Verb Notebook
Advanced Spanish
Set up - Name
• On the inside of the front cover in the upper
left hand corner write your name, class, and
hour like this:
– Mendy “Guadalupe” Colbert
– Advanced Spanish
– B1
Section 1 – Verb list
• * the verbs are not in alphabetical order. We
will add to this list as needed.
– Write the Spanish verbs in a column on the left
side of the page.
– Number the verbs in the left hand margin.
– Look up the meaning of the verbs and write them
in a column on the right.
– Turn the page to start section 2.
Verb List
1. Hablar
2. Comer
3. Vivir
To speak, to talk
To eat
To live
Continue with the rest of the verbs
Section 2 – Index of Tenses
• In this section we will describe how to form
each tense and what it is used for. We will
add to this section as we go.
– Title the page Index of Tenses
– Write “Present Tense” On the first line and
number it 1 with a circle around it.
– Turn a several pages to make room for the
tenses, and then start Section 3.
Index of Tenses
1. Present tense
Section 3 – Conjugated verbs
– In the upper right hand corner of the page write “1”these numbers should correspond with the numbers
on the verb list.
– On the top line on the left write the Spanish infinitive.
On the right side, write the English meaning.
– On the first line in the left hand margin write the
number 1 with a circle around it. – This number will
correspond with the index of tenses.
• Turn to the next page and repeat the steps for
verb 2 and so on.
1
Hablar
1.
To talk, to speak
Verbs
1. Hablar
2. Comer
3. Vivir
4. Ser
5. Estar
6. Ir
7. Dar
8. Ver
9. leer
10.Pagar
21.traer
11.tocar
31.seguir
12.Aprender 22.Venir
32.oír
23.Saber
13.Tener
14.Querer 24.conocer
15.comenzar 25.lavarse
16.dormir 26.acostarse
27.divertirse
17.poder
28.andar
18.poner
29.decir
19.Salir
30.pedir
20.hacer
Present tense verbs
Explanation and conjugations
Present tense Notes
1. Present tense
A verb is a word that expresses an action, an occurrence, or
a state of being. All Spanish verbs belong to one of three
categories, according to the infinitive, -ar, -er, or –ir verbs.
How to form regular verbs:
1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
2: add the appropriate present tense endings to match the
subject.
-ar verb endings
-er endings
-ir endings
o
amos
o
emos
o
imos
as
áis
es
éis
es
ís
a
an
e
en
e
en
Continuation of notes
When to use it
• The present tense forms of Spanish verbs
express both the English present tense (I
walk) and the English present progressive
(I am walking).
• Spanish Present tense forms also include
the auxiliary verb do/does that English
uses in questions and negative sentences.
Do/does are not expressed in Spanish
before another verb
Continuation of notes
• Indicates:
A) an action or state of being at the present
time.
Examples:
1. Hablo español
• I speak Spanish, I am speaking Spanish, I do
speak Spanish
2. Creo en Dios
• I believe in God
Continuation of notes
B) Habitual action
Example:
Voy a la biblioteca todos los días
I go to the library every day
I do go to the library every day.
C). A general truth, something which is
permanently true
Examples :
1) Seis menos dos son cuatro.
Six minus two are four
2) El ejercicio hace maestro al novicio.
Practice makes perfect.
Continuation of notes
D) Vividness when talking about past events.
Example:
El asesino se pone pálido. Tiene miedo. Sale de la
casa y corre a lo largo del río.
The murderer turns pale. He is afraid. He goes
out of the house and runs along the river.
e) A near future.
Examples:
1. Mi hermano llega mañana.
My brother arrives tomorrow.
2. ¿Escuchamos un disco ahora?
Shall we listen to a record now?
Continuation of notes
• Types of irregular verbs
– -oy verbs (aka bizzaro verbs)- These verbs are
irregular in the yo form (and possibly other
forms). The yo form ends in “oy”
• Examples: ser, ir, dar, estar (best to just memorize
these verbs and their forms)
– Stem changers (aka shoe verbs) –
• These verbs have a change in the stem (what’s left
after removing the –ar, -er, or –ir)
• There are 4 types:
–
–
–
–
e-ie (tener, querer, comenzar, etc.)
e-I (decir, pedir,seguir etc.)
o-ue (dormir, poder, etc.)
u-ue (jugar)
Steps to form them:
1: Chopsuey
2: Switch-a-roonie
3: schmoosh
Continuation of notes
– “-go” verbs (aka sneaky G verbs) – These verbs
are irregular in the yo form (and possibly other
forms). The yo form ends in “go”
• Examples: poner, salir, hacer, traer, venir, decir, oír,
seguir
• Another type of verbs
– Reflexives
– A verb is reflexive when the subject and the
object are the same. In other words, when the
subject does something to himself.
