop the “IR” To write ESCRIB IR O And replace it with an “O” Yoescribo= I write

27. The “tú” form is a little trickier because the conjugation depends on the ending of the verb.

28. For regular verbs that end in AR, the ending of the “tú” form is “AS,”but we follow the same process.

29. Start with the infinitive: Now, drop the “AR” To talk HABL AS AR And replace it with an “AS” Túhablas = You talk

30. Start with the infinitive: Drop the “AR” To study ESTUDI AS AR And replace it with an “AS” Túestudias = You study

31. For regular verbs that end in either ER or IR, the ending of the “tú” form is “ES.”Again, same process.

32. Start with the infinitive: Now, drop the “ER” COM ES ER To eat And replace it with an “ES” Túcomes = You eat

33. Start with the infinitive: Now, drop the “IR” VIV IR ES To live And replace it with an “ES” Túvives = You live

34. What is the “yo” form of the following verbs? Write it on your whiteboard. DIBUJAR CORRER ESCRIBIR NADAR

35. What is the “tú” form of the following verbs? Write it on your whiteboard. BESAR COCINAR ESCUCHAR HABLAR

36. What is the “tú” form of the following verbs? Write it on your whiteboard. LEER VIVIR ABRIR COMPRENDER

37. Think about how you would answer the following question: ¿Hablasinglés? Sí, yohabloinglés.

38. Think about how you would answer the following question: ¿Comes chocolate? Sí, yocomo chocolate.

39. What do you notice about punctuation?

40. And now… a list of question words! Who - Quién When - Cuándo What - Qué Which - Cuál Where - Dónde