Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Lesson Plan

Video: 15 minutes

Lesson: 35 minutes

Pre-viewing • :00 Warm-up: Review conjugations for ser and estar. 2 minutes • :02 Pre-test: Write the complete present indicative tense conjugations of ser and estar on the board. Write a few sample regular verb forms, such as cantas, bebemos, and vivo. Ask the students to find the similar endings between the ser and estar forms and the sample regular verbs. Have the students guess which pronouns match the sample regular verbs. Go over the learning objectives. 4 minutes Viewing • :06 Playing Video: Hand out Viewing Guide. Go over viewing questions and expectations. Tell the students to pay attention to the program and answer the viewing questions while watching. Don’t hesitate to stop the program and review if the students seem confused. 15 minutes Post-viewing • :21 Question & Answer Session: Ask the class for the answers to the viewing questions. See if any parts of the program were difficult or confusing for the students. Ask a few questions to check their understanding of the key topics. 5 minutes Sample Questions 1. How do you translate “I live” into Spanish? 2. Which verb form is the same for –ar, -er, and –ir verbs? 3. What are the conjugated verb forms for beber? Handouts • :26 Practicing Material: Hand out the Worksheet and give the class 6-8 minutes to complete it. Students are allowed to use their Viewing Guides. Monitor the students’ progress, helping where needed. Go over Worksheet as a class. 10 minutes • :36 Applying Material: Hand out the Activity. Break up the class into small groups and go over the instructions. Alternatively, this can be done as a class exercise, although the students’ speaking time will drop substantially. 10 minutes • :46 Wrap-up: Briefly sum up what has been covered in class, using the students to do the summary. Refer back to the questions from Pre-testing and show that they now can easily answer the questions. Assign any homework. 4 minutes

Viewing Questions Answer Key 1. What do present tense verbs indicate? action going on right now! 2. How would you say in Spanish, “Are you all listening?” ¿Ustedes escuchan? 3. What’s the only verb form difference between –er verbs and –ir verbs? nosotros/as: -emos vs. -imos

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Teacher’s Reference Guide Video: 15 minutes

Lesson: 35 minutes

Learning Objectives At the end of the module, students will be able to: • define, pronounce and correctly spell all vocabulary words • classify regular verbs into the three groups (-ar, -er, -ir), based on their endings • conjugate –ar, -er, and –ir verbs • recognize the subject from the conjugated verb Materials • Video: vocabulary, -ar verbs, -er verbs, -ir verbs; 15 minutes long • Viewing Guide: vocabulary, verb charts, verb reminders; 3 Viewing Questions • Worksheet: conjugation practice, pronoun selection, translation • Activity Sheet: conjugation practice, question-making activity • Check Your Knowledge: conjugation exercises, pronoun matching, making questions; 50 points Background Students should know how to conjugate ser and estar in the present indicative tense. Preparation Have dice ready for the Activity. Alternatively, have numbers written on small pieces of paper that students can pick out of a hat.

Extension: Have the students create a schedule of their before-school and after-school activities, using dictionaries to help them with vocabulary and verbs. Have students present class reports describing their day.

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Viewing Guide VOCABULARY

Verbs are conjugated by dropping the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, ir) from the stem of the verb and adding the appropriate ending to match the subject.

a través de – through la ardilla – squirrel la ducha – shower el edificio – building grande – big el granero – barn el lago – lake la lectura – lecture la lluvia – rain el pantalón – pants

la pared – wall todo – all; everything el trabajo – work el tren – train beber – to drink cantar – to sing comer – to eat escuchar – to hear; to listen to gruñir – to grumble vivir – to live

REGULAR VERB CHARTS

yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros/as ustedes, ellos/as

-ar verbs -o -as -a -amos -an

-er verbs -o -es -e -emos -en

-ir verbs -o -es -e -imos -en

Examples! yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros/as ustedes, ellos/as

cantar canto cantas canta cantamos cantan

comer como comes come comemos comen

viver vivo vives vive vivimos viven

VERB REMINDERS • Because you can usually tell the subject just from the conjugated verb, Spanish speakers often drop the pronoun when they speak. Yo canto todo. Canto todo. • Unlike English, you don’t need to add helping verbs to ask a question. It’s the same grammatical construction as a statement. ¿Escuchas el tren? Sí, escucho el tren. • To make a sentence negative, just add no.

¿Escuchas el tren?

Viewing Questions 1. What do present tense verbs indicate? 2. How would you say in Spanish, “Are you all listening?” 3. What’s the only verb form difference between -er verbs and -ir verbs?

No. No escucho el tren.

