VERBS - present tense Flashcards
To learn some common verbs and their conjugations.
In Spanish, the infinitive of a verb is indicated by one of the following endings:
-AR, -ER, and -IR
caminar
to walk
trabajar
to work
dibujar
to draw
preguntar
to ask
estudiar
to study
escribir
to write
sentir
to feel
decir
to say, tell
compartir
to share
describir
to describe
comer
to eat
beber
to drink
leer
to read
entretener
to entertain
tener
to have
Dibujo
I draw
Corres
You run
Pregunta
She asks
Leemos
We read
Comparten
They share
When two verbs are used consecutively without changing the subject, the second verb is usually written in the ________ form.
infinitive
Tú necesitas estudiar para la prueba.
You need to study for the exam.
Espero terminar pronto.
I hope to finish soon.
Los niños necesitan descansar esta semana.
The children need to rest this week.
To convert a sentence into a negative form in Spanish, all you need to do is add the word “no” _________the conjugated verb.
immediately before
No vamos a terminar pronto.
We are not going to finish soon.
Ella no necesita estudiar para la prueba.
She does not need to study for the test.
Yo no soy piloto de aviones.
I am not an airplane pilot.
Yo voy
I go
Tú vas
You (familiar) go
Usted él, ella va
You (polite) go, he/she goes
Nosotros, Nosotras vamos
We go
Ustedes ellos, ellas van
You (plural) they go
Él va a leer.
He is going to read.
Vamos a comer.
We are going to eat.
salir
to go out; to leave
Vamos a salir a caminar el sábado.
We are going to go for a walk Saturday.
Mañana los estudiantes van a estudiar en la biblioteca.
Tomorrow the students are going to study in the library.
Voy a escribirlo en la mañana.
I am going to write it in the morning.
Vamos a nadar en la piscina.
We are going to swim in the pool.
El hombre va a caminar alrededor de la ciudad.
The man is going to walk around the city.
¿Vas a estudiar esta noche?
Are you going to study tonight?
Ser only describes_______states, such as being married (casado) or being tall (alto) or skinny (flaco).
permanent or nearly permanent
The second “to be” verb in Spanish, estar, is used to describe location, health, or any condition that is only______.
temporary
Conjugate Estar- yo tú Ud., él, ella nosotros/as Uds., ellos, ellas
Estoy Estás Está Estamos Están
¿Dónde está…?
Where is…?
¿Dónde está el baño?
Where is the bathroom?
¿Dónde está mi carro?
Where is my car?
¿Dónde está el hotel?
Where is the hotel?
Many Spanish verbs are stem changing in every form except _________.
nosotros/as and vosotros/as.
There are three common types of stem changing verbs:
‘e’ to ‘ie,’ ‘e’ to ‘i’ and ‘o’ to ‘ue.’
Conjugate: querer Yo Tú Ud., él, ella Nosotros/as Uds., ellos, ellas
Quiero- I want Quieres- You want Quiere- He/She/It wants Queremos- We want Quieren- They want
Conjugate: jugar (to play): Yo Tú Ud., él, ella Nosotros/as Uds., ellos, ellas
juego- juegas juega jugamos juegan
Los niños juegan en el parque.
The kids play in the park.
Jugamos con ellos.
We play with them.
decir
to say or to tell
dar
to give
Like tener and venir, the verb decir is both stem-changing (-e to –i) and irregular in the ____ form.
‘yo’
The verb dar, is
irregular in the ___form only
‘yo’
Decir- “to say, to tell”
Yo- digo Tú- dices Ud., él, ella- dice Nosotros/as- decimos Uds., ellos, ellas- dicen
Congugate: Dar -"to give" Yo Tú Ud., él, ella Nosotros/as Uds., ellos, ellas
doy das da damos dan
¡Manuel te dice que no!
Manuel tells you no!
Les digo que está bien.
I tell them it’s okay.
Tus amigos me dicen que la fiesta es el sábado.
Your friends tell me the party is on Saturday.
Yo te doy el dinero. I give you the money.
Él me da el libro. He gives me the book.
Ellos nos dan la comida.
They give us the food.
