VERBS IN THE ________________ TENSE

First conjugation: ______

The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb:
1. The ___________________: the basic, ___________________ form, the one that corresponds
to the English to do something). For example: to speak, to sing, to work, etc. The Spanish
infinitive ALWAYS ends in ____.
a. EXAMPLES:
i.
vi.
ii.
vii.
iii.
viii.
iv.
ix.
v.
x.
2. The ___________________: The last _____ letters of the ___________________, The ending
ALWAYS consists of ____ letters.
3. The ___________________ or the ___________________: Whatever is left after removing the
___________________ from the ___________________. The ___________________ can
consist of a ___________________ number of letters, depending on the length of the verb in
question.
The THREE parts of the Spanish verb:
___________________ + ___________________ = ___________________
Verb Conjugation
To conjugate: To put a ___________________ in its correct ___________________ and
___________________ so that we know who is doing the action. When we conjugate any verb, we
always begin with its ___________________.

Pronombres

AR Verb Endings
Example: HABLAR (___________________)
Yo: ___________________

T: ___________________

l, ella, o usted: ___________________

Vosotros, vosotras: ___________________

Nosotros, nosotras: ___________________

Ellos, Ellas o ustedes:

___________________
Example: Trabajar (___________________)

Yo: ___________________

Nosotros, nosotras: ___________________

T: ___________________

Vosotros, vosotras: ___________________

l, ella, o usted: ___________________

Ellos, Ellas o ustedes:

___________________
Example: Buscar (___________________)

Yo: ___________________

Nosotros, nosotras: ___________________

T: ___________________

Vosotros, vosotras: ___________________

l, ella, o usted: ___________________

Ellos, Ellas o ustedes:

___________________
Example: Estudiar (___________________)

Yo: ___________________

Nosotros, nosotras: ___________________

T: ___________________

Vosotros, vosotras: ___________________

l, ella, o usted: ___________________

Ellos, Ellas o ustedes:

___________________
Verb Usage

The Spanish ___________________ tense has several equivalents. As in English, it can express
present ___________________ actions:
___________________ espaol en la universidad. We study Spanish at the university.
But, unlike English, it can also express ___________________ actions.
En este momento, ___________________ en la biblioteca. Right now, were studying in the
library.
It can also express ___________________ actions.
Esta noche, ___________________ para el examen. Tonight, we will study for the exam.