Tener & Hablar & Escribir

CLASS LESSON REVIEW

What is a verb?  A verb is an action word.

What is an infinitive form of a verb?  An infinitive is the basic form of the verb. Infinitives have the word "to" in front of the verb.

What does HABLAR mean?  to speak

What does TENER mean?  to have

What does ESCRIBIR mean?   to write

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Tener  to have

yo tengo   I have                                nosotros tenemos    we have

tú tienes   you have                           ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen   they/you have                                

él/ella/usted tiene   he/she has  you (formal) have               

This word  is used a lot in Spanish. We have already used it!

¿Cuantos años tienes?   How old are you? 

 The exact translation is: “How many years do you have?

Yo tengo ocho años.    I am 8 years old.
The exact translation is: “I have 8 years.”

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This word  is a "regular 'ar' verb." We have already used it!

¿Hablas tú español?   Do you speak Spanish? 

Yo hablo ingles.    I speak English.

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Escribir  to write

yo escribo   I write                          nosotros escribimos    we write

tú escribes   you write                   ellos/ellas/ustedes escriben   they/you write                                

él/ella/usted escribe   he/she writes   you (formal) write    

This is a "regular 'ir' verb" in Spanish.

Vamos a escribir un poema.                   We are going to write a poem.

Nosotros escribimos poemas en clase.    We write poems in class.

Maria escribe poemas.                               Maria writes poems.

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