Spanish Verbs In Their Infinitive Form Language Worksheet printable pdf download

JUST DO IT! VERBS IN THEIR INFINITIVE FORM

Verbs, of course, express the action in the sentence. There are many different types of verb

forms. A verb in the infinitive form is one that has no mention of subject, (as in he, the students,

etc.), or tense (present, past or future). In English, when you say, “I’m going to clean the

wound,” the infinitive verb is ‘to clean.’ In this form, that verb doesn’t express who will do the

action, or when the action will be done. In contrast, if you say, “The nurse will clean the

wound,” the verb now expresses the subject, (the nurse), and the tense, (future). This kind of a

verb is referred to as a conjugated verb and will be discussed later on in your workbook.

We can spot an infinitive verb in English because it’s accompanied by the word ‘to,’ (to go, to

clean, to be, etc ). It’s important to know that there are several categories of infinitive verbs in

Spanish. Most infinitive verbs in Spanish end in the letters -ar, but there are also many that end

in -er, -ir, -arse, -erse and -irse. The infinitive form of tienes is tener, and the infinitive form

of estás is estar. So, how can you form sentences using infinitive verbs? There are a few

simple phrases that you can combine with them. Here’s an example:

Voy a (

). Voy means “I go” or “I’m going.” The little word a in this

boy ah

sentence, has no translation into English, but still must be there! You can also use this phrase to

express the future tense. The translation for the verb, to clean, is limpiar, and el herido means

the wound (reference pages 54-58 for vocabulary). Let’s put it all together:

Voy a limpiar el herido.

So, now all we need is a nice list of infinitive verbs. The list below is alphabetized in English

for easier reference. These are verbs that readily accompany voy a. You will be given more

verb lists later in your workbook. Ready to get started putting lots of sentences together?

to apply

aplicar

to listen to

escuchar

to ask

preguntar

to look at; watch -

mirar

to ask for

pedir

to need

necesitar

bandage

vendejar

to prepare

preparar

to call

llamar a

to prescribe

recetar

(someone)

to clean

limpiar

to put; place

poner

to control

controlar

to return

regresar

to drain

drenar

to speak

hablar

to draw blood

sacar sangre

to stop

parar

to eliminate

eliminar

to touch; to feel -

tocar

to explain

explicar

to treat

tratar

to finish

terminar

to understand

entender; comprender

to get

conseguir

to use

usar

to give you

darte

to vaccinate

vacunar

to help

ayudar

to wash

lavar

(I - U - dahr)

to inject

inyectar

to weigh

pesar

Summary: While there are a few nouns in Spanish that end in -ar, -er and

-ir, these words are usually verbs.

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Spanish Verbs In Their Infinitive Form Language Worksheet

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