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The infinitive dibujar means “to draw.” How do we conjugate it to mean “we draw”? Strip off the ending, identify the subject pronoun ( nosostros), and add the appropriate ending ("-amos") to the stem ("dibuj"): Since our subject is yo, we'll add the verb ending "-o" to our stem ("habl"): We need to find the ending that corresponds with our subject. Notice how each box on the subject pronouns chart corresponds to a box on the verb endings chart. (Remember we're using "-ar" verb charts because hablar is an "-ar" verb.) To the left are subject pronouns once again. The present tense "-ar" verb endings are listed in a chart below, to the right. Now we need to look up (or better yet, memorize) the appropriate chart of verb endings. The stem of hablar is "habl" and the ending is "-ar": A good dictionary will tell us that "to speak" is hablar in Spanish. The next step is finding the infinitive we need and breaking it into two parts: the stem and the ending. So we'll need to use yo (I) as our subject.

Here’s a quick reminder of possible subject pronouns from the previous lesson: The first step is identifying the subject. Imagine that we wanted to say "I speak" in Spanish. Unlike English infinitives, Spanish infinitives are only one word, but they’re still pretty easy to spot. Notice how there is no indication as to what the subject of an infinitive is: English infinitives include the word “to.” Check out the chart below and compare the infinitives to some conjugated counterparts. InfinitivesĪ non-conjugated verb is known as an “infinitive.” Since there is no subject specified, an infinitive has “infinite” conjugation possibilities.

You’ll need to stop and think every time, and practice, practice, practice until it becomes second nature. Conjugating verbs in Spanish, however, will not come easily. If you've grown up speaking English you can conjugate verbs without even thinking about it it just comes naturally. It sounds funny when a verb is conjugated incorrectly:

Poor verb conjugation was just one of the XFL's many problems.