Gramtica cuarenta y uno 41

OJO!
The exact English equivalent of a Spanish verb form depends on the context in which the
verb appears. In the following sentence, the word maana indicates a future action, so
hablo means I will: Hablo con Juan maana.
Necesito mandar un mensaje.
I need to send a text (message).
Me gusta bailar.
I like to dance.
5. Conjugated Verb 1 Infinitive
As in English, when two Spanish verbs are used in
sequence and there is no change of subject, the
second verb is usually in the infinitive form.
6. Tense
In both English and Spanish, conjugated verb forms
also indicate the time or tense (el tiempo) of the
action: I speak (present), I spoke (past).
Some English equivalents of the present tense
forms of Spanish verbs are shown at the right.
Negation / La negacin
In Spanish the word no is placed before the
conjugated verb to make a negative sentence.
I speak Simple present tense
I am speaking Present progressive
(indicates an action
in progress)
I will speak Near future action

hablo
Prctica
A. Asociaciones. Qu verbos asocia Ud. con las siguientes ideas? D infinitivos.
1. espaol 5. un coche (car)
2. mucho (a lot of ) dinero 6. a la residencia
3. en la librera 7. Coca-Cola o caf (coffee)
4. en el saln de clase 8. la msica
B. Anticipemos! Mis compaeros y yo
Paso 1. S o no? Cambie (Change) las oraciones falsas.
MODELO: Toco el piano S, toco el piano.
(No, no toco el piano. Toco la guitarra.)
1. Necesito ms (more) dinero.
2. Trabajo en la biblioteca.
3. Canto en un coro (choir) de la universidad.
4. Tomamos ocho clases cada (every) semestre/trimestre.
5. Bailamos salsa en el saln de clase.
6. Deseamos hablar espaol correctamente.
7. El profesor / La profesora ensea italiano.
8. El profesor / La profesora habla muy bien el alemn (German).
Paso 2. En parejas (pairs), hagan y contesten preguntas (ask and answer
questions) basadas en el Paso 1.
MODELO: Toco el piano.
ESTUDIANTE 1: Tocas el piano?
ESTUDIANTE 2: S, toco el piano. (No, no toco el piano.)
Autoprueba
Give the present tense endings
for pagar.
1. yo pag
2. t pag
3. ella pag
4. nosotros pag
5. ellos pag
A n s w e r s : 1 . p a g o 2 . p a g a s
3 . p a g a 4 . p a g a m o s 5 . p a g a n
Anticipemos! means Lets look
ahead! These activities allow
you to use new grammar but
without having to come up
with the forms on your own. As
you do these activities, think
about the grammar point you
are practicing (-ar verbs, in this
case) and how it is used in the
activity.
subject 1 no 1 verb
El estudiante no habla espaol.
The student doesnt speak Spanish.
No, no necesito dinero.
No, I dont need money.
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