CONJUGACIN VERBAL Cuando queremos nombrar una accin en espaol, utilizamos la forma verbal del infinitivo.

Ejemplo: Me gusta escribir (Escribir es la forma del infinitivo). In English we use the infinitive and sometimes the Present Participle o Gerund to express the same idea. Example: I like to read (American English)/ I like reading (British English). Here to read is the infinitive and reading is the present participle or gerund. Ahora vamos a hablar de presente, pasado y futuro. Son tiempos verbales. En espaol los conocis muy bien. Ejemplos: Canto y bailo, cant y bail, cantar y bailar. A veces acompaamos las formas verbales con adverbios o expresiones de tiempo. Ejemplos: Canto y bailo dos veces por semana. Cant y bail ayer. Cantar y bailar la semana prxima. In English it is very easy to learn how to use the present, the past and the future. They are called tenses or verbal tenses. Look at the examples: Present Simple I sing and dance He sings and dances I dont sing or dance He doesnt sing or dance Do I sing and dance? Does he sing and dance? Past Simple I sang and danced He sang and danced I didnt sing or dance He didnt sing or dance Did I sing and dance? Did he sing and dance? Future Simple I will sing and dance He will sing and dance I will not sing or dance He will not sing or dance Will I sing and dance? Will he sing and dance?

Affirmative

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What can we observe in this table?: - In the present, in affirmative, we add an -s to the verb when we use the third person singular (he, she, it). Sometimes we add -es - In the present, in negative and interrogative, we use an auxiliary verb to make sentences. This verb is the verb to do, and when we use the 3rd person singular we use its form does. - In the past, in affirmative, we use a different word (sang instead of sing) with irregular verbs, or we add ed or -d to

the form of the present (danced instead of dance) for regular verbs. All the verbal persons use the same form. In the past, in negative and interrogative, we always use the verbal form did of the auxiliary to do, with all the verbal persons. That is why we have to use subjects in English. In the future, we use the auxiliary verb will in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences and the basic form of the verbs. And we use will for all the verbal persons.

Its very important to observe too, that: - When we make interrogative sentences we begin with the auxiliary verb (do/does for the present, did for the past and will for the future) - When we make negative sentences we say not after de auxiliary verb - We only use a different form for the past in affirmative sentences. In negative and interrogative sentences we mark the past with the auxiliary did (The verb has its basic form, this is the infinitive without to). Write here some other observations you can consider important Now look at this example of a verb conjugation.

INFINITIVE = to speak PRESENT PARTICIPLE = speaking PRESENT SIMPLE Affirmative I speak You speak He speaks She speaks It speaks We speak You speak They speak Negative I do not speak You do not speak He does not speak She does not speak It does not speak We do not speak You do not speak They do not speak Interrogative Do I speak? Do you speak? Does he speak? Does she speak? Does it speak? Do we speak? Do you speak? Do they speak?

PAST SIMPLE Affirmative I spoke You spoke He spoke She spoke It spoke We spoke You spoke They spoke Negative I did not speak You did not speak He did not speak She did not speak It did not speak We did not speak You did not speak They did not speak Interrogative Did I speak? Did you speak? Did he speak? Did she speak? Did it speak? Did we speak? Did you speak? Did they speak?

FUTURE SIMPLE Affirmative I will speak You will speak He will speak She will speak It will speak We will speak You will speak They will speak Negative I will not speak You will not speak He will not speak She will not speak It will not speak We will not speak You will not speak They will not speak Interrogative Will I speak? Will you speak? Will he speak? Will she speak? Will it speak? Will we speak? Will you speak? Will they speak?

Finally you are going to choose one verb you like in English and you are going to conjugate it in the present, the past and the future. Specify also the infinitive and the present participle or gerund. You have to give me your exercise in a separate sheet of paper on the date I will tell you in class. Some other notes are: Do or does + not = dont or doesnt Did + not = didnt Will + not = wont