Los quehaceres y los verbos en -ar cortar el césped to cut the grass.

Los quehaceres y los verbos

en -ar

cortar el césped

to cut the grass

C

cocinar

to cook

limpiar

to clean

sacar labasura

to take out the trash

lavar los platos

to wash the dishes

trabajaren el jardín

to work in the garden

pasar laaspiradora

to vacuum

arreglar elcuarto

to straighten the room

cuidar alos niños

to take care of the kids

A verb in the INFINITIVE form…

gives the action but not the “who”

or “when.”

To state that someone is doing

something and when they are

doing it…

1. Remove the –ar to get the stem.

a. cocinarcocin-

b. lavar

lav-

2. Add the appropriate ending

Yo -oTú -asÉl -aElla -aUsted -a

Nosotros -amos

Vosotros -áisEllos -anEllas -anUstedes -an

cocinar- to cookstem= cocin-

Yo cocin

o= I cookTú cocinas= You

cookÉl cocina = He cooksElla

cocina= She cooks

Usted cocin

a= You cook

Nosotros cocinamos = We cookVosotros cocináis = You all

cookEllos cocinan = They cook

Ellas cocinan = They (girls) cookUstedes cocinan = You all cook

lavar= to washstem=lav-

Yo lavo = I wash

Tú lavas = You washÉl lava = He washesElla lava = She

washesUsted lava = You wash

Nosotros lavamos = We washVosotros laváis = You all

washEllos lavan = They washEllas lavan = They (girls)

washUstedes lavan = You all wash

limpiar= to clean

stem =

limpi-

Yo limpio

= I cleanTú limpia

s= You clean

Él limpia

= He cleansEllalimpi

a= She cleans

Ustedlimpia= You clean

Nosotros limpiamos= We cleanVosotros

limpiáis

= You all clean

Ellos

limpian= They cleanEllas

limpian= They (girls) cleanUstede

slimpian= You all clean

¡Te toca a ti!

1. Yo_______________(arreglar) la sala.2. Mis padres_______________

(limpiar) la cocina.3. Mi hermana menor_______________

(pasar) la aspiradora.4. Mi abuela y yo_______________

(cocinar) la cena.5. Tú_______________(lavar) el carro.