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What's an infinitive? An unconjugated verb. The infinitive is also know as the base verb. You will always find the infinitive on vocabulary lists or in the dictionary.

Examples:
     hablar
     nadar
     bailar

An infinitive always ends in "r"

How to conjugate a verb? 1. Start with infinitive: 
       Hablar=to speak
2. Drop the last two letters of
  the infinitive to find the stem: 
       Habl-
Add new ending depending on subject of sentence:
 
Yo  -O  Nosotros(as)  -AMOS
Tú  -AS
Él
Ella     -A
Usted 		 Ellos
Ellas     -AN
Ustedes 
example
Hablar
Yo hablo
I speak/I am speaking 		 Nosotros(as) hablamos
We speak/We are speaking
Tú hablas
You speak/You are speaking
Él, Ella, Usted habla 
He/She speaks/He/She is speaking
You (f) speak/You (f) are speaking		 Ellos(as), Ustedes hablan
They speak/They are speaking
You guys speak/You guys are speaking
Practice Conjugate the following verb in all forms:
   Nadar
   Bailar 
Answers
Nadar
Yo nado
 		 Nosotros nadamos
Tú nadas
Él, Ella, Usted
     nada
 		 Ellos(as)
Ustedes
     nadan

Bailar

Yo bailo
 		 Nosotros
bailamos
Tú bailas
Él, Ella, Usted
    baila
 		 Ellos(as)
Ustedes
    bailan