Experience Spanish, 3rd Edition

Un mundo sin límites

Amores, Suárez-García, and Wendel

Capítulo 2
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

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Tema I: 2.1 Present Tense of Regular –er
and –ir Verbs

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 2.1 Infinitives Review

Do you remember the parts of an infinitive?

Which infinitive is this?

Bailar
Can you identify the parts of the infinitive?

Bail ar
Stem Ending

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 2.1 Conjugation Review

Do you remember how to conjugate a regular -ar verb in the

present tense?

hablar: to speak; to talk

yo hablo nosotros hablamos
tú hablas vosotros habláis
Ud./él/ella habla Uds./ellos/ellas hablan

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 2.1 Conjugating –er Verbs

Conjugating -er verbs is very similar to -ar verbs. The

difference is the verb endings.
-er verb endings
yo -o nosotros -emos
tú -es vosotros -éis
Ud./él /ella -e Uds./ellos/ellas -en

How are these endings different from -ar endings?

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 2.1 Conjugating –ir Verbs

The process for conjugating -ir verbs is the same as -ar and -er
verbs, but again there are different endings.

-er verb endings

yo -o nosotros -imos
tú -es vosotros -ís
Ud./él /ella -e Uds./ellos/ellas -en

Which endings are different than both -ar and -er endings?

Which are only different from -ar endings?

Note that the yo ending is the same for all regular verbs.

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2.1 Conjugating -er and -ir Practice

Fill out the tables below with the correct verb forms.
Don’t forget the meaning of the infinitive!

creer: to believe
yo creo nosotros creemos
tú crees vosotros creéis
Ud. Uds.
cree creen

abrir: to open
yo abro nosotros abrimos
tú abres vosotros abrís
Ud. Uds. abren
abre

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 2.1 Nota comunicativa - gustar

¿Te gusta hablar español? ¡Sí! Me gusta mucho hablar español.

Do you like to speak Spanish? Yes! I like to speak Spanish a lot.

Gustar is used to express to like/dislike doing something.

Gustar literally means to be pleasing (to someone).
Whereas in English subject pronouns are used, in Spanish you
will use the pronouns shown on the next slide.

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 2.1 Pronouns with gustar

Here are the pronouns for gustar.

Gustar: to be pleasing; to like

Me gusta hablar español. Nos gusta hablar español.
I like to speak Spanish. We like to speak Spanish.
Te gusta hablar español. Os gusta hablar español.
You (inf.) like to speak Spanish. You all (inf.) like to speak Spanish.
(Ud.) Le gusta hablar español. (Uds.) Les gusta hablar español.
You (for.) like to speak Spanish. You all (for.) like to speak Spanish.
(Él / Ella) Le gusta hablar español. (Ellos / Ellas) Les gusta hablar español.
He / She likes to speak Spanish. They like to speak Spanish.

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 2.1 Practice with gustar

How would you say it in Spanish?

1. We like to read. Nos gusta leer.

2. They to study. Les gusta estudiar.

3. He likes to run. Le gusta correr.

4. You all (uds.) like to eat. Les gusta comer.

5. Do you (tú) like to swim? ¿Te gusta nadar?

6. I don’t like to dance. No me gusta bailar.

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Tema I: 2.2 Ir + a + infinitive

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 2.2 Forms of ir

The verb ir is irregular and means to go.

ir: to go
yo voy nosotros vamos
I go we go
tú vas vosotros vais
you (inf., sing.) go you all (fam. Spain) go
usted va ustedes van
you all (form. Spain; fam., form.
you (for., sing.) go
elsewhere ) go
él / ella va ellos / ellas van
he/she goes they go

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 2.2 Use of ir + a

The phrase ir + a has two uses:

To indicate future actions

Sara va a estudiar. (Sara is going to study.)

To indicate a destination
Nosotros vamos al cine. (We are going to the movies.)
Notice that the verb ir is always conjugated according to the
subject.
The contraction al is formed from a + el when the destination is
singular, masculine, and would need the article el.

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 2.2 Practice with ir

Fill in the blanks using the word in parentheses to create an ir + a

phrase.

