Presentation #1 Present Tense of Regular Verbs

Presentation #1

Present Tense of Regular Verbs

The present tense of the verb is used to talk about what is happening now or going to happen in the immediate future.

¿Qué hacen tus padres?

Ven televisión.

¿What are your parents doing?

They are watching TV.

For all tenses of verbs in Spanish, the verb ending must agree with the subject of the sentence in person and number.

Person Number

1st Singular

2nd Plural

3rd

First, let’s look at the three singular forms of the present tense verb. Singular, of course, means referring to only one person or thing, but singular forms are also used with groups treated as a single unit, such as familia (family) and equipo (team).

First person (“I”)

First person refers to the speaker of the sentence, either alone (“I”) or as the spokesperson for a group (“we”).

In Spanish, the 1st person subject pronouns, yo and nosotros, may always be used as the subject of a sentence in which the speaker is talking about himself or herself.. Unlike in English where subject pronoun use is obligatory, subject pronouns are often omitted in Spanish.

If a speaker is talking about himself or herself, the verb must indicate the agreement between the subject and the verb through the use of an first person singular ending. This form is formed by adding the ending -o to the stem of the verb.

hablo como vivo

The stem is usually formed by removing the -ar / -er/ or -ir fromthe infinitive form of the verb.

hablar comer vivir habl com viv

The appropriate verb ending is then attached to the stem.

Sg. -ar -er -ir

1st yo hablo como vivo

2nd tú hablas comes vives

usted

3rd él / ella habla come vive


Study this chart before you continue.

Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted



Muchas veces , (andar) en bicicleta por el parque.

Ana is speaking and is telling you what she often does on a typical weekend. Change the verb form to the 1st person singular form in each of the following sentences.

Read the correct answer out loud to yourself before checking your answer.

Ejercicio 1

Ana is speaking and is telling you what she often does on a typical weekend. Change the verb form to the 1st person singular form in each of the following sentences.

Ejercicio 1

Muchas veces , ando en bicicleta por el parque.

Me (levantar) temprano.

Los fines de semana hago muchas cosas.

Me levanto temprano.


Primero (limpiar) la casa.


Primero limpio la casa.


Para hacer ejercicio, siempre (correr) por el parque.


Para hacer ejercicio, siempre corro por el parque.


Yo (hablar) por teléfono con mis amigos.


Yo hablo por teléfono con mis amigos.


Frecuentamente (preparar) la cena.


Frecuentamente .preparo la cena.


Por la tarde (bailar) en un grupo de baile folklórico.


Por la tarde bailo en un grúpo de baile folklórico.


In the same manner, before continuing, write each of the following sentence sentences using the “yo”-form on a separate sheet of paper to hand in. (10 pts. - complete sentences 0 pts. - verb form only)

1. Yo ________ (cantar) en el coro de la escuela.

2. No ___________ (vivir) en una casa. ________ (vivir) en un apartamento.

3. Frecuentamente __________ (comer) en un restaurante méxicano.

En verano, cuando voy a la playa, siempre

4. ____________ (tomar) el sol.

5. ____________ (llevar) un traje de baño, gafas de sol, y un sombrero.

6. ____________ (usar) una bronceadora.

7. ___________ (leer) un libro.

8 ___________ (escribir) tarjetas postales.

9. ___________ (nadar) en el mar.

10. ____________ (descansar).

Second person (you)

Second person refers to the person the speaker of the sentence is speaking to, either alone (“you”) or in a larger group (“y’all”).

In the Spanish spoken in Spain, the personal pronouns tú and vosotros are often used to address friends and family, but these again may be omitted.

In addition, the Spanish language also differentiates between familiar intimacy of family and friends and formal situations which require a show of respect in its usage of second person pronouns and verb forms.

tú (familiar)

usted (formal)

How would you address the following people in conversation?

On a sheet of paper to hand in, write tú or usted as appropriate. (possible 10 pts.).

1. tu maestro de español 6. tu amiga Sara

2. tu mamá 7. tu perro Max

3. un policía 8. tu abuela

4. un niño 9. el presidente

5. un adulto desconocido 10. tu hermano

Ejercicio 2

If the speaker is talking to another person about that person the verb must have the second person singular ending attached to it. When talking to family and friends, this form is formed by adding either -as or -es to the stem of the verb.

habl com viv hablas comes vives

The stem of the verb is formed by removing -ar / -er/ or -ir fromthe infinitive form of the verb.

hablar comer vivir

The second person singular verb ending is then attached to this stem.


Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted

3rd él / ella habla come viveStudy this chart before you continue.


Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted


Remember, however, that Spanish language differentiates between familiar and formal situations in its usage of second person pronouns and verb forms. The -as and -es endings are used only with the familiar tú form.

tú (familiar) usted (formal)

The formal usted form is a second person singular form of address used to show respect. Its ending always corresponds with the third person forms of the verb. Add -a to the verb stem for -ar verbs and and -e for -er and -ir verbs.



Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted habla come vive



Probably the most common usage of the second person singular familiar and formal verb forms is its usage in questions which can be answered yes or no. You ask a question using the tú or usted form and that person answers your question using the yo form of the verb. Unlike English usage, you do not need to use helping verbs like “are” or “do” in your quesiton.