– When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in
"se."
Continuation of notes
• To learn to conjugate reflexive verbs, you need
a different set of pronouns called "reflexive
pronouns." These pronouns are positioned
before the verb, while the ending "se" is
dropped and the verb is conjugated normally.
• The reflexive pronouns are not subject
pronouns; rather they are object pronouns.
• The purpose of the reflexive object pronouns
is to show that the action of the verb remains
with the subject.
Continuation of notes
• me (myself)
te (yourself)
se (himself, herself,
yourself)
nos (ourselves)
os (yourselves)
se (themselves,
yourselves)
To conjugate a reflexive verb:
1. Remove the “se”
2. Rearrange – move the “se” to the front of the verb
3. Make a change – change the “se” to match the subject
4. Chopsuey – remove the –ar,-er, or –ir
5. Switch-a-roonie – make a stem change if necessary
6. Schmoosh – add the correct ending to match the subject
(yo) me Lav ar
o se
(tú)
te ac ue
o star
asse
Continuation of notes
• When two verbs are used together, the
first verb is conjugated and the second
verb is left in the infinitive form. (big
brother-little brother verbs)
– Example:
• I want to eat.
Quiero comer.
• When the 2nd verb is reflexive, change the
“se” to match the subject, but leave it at
the end of the verb.
– Example:
• I need to go to bed
Necesito acostarme
Present Tense Conjugations
1
Hablar
1. Hablo
Hablas
Habla
To talk, to speak
Hablamos
Habláis
Hablan
2
comer
1. Como
comes
come
To eat
comemos
coméis
comen
3
vivir
1. vivo
vives
vive
To live
vivimos
vivís
viven
4
ser
1. soy
eres
es
To be
somos
sois
son
5
Estar
1. Estoy
Estás
Está
To be
Estamos
Estáis
Están
6
ir
1.
To go
voy
vas
va
vamos
vais
van
7
dar
1. doy
das
da
To give, to throw(a party)
damos
dais
dan
8
ver
1. veo
ves
ve
To see
vemos
véis
ven
9
leer
1. leo
lees
lee
To read
leemos
leéis
leen
10
pagar
1. pago
pagas
paga
To pay
pagamos
pagáis
pagan
11
tocar
1. toco
tocas
toca
To touch, to play (an instrument)
tocamos
tocáis
tocan
12
aprender
1. aprendo aprendemos
aprendes aprendéis
aprende aprenden
To learn
13
tener
1. tengo
tienes
tiene
To have
tenemos
tenéis
tienen
14
querer
1. quiero queremos
quieres queréis
quiere quieren
To want, to wish,
To love
15
comenzar
1. comienzo comenzamos
comienzas comenzáis
comienza comienzan
To begin
16
dormir
1. duermo dormimos
duermes dormís
duerme duermen
To sleep
17
poder
1. puedo
podemos
puedes Podéis
puede pueden
To be able to, can
18
poner
1. pongo
pones
pone
To put, to place
ponemos
ponéis
ponen
19
salir
1. salgo
sales
sale
To leave, to go out
salimos
salís
salen
20
hacer
1. hago
haces
hace
To do, to make
hacemos
hacéis
hacen
21
traer
1. traigo
traes
trae
To bring
traemos
traéis
traen
22
Venir
1. Vengo
Vienes
viene
To come
Venimos
Venís
vienen
23
saber
1. sé
sabes
sabe
To know
sabemos
sabéis
saben
24
conocer
1. conozco conocemos
conoces conocéis
conoce conocen
To know, to be familiar with
25
Lavarse
1. Me lavo Nos lavamos
Te lavas Os laváis
Se lava Se lavan
To wash one’s self
26
acostarse
To go to bed
1. Me acuesto Nos acostamos
Te acuestas Os acostáis
Se acuesta Se acuestan
27
To enjoy one’s self,
divertirse
To have a good time
1. me divierto nos divertimos
te diviertes os divertís
se divierte se divierten
28
andar
1. ando
andas
anda
To walk
andamos
andáis
andan
29
decir
1. digo
dices
dice
To say, to tell
decimos
decís
dicen
30
pedir
1. pido
pides
pide
To ask for, to request
pedimos
pedís
piden
31
To follow, to continue
seguir
1. sigo
sigues
sigue
seguimos
seguís
siguen
31
oír
1. oigo
oyes
oye
To hear
oímos
oís
oyen