6.8 Los verbos infinitivos

Infinitive Verbs are just basic forms of verbs!

You may have asked yourself, "What the heck are infinitive verbs?"  

When people say "infinitive" or "infinitive verb", what they really mean is the "basic form" of a verb. 

In English, an infinitive verb (or basic form) of a verb begins with the word “to.”  For example, “to dance”, “ to run”, or “to write.” 

In Spanish, infinitive verbs always end in -ar, -er, or -ir

Let's look at examples of Spanish infinitive verbs, next to their English counterparts.

Español infinitiveIngles infinitive
bailarto dance
correr to run
escribirto write


Going forward in this lesson, you will get more practice using infinitive verbs to describe activities that people like and do not like.

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