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3.0 Grammar and Linguistic Structures
3.3 Verbs
3.3.1 Present Tense
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Match the subject pronoun with the correct -ar verb ending:
yo ↔️ -o
tú ↔️ -as
él/ella/usted ↔️ -a
nosotros/nosotras ↔️ -amos
vosotros/vosotras ↔️ -áis
ellos/ellas/ustedes ↔️ -an
Steps to conjugate a regular verb in the present tense:
1️⃣ Identify the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
2️⃣ Remove the infinitive ending
3️⃣ Add the appropriate present tense ending based on the subject pronoun
The verb "tener" (to have) has the "tú" form "
tienes
."
True
What is the negative form of "Yo hablo español"?
No hablo español
Regular verbs in Spanish are conjugated based on their infinitive
endings
In the sentence "Yo hablo español," the verb "hablar" is an example of a regular verb with an
-ar
The verb "ser" (to be) has the "yo" form "soy," which is an example of an
irregular
To form the negative form of a verb in Spanish, you add the word "no" before the conjugated
verb
Steps to conjugate an irregular verb in the present tense:
1️⃣ Identify the verb as irregular
2️⃣ Memorize its irregular present tense forms
What is the negative form of "Él tiene un libro"?
No tiene un libro
Match the verb with its present tense 'yo' form:
ser ↔️ soy
ir ↔️ voy
tener ↔️ tengo
hacer ↔️ hago
To form the negative form of a verb in the present tense, you add
no
before the conjugated
verb
In Spanish, questions can be formed using question words or
subject-verb inversion
.
True
Regular verbs in Spanish follow consistent
conjugation
patterns in the present tense.
True
What characterizes irregular verbs in Spanish?
They have irregular conjugations
Match the irregular verb with its "yo" form:
ser ↔️ soy
ir ↔️ voy
tener ↔️ tengo
hacer ↔️ hago
The negative form of "Él va a la
escuela
" is "No va a la escuela."
True
Match the irregular verb with its "ellos/ellas/ustedes" form:
ser ↔️ son
ir ↔️ van
tener ↔️ tienen
hacer ↔️ hacen
Irregular verbs in Spanish follow the standard conjugation patterns for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
False
The negative form of **Él
va
a la escuela.** is
No va a la escuela.
True
To form the negative form of a verb in the present tense, you add
no
before the conjugated
verb
Order the steps to form a question using subject-verb inversion:
1️⃣ Start with the verb
2️⃣ Follow with the subject
Match the subject pronoun with its verb conjugation ending:
yo ↔️ -o
tú ↔️ -as/-es/-is
él/ella/usted ↔️ -a/-e/-e
Failing to match the verb conjugation to the
subject pronoun
in Spanish results in a grammatically incorrect sentence.
True
The conjugation ending for 'tú' with -er verbs in the present tense is
-es
Give an example of a sentence using the conjugated form of an -ar verb in the present tense.
Yo hablo español
Why is it important to memorize irregular verb conjugations in Spanish?
Grammatical accuracy
Arrange the steps to form a question in the Spanish present tense using question words:
1️⃣ Begin with a question word
2️⃣ Keep the verb conjugation the same
3️⃣ End with a question mark
The inverted form of 'Hablas español' is '¿Hablas
español?
Subject-verb inversion in Spanish questions involves inverting the subject and
conjugated
verb to form a question.
True
Steps to form a Spanish question using question words.
1️⃣ Start with a question word
2️⃣ Keep the verb conjugation the same
3️⃣ Example: ¿Qué comes?
What does the subject pronoun "yo" mean in English?
I
What is the verb conjugation for "nosotros" in -ar verbs?
-amos
Irregular verbs in Spanish follow standard conjugation patterns in the present tense.
False
Order the conjugations of the irregular verb "ir" (to go) in the present tense:
1️⃣ voy
2️⃣ vas
3️⃣ va
4️⃣ vamos
5️⃣ vais
6️⃣ van
To form the negative of a Spanish verb, you place "no" before the
conjugated
verb.
Match the pronoun with its corresponding verb ending for -ar verbs:
yo ↔️ -o
tú ↔️ -as
él/ella/usted ↔️ -a
nosotros/nosotras ↔️ -amos
What is the 'yo' form of the verb 'ser' (to be)?
soy
To form the negative of a verb in Spanish, you add 'no' before the conjugated
verb
Arrange the steps to form a question in Spanish using question words:
1️⃣ Start with a question word
2️⃣ Use the conjugated verb
3️⃣ Keep the subject in its original position
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