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Worksheet

A. A Spoonful of Conjugation Helps the Education Go Down Using the pronoun and the correct form of the verb, write out the completed phrase in the blank. 1. yo

+

beber

2. nosotros

+

vivir

3. él

+

comer

4. ustedes

+

escuchar

5. ellos

+

cantar

6. tú

+

gruñir

B. Conjugate Away! Conjugate these 3 new verbs. pagar (to pay) yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros/as ustedes, ellos/as

C. What’s the Pronoun? Decide what the pronoun(s) should be, based on the verb form.

1. vivo 2. gruñimos 3. cantan 4. come 5. escuchas

D. The Translation Express Translate these sentences into English.

1. ¿Usted canta en la clase? 2. Él escucha a través de la pared. 3. Ella come edificios. 4. Vivimos en un lago. 5. Ellos beben en la ducha.

correr (to run)

recibir (to receive)

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Worksheet Answer Key

A. A Spoonful of Conjugation Helps the Education Go Down Using the pronoun and the correct form of the verb, write out the completed phrase in the blank. 1. yo

+

beber

yo bebo

2. nosotros

+

vivir

nosotras vivimos

3. él

+

comer

él come

4. ustedes

+

escuchar

ustedes escuchan

5. ellos

+

cantar

ellos cantan

6. tú

+

gruñir

tú gruñes

B. Conjugate Away! Conjugate these 3 new verbs. pagar (to pay)

correr (to run)

recibir (to receive)

yo

pago

corro

recibo

tú

pagas

corres

recibes

usted, él, ella

paga

corre

recibe

nosotros/as

pagamos

corremos

recibimos

ustedes, ellos/as

pagan

corren

reciben

C. What’s the Pronoun? Decide what the pronoun(s) should be, based on the verb form. 1. vivo

yo

2. gruñimos

nosotros/as

3. cantan

ustedes, ellos, ellas

4. come

usted, él, ella

5. escuchas

tú

D. The Translation Express Translate these sentences into English. 1. ¿Usted canta en la clase?

Do you sing in class?

2. Él escucha a través de la pared.

He listens through the wall.

3. Ella come edificios.

She eats buildings.

4. Vivimos en un lago.

We live in/on a lake.

5. Ellos beben en la ducha.

They drink in the shower.

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Activity

Roll the Die Have a bunch of dice ready. Split into small groups for this activity. Each group gets one die. One person picks a verb. The person to their right rolls a die, looks at the chart below, and conjugates the verb accordingly. If successful, they pass the die to their right and pick a verb for the next person. If they conjugate the verb incorrectly, they must continue rolling until they are successful. The group is finished when each person has gone twice. DIE ROLL:

yo

tú

usted, él, ella

nosotros/nosotras

ustedes, ellos, ellas

make a sentence with yo

Example: Person A chooses comer. Person B rolls a 3 and says, “Usted come.” Person B chooses vivir. Person C rolls a 6 and says, “Yo vivo en Los Angeles.”

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Check Your Knowledge Total Score

/ 50

A. Verbs

Translate the 6 verbs below into English and write the infinitive in the first blank. In the second blank, conjugate the verb. (2 points for each blank) Example: pagar to pay ellos pagan 1. beber

yo

2. cantar

nosotras

3. comer

ustedes

4. escuchar

ella

5. gruñir

tú

6. vivir

usted

B. Scholarly Verbs Below are 3 new, but regular, verbs. Conjugate them. (1 point for each blank) estudiar (to study)

leer (to read)

escribir (to write)

1. yo

yo

yo

2. tú

tú

tú

3. Ud., él, ella

Ud., él, ella

Ud., él, ella

4. nosotros/as

nosotros/as

nosotros/as

5. Uds., ellos/as

Uds., ellos/as

Uds., ellos/as

C. Who Are You Talking About? Match the sentences on the left with their subjects on the right. Don’t worry about all those vocabulary words you don’t know! Just pay attention to the forms of the verb. (2 points each) 1.

¿Qué haces?

A. you

2.

Viajan al trabajo todos los días.

B. while you’re talking to your boss

3.

Estudiamos las estrellas.

C. while you’re talking to your brother

4.

Necesito vacaciones.

D. three women on the train

5.

¿Comprende mi propuesta?

E. you and your neighbor

D. One Final Question (1 point) What do present tense verbs indicate?

Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense

Check Your Knowledge Answer Key

Total Score

A. Verbs

/ 50

Translate the 6 verbs below into English and write the infinitive in the first blank. In the second blank, conjugate the verb. (2 points for each blank) Example: pagar to pay ellos pagan 1. beber

to drink

yo

bebo

2. cantar

to sing

nosotras

cantamos

3. comer

to eat

ustedes

comen

4. escuchar

to hear

ella

escucha

5. gruñir

to grumble

tú

gruñes

6. vivir

to live

usted

vive

B. Scholarly Verbs Below are 3 new, but regular, verbs. Conjugate them. (1 point for each blank) estudiar (to study)

leer (to read)

escribir (to write)

1. yo

estudio

yo

leo

yo

escribo

2. tú

estudias

tú

lees

tú

escribes

3. Ud., él, ella

estudia

Ud., él, ella

lee

Ud., él, ella

escribe

4. nosotros/as

estudiamos

nosotros/as

leemos

nosotros/as

escribimos

5. Uds., ellos/as

estudian

Uds., ellos/as

leen

Uds., ellos/as escriben

C. Who Are You Talking About? Match the sentences on the left with their subjects on the right. Don’t worry about all those vocabulary words you don’t know! Just pay attention to the forms of the verb. (2 points each) 1. B

¿Qué haces?

A. you

2. D

Viajan al trabajo todos los días.

B. while you’re talking to your boss

3. E

Estudiamos las estrellas.

C. while you’re talking to your brother

4. A

Necesito vacaciones.

D. three women on the train

5. C

¿Comprende mi propuesta?

E. you and your neighbor

D. One Final Question (1 point) What do present tense verbs indicate? Action going on right now