Grammatic Rules - Giovann Flashcards
(5 cards)
RULE:
How do you turn “singular” works into “plural”?
If the word ends in a vowel: Add an “s”
EX: Naranja - Naranjas
If the word ends in a consonant [aka not a vowel]: Add an “es”
EX: Coche - Avion - Aviones
RULE:
What are the present tense conjugations for verbs that end in -ar?
Yo = o
Tu = as
El/Ella/Usted = a
Nosotros = amos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = an
RULE:
What are the present tense conjugations for verbs that end in -er and -ir?
Yo = o
Tu = es
El/Ella/Usted = e
Nosotros = emos OR imos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = en
RULE:
What are stems?
In Spanish, a stem-changing verb is a type of verb that undergoes a change in its stem/core in certain conjugations. The only form that doesn’t change is the “nosotros” form.