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[...]...Introduction Verbs are presented in conjugation paradigms that summarize the forms of a verb in each tense Spanish verbs change their form for person and number Verbs are said to have three persons: the speaker, the person spoken to, and the third person, referring neither to the speaker nor the person spoken to Spanish, like English, has two numbers: singular and plural The persons of the verb and their... (ellos/ellas/ustedes) viven NOTES 1 · Stress is a very important feature of the Spanish verbal system The forms of -er and -ir verbs, like those of -ar verbs, are stressed on the stem in the singular and the third-person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms, and on the ending in the nosotros and vosotros forms Examine the following forms, in which the stressed vowel is underlined (yo) como (tú) comes (él/ella/usted)... (ellos/ellas/ustedes) hablan NOTES 1 · The vowel a is present in all the endings of the present tense of -ar verbs except the yo form 2 · The forms of the singular (hablo, hablas, habla) and the third-person plural form (hablan) are stressed on the stem, as indicated by the underlined vowel The nosotros and vosotros forms are stressed on the ending: hablamos, habláis Common -ar verbs acabar to finish aceptar... precedes the verb —¿Los invitados comen? —No, nadie come “Are the guests eating?” “No, no one is eating.” Nadie as subject may follow the verb (and often does) In this case, the word no is used before the verb —¿Los invitados comen? —No, no come nadie “Are the guests eating?” “No, no one is eating.” Nadie and alguien as direct objects of the verb are presented in Chapter 2 (see p 39) At the top of the next... (nosotros/nosotras) construimos (vosotros/vosotras) construís (ellos/ellas/ustedes) construyen 2The vowel of the stem changes from e to i in the singular and the third-person plural You will see other verbs with this change in Chapter 2 3The vowel of the stem changes from e to i in the singular and the third-person plural You will see other verbs with this change in Chapter 2 12 Chapter 1 atribuir to attribute concluir... somos primas “Pilar and Sara, you’re sisters, aren’t you?” “No, we’re cousins.” 1 The Present Tense of Regular Verbs BUILDING SENTENCES Subject + verb, subject + verb + direct object Negative sentences Regular verbs in Spanish are divided into three groups called conjugations The ending of the infinitive tells which conjugation a verb belongs to INFINITIVE The infinitive is a form of the verb unmarked for... of the verb unmarked for person or tense English infinitives have the word to before the verb: to speak, to eat, to live Spanish infinitives end in -ar, -er, or -ir When you remove the infinitive ending, you are left with the stem of the verb Conjugation of -ar Verbs Spanish verbs of the first conjugation have infinitives ending in -ar -Ar verbs are conjugated as follows hablar (STEM habl-) to speak (yo)... year 7 How long have they been in the United States? 8 They’ve been here for fifteen years 9 Since when have you (Ud.) been pursuing your studies? 10 I’ve been taking engineering courses since January BUILDING SENTENCES Subject + verb, subject + verb + direct object The subject is the element of the sentence that determines the ending of the verb In the following sentences, Juan and los chicos are subjects... or action expressed by the verb may affect or be directed at a person or thing That person or thing is the object of the verb Spanish treats objects that refer to animate beings differently from objects referring to things If a noun is not the subject of a sentence and it both refers to an inanimate object and follows the verb directly without a 17 The Present Tense of Regular Verbs preposition, it... (TRANSITIVE) I run every day I run the mile in fifteen minutes They’re taking the paintings down THE VERB regresar In American Spanish, the verb regresar can be used as a transitive verb as well as an intransitive one Regresamos a fines del mes Regresamos el coche lo antes posible We’re coming back at the end of the month We’re returning the car as soon as possible Sometimes transitive verbs appear without an expressed . S PANISH V ERB Review and Practice TheUltimate This page intentionally left blank S PANISH V ERB Review and Practice TheUltimate Ronni L. Gordon, Ph.D., and David M. Stillman, Ph.D. Mastering Verbs and. highly effective tool for review and progress in the Spanish language. We apply the same successful pedagogy to The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice, with the knowledge that students. of the Spanish verbal system. The forms of -er and -ir verbs, like those of -ar verbs, are stressed on the stem in the singular and the third-person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms, and on the