1st Class -A Verbs Simple Present Tense
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We know that to find out who is causing something to happen we can look at the ending of a verb because the subject is always built into the verb form in the ending. Remember the s/he, it form?
We know that to find out who is causing something to happen we can look at the ending of a verb because the subject is always built into the verb form in the ending. Remember the s/he, it form?
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Remember how we changed the meaning of the verb to they by just adding –n ?
Remember how we changed the meaning of the verb to [b] they [/b] by just adding [b] –n [/b]?
What if
you want to do something or
we or
yáll or
I want to do something?
Change the ending .
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What if [b] you [/b] want to do something or [b] we [/b] or [b] yáll [/b] or [b] I [/b] want to do something? [b] [i] Change the ending [/i] [/b].
Tú
To make a verb say "you" are doing something just add -s to the s/he form; -s means "tú."
To make a verb say "you" are doing something just add [b] -s [/b] to the s/he form; [b] -s [/b] means "tú."
Tú
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Nosotros y Vosotros
To make a verb say "we" are doing something use -mos ; -mos means "we ."
To make a verb say "we" are doing something use [b] -mos [/b]; [b] -mos [/b] means "[b]we [/b]."
Nosotros y Vosotros
To say "y'all" are doing something put an accent mark (´) on the vowel -a and add
-´is ;
-is means "
y'all ."
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To say "y'all" are doing something put an accent mark (´) on the vowel -a and add [b] -´is [/b]; [b] -is [/b] means "[b]y'all [/b]."
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Since the subject is always built in to the end of the verb, it is sometimes not stated. Use of pronouns to state the subject occurs mainly for clarification, emphasis and variety. However, when pronouns
are used, they
must match the verb ending to make sense. It would be confusing to say, yo hablan because "yo" means “I” and –n means “they.” We would not know "who" is the speaker. Oh, how do you say "yo?"
Change the ending to
-o ;
-o means "
yo ."
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Since the subject is always built in to the end of the verb, it is sometimes not stated. Use of pronouns to state the subject occurs mainly for clarification, emphasis and variety. However, when pronouns [i] are [/i] used, they [i] must match[/i] the verb ending to make sense. It would be confusing to say, yo hablan because "yo" means “I” and –n means “they.” We would not know "who" is the speaker. Oh, how do you say "yo?" [b] [i] Change [/i] [/b] the ending to [b] -o [/b]; [b] -o [/b] means "[b]yo [/b]."
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