How to teach how to conjugate verbs to children

Verbs are words that express action within a sentence . The action can be expressed in past, present and future. When the action is done in the moment, now, at this moment, we speak in the present. When the action has already taken place, yesterday, a few days ago, a long time ago, we spoke in the p

Verbs are words that express action within a sentence. The action can be expressed in past, present and future. When the action is done in the moment, now, at this moment, we speak in the present. When the action has already taken place, yesterday, a few days ago, a long time ago, we spoke in the past. When the action will be carried out later, tomorrow, in a few days, we will speak in the future.

We tell you how to explain to children how to correctly conjugate verbs according to the action to which they refer.

How to teach verbs to children

Explain to your child that verbs can express an action in present, past or future and that have three conjugations:

- Those that end in ar are from the first conjugation (singing, jump, play).

- The verbs ending in er are from the second conjugation, (eat, run, drink).

- The verbs ending in ir are from the third conjugation, (live, boil, exit).

The root of the verb is the part of the word that does not change and the part that has the meaning of the verb. The ending or termination is added to the root and is the one that varies according to the person, number, time and the mode of conjugation. Remember that verbal conjugation is the set of all forms of the verb.

Explain the conjugation of verbs to children

Verbal modes are the various ways in which the action of the verb can be expressed, so to conjugate the verb must be taken into account:

- The person is who performs the action. The verb has to always agree with the subject in person and in number, so we must always take into account the personal pronouns: I, you, he, (she), we (we) you (you), they, (them) ). For example: 'I eat', 'You eat', 'we eat', 'you will eat' ...

- The number tells us if the action is performed by one person (singular) or several (plural). For example: 'They will go to the party' (plural), 'You will go to the cinema, he will stay at home' (singular) or 'You will sing in the choir, we will play the guitar' (plural).

- Mode are the different ways in which the action of the verb can be expressed, that is, the relationship between the verb and reality. The Indicative mode, is when we talk about concrete, real and therefore certain facts ('I go to the faculty every day');the Subjunctive mood, when we speak of hypothetical, possible, probable or desired actions ('Maybe go out to sunbathe in the morning', 'If I had listened to Mary I would not be here'); Imperative mode, when orders, warnings, prayers or wishes are given ('Watch but do not touch').

- Time informs us when the action is executed. Is present is when the action is done at the moment ('I eat fruit'); it is past when the action was carried out in the past, but if it indicates that it has not finished executing it is called Imperfecto ('The other day it rained a lot' (perfect or indefinite past) or 'It was raining when I left class' (past imperfect));it is future when the action will be carried out in the future ('I will call home when I arrive at the academy') and it is conditional when it tells us that the action is possible, that is, expresses the possibility that something happen Its most frequent uses are:

- To request something: Would you sing for us?

- As a courtesy formula: Could you accompany me to the cinema?

- To express a wish: I would love to go to Madrid!

- To make suggestions: You should go to the dentist if your tooth continues to hurt. Para - To express possibility: Surely we would be late for dinner.

- For future actions seen from a past moment: I would go to the movies if the movie was better.