ES - Infinitives (Lesson)
Infinitives (Lesson)
Before you learn to change (conjugate) the infinitives to "match" their subjects, you will learn how the infinitive itself can be used as a second verb.
In this example, "I have to" is the first verb, and the infinitive " to go" is the second verb. "I have " + to go = Tengo que + ir = I have to go.
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More examples of sentences where the infinitive is used as a second verb.
- I have to go to sleep now because I have to go to school early in the morning.
- I have to go to the store to buy an umbrella because it is raining.
- I like to read when it is raining.
- It is important to me to make good grades.
- To make good grades, we have to study every day.
Welcome to your first major grammar lesson in this wonderful language!
This lesson is going to prepare you to think about and talk about plans you have, things you should do, are going to do, need to do, want to do, and other such actions.
You will have some phrases that will introduce those plans and actions that have not yet happened, for example, I want to go shopping.
The phrase, I want introduces to go shopping.
Once you learn how to say, "I want," you can use it with all kinds of other phrases.
These verbs will be the first set we will use in this lesson:
- I want to = Quiero
- I do not want to = No quiero...
- I should = Debo
- I should not = No debo...
- I need to = Necesito
- I do not need = No necesito...
- I am going to = Voy a
- I am not going = No voy a...
** To form the negative, all you have to do is insert no BEFORE the 1st verb form.
Before you know it, you will have many things that you will be able to say. Then you can find the infinitives (verb forms that end in -ar / -er /- ir) to go with the phrases, and you can impress your family and friends with how much Spanish you have learned in a very short time!
Below is a practice with some of the most commonly used infinitives.
Look over the following vocabulary terms.
Jen y Luis
The Setting
Jen y Luis charlan antes de llegar a la escuela. Hablan de las clases y también estudian. Jen pregunta a Luis y Luis contesta. Después, Luis pregunta a Jen y Jen contesta. Van a saber bien las palabras de la lección que deben estudiar.
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Luis: |
¿Quiere practicar deletrear las palabras conmigo también? |
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Jen: |
Sí, Luis, me gusta mucho deletrear y practicar contigo, y no es muy difícil. |
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Luis: |
Voy a hablar lentamente, pero debes escuchar muy bien y después puedes deletrear la palabra que hablo. |
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Luis da a Jen las palabras para deletrear y después, Jen da a Luis las palabras, también. Ahora , cambian y en vez de deletrear. van a dar las palabras de inglés a español o de español a inglés. |
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Luis: |
Bien, Jen, Espero sacar una buena nota en la prueba después de practicar contigo. |
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Jen: |
¿Yo? Yo espero sacar una buena nota después de practicar contigo también, Luis. |
After reading the conversation, please answer the questions below.
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