Ana is talking to various people and asking them about what they do in their free time. Change the verb form of her question to appropriate 2nd person singular form in each of the following sentences. Use the tú form when Ana is speaking to her friends or a member of her family and the usted form of the verb if she is speaking to an adult. Then answer each question using the yo form of the verb..

Ejercicio 3

Señor Rodriguez, ¿ (alquilar) un video hoy?

Si, Ana, yo....

Read the correct answers out loud to yourself before checking your answer.

Si, Ana, yo aquilo un video hoy.

Señor Rodriguez, ¿alquila (usted) un video hoy?

Si, Ana, yo ....

Pepito, ¿(tomar) una siesta esta tarde?

Si, Ana, yo tomo una siesta esta tarde.

Pepito, ¿tomas (tú) una siesta esta tarde?

Si, Ana, yo...

Señora Sanchez, ¿(calificar) los examenes esta noche?

Si, Ana, yo califico los examenes esta noche....

Señora Sanchez, ¿califica (usted) los examenes esta noche?

Si, Ana, yo le...

Isabel, ¿le (escribir) una carta a Tere ahora?

Si, Ana, yo le escribo una carta a Tere ahora...

Isabel, ¿le escribes una carta a Tere ahora?

Si, Ana, yo...

Silvia, ¿(practicar) el piano ahora?

Si, Ana, yo practico el piano ahora....

Silvia, ¿ practicas el piano ahora?

Si, Ana, yo...

Señor Alvila, ¿(limpiar) usted la casa hoy?

Si, Ana, yo limpio la casa hoy....

Señor Álvila, ¿limpia usted la casa hoy?

Si, Ana, yo....

Hermano, ¿(levantar) pesas esta tarde?

Si, Ana, yo levanto pesas esta tarde.

Hermano, ¿levantas pesas esta tarde?

Before continuing, write questions for each of the following answers using the appropriate “tú”-form or “usted”-form of the verb on a separate sheet of paper to hand in. (10 pts. possible)

1. Sr. Rodriguez: Alquilo un video hoy. Escribes: Señor Rodriguez, ¿Alquila usted un video hoy?2. Pepé: Sí, yo nado en la piscina todos los días.

3. Señora Gomez: No, no veo much televisión.

4. Abuela: Sí, leo el periódico frecuentamente.

5. Beto: Sí, como con mi familia en un restaurante méxicano hoy.

6. Jorge: No, no ando en bicicleta esta tarde.

7. Julia: Sí, compro un nuevo disco en la tienda de discos después de la escuela.

8. Señora Martin: Sí, viajo a México esta primavera.

9. Hermanito: No, no me baño hoy.

10. Señor Juarez: Sí, siempre me levanto temprano .

Third Person (he / she)

Third person refers to the person the speaker of the sentence is speaking about, either alone (“he / she”) or in a larger group (“they”).

The personal pronouns él and ella are often used to talk about a person, place or thing, but often these pronouns are omitted from a sentence.

Spanish does not have a pronoun equivalent to the English pronoun it. Instead it uses the masculine pronoun él with all masculine noun and ella with all feminine nouns.

The third person ending can be viewed as the default ending. If the subject is singular, and the subject is not yo or tú, then the third person ending is used.

Often the subject of the sentence in the third person is a noun representing an object or a person such as la silla or Rosa.

If the subject of the sentence is not yo, and is not tú, use 3rd person endings.

habla come vive

The stem is usually formed by removing the -ar / -er/ or -ir fromthe infinitive form of the verb.

hablar comer vivir habl com viv

The appropriate verb ending is then attached to the stem.


Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted



Muchas veces , Ana (andar) en bicicleta por el parque.

Tell me what Ana does on a typical weekend. Change the verb form to the 3rd person singular form in each of the following sentences.

Read the correct answer out loud to yourself before checking your answer.

Ejercicio 1

Ejercicio 1

Muchas veces , Ana anda en bicicleta por el parque.

Tell me what Ana does on a typical weekend. Change the verb form to the 3rd person singular form in each of the following sentences.

Se (levantar) temprano.

Ana está muy ocupada y hace mucho los fines de semana.

Se levanta temprano.


Primero (limpiar) la casa.


Primero limpia la casa.


Para hacer ejercicio, siempre (correr) por el parque.


Para hacer ejercicio, siempre corre por el parque.


(Hablar) por teléfono con sus amigos.


Habla por teléfono con sus amigos.


Frecuentamente (preparar) la cena.


Frecuentamente .prepara la cena.


Por la tarde (bailar) en un grupo de baile folklórico.


Por la tarde baila en un grúpo de baile folklórico.


In the same manner, before continuing, write each of the following sentence sentences using the third person forms on a separate sheet of paper to hand in. (10 pts. - complete sentences 0 pts. - verb form only)

1. Mi hermana ________ (celebrar) su .....cumpleaños hoy.

2. El policía no ___________ (vivir) en una ....casa. ________ (vivir) en un apartamento.

3. Isabel __________ (viajar) a México en .....las vacaciones de verano.

Cuando Carlos va a la escuela,

4. siempre ____________ (llegar) tarde.

5. siempre ____________ (comer) en la cafeteria.

6. siempre ____________ (hablar) con sus .....amigos en la biblioteca.

7. nunca ___________ (leer) un libro.

8 nunca ___________ (escribir) la tarea.

9. siempre ___________ (andar) en el pasillo.

10. nunca____________ (sacar) buenas notas.


Sg. -ar -er -ir



usted


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