Doing Words 1 (Touch, Count)

In this sentence, as the preposition word of 'to' appears before the capitalized verb you know that it means that the verb should appear in its base form. This is an AR verb so the Spanish word for 'to touch' is tocar.

Now this one can be a bit tricky. There are actually three verbs in this sentence, i.e., used, to help and count. We know that 'used' is a past tense verb and since 'to' appears before the verb of help it is a base verb. Now, what about the verb of count? When this type of sentence happens you need to try and read it in a few different ways to see if you can clear up a verb’s role. With this sentence you could try reading it as: The boy used an abacus to help him 'counts'.” That is a present tense but it does not sound right. How about: The boy used an abacus to help him counted.? That is past tense but it still does not seem right. So, how about: The boy used an abacus to help him to count.? Ah, now that does make sense. Now we have a 'to' before the verb of count making it a base verb. The base form Spanish verb for 'to count' is contar. It is an AR verb.

In this sentence a command is being given. Generally when a command is being given the base form of the verb is used. Although you will at times hear the singular/formal present tense verb used when a command is given, it is best to stick to using the base form at this stage of your learning. The base form for the Spanish verb for 'to follow' is seguir. It is an IR verb.

As the verb in this sentence ends with the letters of 'ed' you know it is a past tense verb. The given pronoun is she. The Spanish past tense verb for she concentrated is concentró. It is an AR verb.

As the verb in this sentence ends with the letters of 'ed' you know it is a past tense verb. The given pronoun is she. The Spanish past tense verb for she accused is acusó. It is an AR verb.

In this sentence, as the preposition word of 'to' appears before the capitalized verb you know that it means that the verb should appear in its base form. This is an ER verb so the Spanish word for 'to apprehend' is aprehender.

As the word 'will' appears before the capitalized verb it tells us that it is a future tense verb. The pronoun of we has been given. The Spanish future tense verb for we will elect is elegiremos.

In this sentence the capitalized verb ends in the letter of 's'. This quickly tells you that it is a present tense verb. Now, what is the pronoun? The object acting is the offer and it is an indirect pronoun or, in other words, 'it' can replace 'the offer' to read 'it includes'. The Spanish present tense verb for 'it includes' is incluye. It is an IR verb.

In this sentence you do not know who the 'you' is. When you do not know you default to the singular/formal 'you' which is usted. It is a present tense AR verb. Therefore, the Spanish verb for 'you tie' is ata.

Once again we see that the preposition word of 'to' appears before the capitalized verb. This then quickly tells you that the verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for 'to leave' is salir. It is an IR verb.