Spanish lesson - Lesson 5: Verbs

Learn about Spanish verbs. In Spanish, there are three types of verbs: -at, -er and -ir ending. Also, there are two types of verbs based on their conjugation - regular and irregular. This lesson is an introduction to the types of verbs in Spanish.

1. Verbs In Spanish Lesson 5 www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

2. In Spanish, verbs are of three types: - ar ending - er ending - ir ending www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

3. Examples: Verb type Examples - ar ending habl ar (to speak) am ar (to love) - er ending com er (to eat) aprend er (to learn) - ir ending viv ir (to live) abr ir (to open) www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

4. Structure of a verb The verbs used in Spanish consists of two parts: stem and root. Example: habl ar stem root www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

5. Types of verbs In Spanish, there are two types of verbs: Regular verbs Irregular verbs www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

6. Regular verbs Regular verbs are those verbs in which the stem doesn’t change, but the root changes based on the subject. Example: hablar (to speak) Yo habl o Tú habl as In both cases, the stem ( habl ) doesn’t change, but the root (- ar ) changes in both. # For more on regular verbs, read my slide on regular verbs. www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

7. Irregular verbs They do not obey any particular rule of verb conjugation based on the subject. Example: estar and tener Yo estoy Tú tienes # For more on irregular verbs, read my slide on irregular verbs. www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra

8. Notes: In Spanish verbs, the – ar , - er and – ir part are the roots and the rest part is the stem. Regular verbs are root-changing verbs, i.e. the verb conjugation is different for different subjects and only the root changes while the stem remains intact. In irregular verbs, both the stem and root may change, that is, they do not adhere to any particular rule of verb conjugation. www.theopenlearningblog.com/spanish Author: Swagatam Mitra