Querido diario,
voy a escribir (escribir) de arte. La clase de arte
Hoy ____________
va a estudiar (estudiar) artistas mexicanos. El museo de la
___________
va a tener (tener) una exposición de obras de arte de
universidad _________
estudiantes hechos (made) en el estilo de José Guadalupe Posada.
vamos al museo (museo) el lunes que viene.
Unos amigos y yo ______________
ir a clase (clase).
Bueno, necesito ________
¡Hasta luego!

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Tema II: 2.3 The Verb estar

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 2.3 Forms of estar

The verb estar means to be but is used in different contexts than ser.

estar: to be
yo estoy nosotros estamos
I am we are

tú estás vosotros estáis

you are you all (fam. Spain) are

ustedes están
usted está
you all (form. Spain, fam., form
you (for.) are elsewhere) are

Notice that most forms of estar have an accented á.

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 2.3 Estar for Location

The verb estar is used to state where someone or something is

located.
Nosotros estamos en la clase de español.

El libro está en la oficina.

Quedar means to be situated and can be interchanged with estar.

Quedamos en la clase de español.

El libro queda en la oficina.

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 2.3 Prepositions of Location
Prepositions are often used with estar to
provide more information about location.

Pablo y Erica están lejos

del agua.

David y Raquel están

cerca del agua.
Daniel está detrás de
Inma y Carmen.

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 2.3 Estar for Emotions

Estar is used to talk about emotions and conditions.

Alonso está contento.

Felicia y Tito están enojados.

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 2.3 Practice with estar
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of estar.

estoy en el museo.
1. Yo ______

2. ¿______
Estás (tú) emocionada por la fiesta el sábado?

3. Cecilia y Nando _____

están en la sala.

estamos en el parque.
4. Andrés y yo _________
5. Ustedes ______
están tristes.

Which could use quedar?

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Tema II: 2.4 The Present Progressive

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 2.4 Use of the Present Progressive
The present progressive says that something is happening right
now.
To form the present progressive you need:
ESTAR
(conjugate estar in the present tense for the correct subject)
+
THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE of the action verb.

Eduardo está corriendo.

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 2.4 Forming Present Participles
In English, the present participle ends in –ing.
For example, paying, drinking, living, etc.
To form the present participle, begin with the stem of the verb.

pagar - pag beber – beb vivir - viv

Then, add the present participle ending according to the verb.
-ar uses -ando -er uses -iendo -ir uses -iendo

Notice that –er and –ir verbs have the same ending.
pagar - pagando beber - bebiendo vivir - viviendo
Note that the present participle never changes.

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 2.4 Special Present Participles

Some verbs take a special change in the present participle.

1. Is this an -er or -ir verb?

2. Does the stem end in a vowel?

If the answer to both is yes, the present participle ending will be -

yendo.
creer - creyendo leer - leyendo oír - oyendo

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 2.4 Present vs. Present Progressive
Spanish uses the present progressive less frequently than English does.

Spanish uses the simple present tense for ongoing actions:

¿Con quién estudias hoy? With whom are you studying today?

Spanish uses ir + a + inf for near future actions:

Voy a estudiar con Pablo. I am studying (going to study) with Pablo.

This means the present progressive should be used to emphasize that

actions are happening right now.
¿Qué estás leyendo? What are you reading? (right now) Estoy leyendo el
periódico. I am reading the newspaper. (right now)

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 2.4 Present Progressive Practice
Use the present progressive to say what the people are doing.

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2.3 Prepositions of Location - Text Alternative

Pablo and Erica are farthest from the water walking with a
dog in the grass. Inma and Carmen are walking on a sidewalk
and Daniel is right behind them roller skating. The sidewalk
is between the grass and the beach. David and Raquel are
closest to the water having a picnic on the beach.

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 2.4 Present Progressive Practice - Text
Alternative

Person 1 is in a pool swimming. Person 2 is playing soccer

with his friends. Person 3 is riding a bicycle. Person 4 is
roller skating. Person 5 is having a picnic with her boyfriend.
Person 6 is walking with his dog. Person 7 is in a bathing
suit lying on a towel in the grass. Person 8 is running with a
friend. Person 9 is sitting at a table playing dominos with
friends. Person 10 is taking photos.

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