{"id":92,"date":"2020-03-10T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&p=92"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:52:00","slug":"introduction-to-el-lapiz-es-de-ella","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/introduction-to-el-lapiz-es-de-ella\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to \u00bfEl l\u00e1piz es de ella?","rendered":"Introduction to \u00bfEl l\u00e1piz es de ella?"},"content":{"raw":"\u00a1Ser, o\u00a0no\u00a0ser, es la cuesti\u00f3n! As this famous line shows, \u201cto be\u201d might be the most important verb out there, which is why it\u2019s the first verb we\u2019ll cover.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe phrase \u201cto be\u201d is in the\u00a0infinitive<\/strong>, the basic or uninflected form of a verb. In English the infinitive is a phrase that includes \u201cto\u201d: \u201cto speak,\u201d \u201cto write,\u201d \u201cto live,\u201d \u201cto be.\u201d A Spanish infinitive is only one word, and it ends in -ar, or -er, or -ir.\r\n\r\nWhen you use verbs in both languages, you will use the form that matches the subject. This is called\u00a0conjugating<\/strong>\u00a0a verb. In English, many of our verb conjugations do not change when different subjects are used. For example, \u201cto write\u201d: \u201cI write, you write, they write, we write.\u201d However: \u201cshe writes.\u201d In Spanish, the conjugation is more elaborate, with six different verb endings to choose from depending on who is doing the action.\r\n\r\nThe Spanish\u00a0ser<\/em>, like the English \u201cto be,\u201d is\u00a0irregular<\/strong>. This means that the conjugation doesn\u2019t follow the typical pattern. \u201cI am, you are, he is;\u00a0soy<\/em>,\u00a0eres<\/em>,\u00a0es<\/em>\u201c. With irregular verbs, you just have to memorize all the forms. We\u2019ll work on that in this section.\r\n\r\nIn order to understand verb conjugation in Spanish, you\u2019ll also have to learn the subject\u00a0pronouns.\u00a0The\u00a0subject<\/strong>\u00a0of a sentence is the person, place, or thing performing the action of the sentence.\u00a0Subject pronouns<\/strong>\u00a0are words that can be used as the subject of a sentence rather than repeating the noun or name (Click here for an explanation of pronouns in English<\/a>).\r\n\r\nIn the following section, we\u2019ll work on subject pronouns and the verb\u00a0ser.\u00a0<\/em>","rendered":"

\u00a1Ser, o\u00a0no\u00a0ser, es la cuesti\u00f3n! As this famous line shows, \u201cto be\u201d might be the most important verb out there, which is why it\u2019s the first verb we\u2019ll cover.<\/span><\/p>\n

The phrase \u201cto be\u201d is in the\u00a0infinitive<\/strong>, the basic or uninflected form of a verb. In English the infinitive is a phrase that includes \u201cto\u201d: \u201cto speak,\u201d \u201cto write,\u201d \u201cto live,\u201d \u201cto be.\u201d A Spanish infinitive is only one word, and it ends in -ar, or -er, or -ir.<\/p>\n

When you use verbs in both languages, you will use the form that matches the subject. This is called\u00a0conjugating<\/strong>\u00a0a verb. In English, many of our verb conjugations do not change when different subjects are used. For example, \u201cto write\u201d: \u201cI write, you write, they write, we write.\u201d However: \u201cshe writes.\u201d In Spanish, the conjugation is more elaborate, with six different verb endings to choose from depending on who is doing the action.<\/p>\n

The Spanish\u00a0ser<\/em>, like the English \u201cto be,\u201d is\u00a0irregular<\/strong>. This means that the conjugation doesn\u2019t follow the typical pattern. \u201cI am, you are, he is;\u00a0soy<\/em>,\u00a0eres<\/em>,\u00a0es<\/em>\u201c. With irregular verbs, you just have to memorize all the forms. We\u2019ll work on that in this section.<\/p>\n

In order to understand verb conjugation in Spanish, you\u2019ll also have to learn the subject\u00a0pronouns.\u00a0The\u00a0subject<\/strong>\u00a0of a sentence is the person, place, or thing performing the action of the sentence.\u00a0Subject pronouns<\/strong>\u00a0are words that can be used as the subject of a sentence rather than repeating the noun or name (Click here for an explanation of pronouns in English<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the following section, we\u2019ll work on subject pronouns and the verb\u00a0ser.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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