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What Is a Verb? -ar, -er, -ir

Verbos e infinitivos

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Beginner · Step 9 of 21Course step 9 of 48

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Understand it · Entiéndelo
to speak
hablar: Verb — action or state
to eat
comer
to live
vivir

Build it step by step · Constrúyelo paso a paso

I want to eat.
.Quiero: Verb — action or state; comer: Verb — action or state
I can speak.
Puedo hablar.
Self-check · Comprueba tu respuesta

Quiero comer. Vivir belongs to the -ir family.

Respuestas con razones · Answers with reasons

Hablo; comer; vivimos. En Quiero comer, quiero está conjugado para yo; comer nombra la acción y no lleva una segunda terminación de yo. / Hablo; comer; vivimos. In Quiero comer, quiero is conjugated for yo; comer names the action and does not take a second yo ending.

Check and try again · Comprueba y vuelve a intentar

Quiero comer. Necesito trabajar. The first verb changes; the second stays an infinitive.

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1. Which is an infinitive?

2. Choose the second verb after quiero.

3. Build necesito + trabajar.

4. Which statement about irregular verbs is correct?

5. You explain your purpose: I study to learn.

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