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IF A VERB FINISHES IN THE LETTERS -AR, IT WILL FOLLOW THESE RULES.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXAMPLES FOR THE
PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE.
CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS.
CLICK HERE TO SAY YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE WILL USE THE VERB HABLAR (TO SPEAK) AS OUR EXAMPLE.
IN ENGLISH WE HAVE TO USE A WORD TO SAY WHO SPEAKS:
FOR EXAMPLE, I SPEAK, YOU SPEAK, WE SPEAK ETC.
IN SPANISH THESE WORDS (WHO DOES THE ACTION) ARE SHOWN BY THE ENDING OF THE VERB.
PRESENT
LOOK AT THE ENDINGS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE ENGLISH WORDS:
I SPEAK = HABLO
YOU SPEAK = HABLAS
HE SPEAKS = HABLA
SHE SPEAKS = HABLA
IT SPEAKS = HABLA
WE SPEAK = HABLAMOS
YOU SPEAK = HABLAIS
THEY SPEAK = HABLAN
SO, TO SAY I SPEAK ENGLISH (INGLES),
WE FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (HABLAR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-AR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY (HABLO)
4: WRITE OR SAY THE ACTION WITH WHATEVER OTHER WORDS YOU WANT!
(HABLO INGLES EN CASA = I SPEAK ENGLISH AT HOME)
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PAST
IN THE PAST, WE ALSO CHANGE THE ENDING ACCORDING TO WHO WE WANT TO SAY DID THE ACTION.
BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF SPEAKING ABOUT THE PAST.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A POINT IN THE PAST
(I SPOKE WITH MY FRIEND YESTERDAY)?
OR
SOMETHING HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
(I USED TO LIKE BOB THE BUILDER)?
THE PRETERITE
THIS IS USED WHEN WE WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME IN THE PAST:
(I SPOKE WITH MY FRIEND YESTERDAY)
WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS AS IN THE PRESENT:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (HABLAR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-AR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE PRETERITE:
(WATCH HOW THEY RELATE TO THE 'WHO' WORD WE USE IN ENGLISH!)
I SPOKE = HABLÉ
YOU SPOKE = HABLÁSTE
HE SPOKE = HABLÓ
SHE SPOKE = HABLÓ
IT SPOKE = HABLÓ
WE SPOKE = HABLAMOS
YOU SPOKE = HABLÁSTEIS
THEY SPOKE = HABLARON
I SPOKE ENGLISH YESTERDAY = HABLE INGLES AYER.
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THE IMPERFECT
AGAIN, WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (HABLAR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-AR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY.
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS WE USE FOR THE IMPERFECT:
I SPOKE (USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABA
YOU SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABAS
HE SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABA
SHE SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABA
IT SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABA
WE SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABAMOS
YOU SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABAIS
THEY SPOKE(USED TO SPEAK) = HABLABAN
I SPOKE (USED TO SPEAK) WITH MY FRIEND = HABLABA CON MI AMIGO
THE FUTURE
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE FORM THE OTHER TENSES
WITH ONE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE:
WE DON'T TAKE OFF THE -AR BEFORE WE ADD THE NEW ENDING !!!
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE:
I WILL SPEAK = HABLARÉ
YOU WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁS
HE WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁ
SHE WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁ
IT WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁ
WE WILL SPEAK = HABLAREMOS
YOU WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁIS
THEY WILL SPEAK = HABLARÁN
SO, I WILL SPEAK SPANISH WITH MY FRIEND = HABLARE ESPANOL CON MI AMIGO.
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QUESTIONS:
IN ENGLISH WE USE DID, DO / DOES, OR WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUESTION,
SO PEOPLE WILLKNOW THAT WE ARE ASKING A QUESTION.
IN SPANISH, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!!
TO WRITE A QUESTION,
SIMPLY WRITE AN UPSIDE DOWN QUESTION MARK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE QUESTION.
FOR EXAMPLE:
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH = HABLAS INGLÉS.
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? = ¿HABLAS INGLÉS?
TO ASK A QUESTION,
SIMPLY MAKE WHAT YOU SAY SOUND LIKE A QUESTION
BY RAISING THE TONE TOWARDS THE END!!
YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SIMPLY ADD THE WORD NO BEFORE THE VERB!
FOR EXAMPLE:
I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH = NO HABLO INGLÉS.
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