Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (66 page)

ESCRIBIR, to write	ESCRIBO, I write	ESCRIBE, you write he, she writes
RECIBIR, to receive	RECIBO, I receive	RECIBE, you receive he, she receives
COMPRENDER, to understand	COMPRENDO, I understand	COMPRENDE, you understand he, she understands
VENDER, to sell	VENDO, I sell	VENDE, you sell he, she sells
APRENDER, to learn	APRENDO, I learn	APRENDE, you learn he, she learns
LEER, to read	LEO, I read	LEE, you read he, she reads
VIVIR, to live	VIVO, I live	VIVE, you live he, she lives
COMER, to eat	COMO, I eat	COME, you eat he, she eats
BEBER, to drink	BEBO, I drink	BEBE, you drink he, she drinks

Following is a list of infinitives converted into the present tense.

1. Cover up all but the first column.
   
2. Remove “er” or “ir” from the infinitives in the first column.
   
3. Add the letter “o” (as in the second column) and translate (as in the third column).
   
4. Add the letter “e” (as in the fourth column) and translate (as in the fifth column).
   
5. Check your columns with those below.
   
6. Read the second and fourth columns in the book aloud, firmly stressing the heavy-type letters in columns 2 and 4.
   

1	2	3	4	5
escribir	escr i bo	I write	escr i be	you write ( he, she writes )
recibir	rec i bo	I receive	rec i be	you receive
vivir	v i vo	I live	v i ve	you live
comprender	compr e ndo	I understand	compr e nde	you understand
vender	v e ndo	I sell	v e nde	you sell
aprender	apr e ndo	I learn	apr e nde	you learn
leer	l e o	I read	l e e	you read
describir	descr i bo	I describe	de s cribe	you describe
decidir	dec i	I decide	dec i de	you decide
sufrir	s u fr	I suffer	s u fre	you suffer
dividir	div	I divide	div i de	you divide
permitir	permtio	I allow	perm i te	you allow