When to conjugate a verb?

[Jamie]

I was just curious as to if you're writing a sentence that has more than one verb in it, how would you know which verbs to conjugate?

Thank you,
Jamie

[Tomisimo]

The rules for this are basically the same as in English. I think the basic rule would be you conjugate the first verb in a given clause and any subsequent verbs would be in the infinitive form.

I am going to go to the store.
Voy a ir a la tienda.

You could also post some specific examples and we can help you with them.

[CrOtALiTo]

I'm going to go to dance with my wife to the disco.

I'm going to go to take shower in the home of my brother is night.

Gael Arturo and Luis Angel together going to go buy the food for the party of tomorrow, it will be Miguel Alfonso house's.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

I'm going to go to a dance with my wife at the disco. (-or- I'm going to dance with ...)
Voy a ir al baile con ...
-o- Voy a bailar con ...

I'm going to go to take a shower in the home of my brother tonight.
(-or- I'm going to take a shower at my brother's house tonight.)
Voy a ir a tomar una ducha ...
-o- Voy a tomar una ducha ...

Gael Arturo and Luis Angel are both going to go buy (the) food for the party of tomorrow. It will be at Miguel Alfonso's house's.
(-or- Gael Arturo and Luis Angel are going together to buy food for tomorrow's party.)
... van juntos a comprar ...

Corrections above.

[CrOtALiTo]

I knew my examples it were bad.

[CrOtALiTo]

Then it are so.

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael y arturo, both going to buy food for tomorrow, it will be for the party at Miguel house's

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

I knew my examples it were bad.

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Then it are so.

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael y arturo are both going to buy food for tomorrow, it will be for the party at Miguel house's

... ..

[CrOtALiTo]

You Are Great Tomisimo Thanks. Are My First Texts Very Good it's made

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Then it are so.
Then, like this:
-or- Then, how about this?
-or- So they should be:

I'm going to a dance at the disco with my wife tonight.

Gael and Arturo are both going to buy food for tomorrow , it will be for the party at Miguel's house.
-or- Gael and Arturo are both going to buy food for the party at Miguel's house tomorrow.

The apostrophe goes on the possessor (Miguel), not the possession (house).

[CrOtALiTo]

Rusty pero no puede ser asi.

Gael y Arturo van a ir a compra la comidad para manana, porque habra una fiesta en la casa de Miguel

Gael and Arturo are both going to buy the food for tomorrow, 'cause there will be a party at Miguel's house.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Rusty, pero ¿no puede ser así?

Gael y Arturo van a ir a comprar la comidad para mañana, porque habrá una fiesta en la casa de Miguel.

Gael and Arturo are both going to buy the food for tomorrow, 'cause there will be a party at Miguel's house.

Good job.

[María José]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

The rules for this are basically the same as in English. I think the basic rule would be you conjugate the first verb in a given clause and any subsequent verbs would be in the infinitive form.

I am going to go to the store.
Voy a ir a la tienda.

You could also post some specific examples and we can help you with them.

But in Spanish it's a lot simpler because the second verb is always in the infinitive, whereas in English you have three possibilities.
Let me go: Déjame ir
I want to go: Quiero ir
Stop talking: Deja de hablar

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Gemma

But in Spanish it's a lot simpler because the second verb is always in the infinitive, whereas in English you have three possibilities.
Let me go: Déjame ir
I want to go: Quiero ir
Stop talking: Deja de hablar

Good point Gemma. In Spanish, while the second verb is always in the infinitive, sometimes a preposition is needed.

Lo quiero para llevar.
No dejes de hablar.
Vine a decir que...

Although I agree that this is still simpler than in English where sometimes you use the infinitive with or without the to, and sometimes you use the gerund.

[Alfonso]

You are not considering other verbal periphrasis as participle and gerund ones:

• Lo dejé dormido.
• Estoy leyendo.

I'm sorry it's not only an infinitive what can follow a verb forming a verbal group.

[CrOtALiTo]

Thank you ver much Rusty.

I write other example.

Jose y Maria van a ir a la playa a jugar con sus hijos manana en la tarde.

Jose and Maria going to the beach to play with their children tomorrow in the afternoon.


I hope you all are well.

I await your corrections.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Thank you very much Rusty.

I'll write another example.

José y María van a ir a la playa a jugar con sus hijos mañana en la tarde.

Jose and Maria are going to the beach to play with their children tomorrow in the afternoon.

Good job!

[Jamie]

Thank you for the answers, everyone.

Basically, if a sentence had three or four verbs in it, the first one would be conjugated and rest of the verbs would be in the infinitive form, right?

[CrOtALiTo]

My example was almost perfect.

I will write another example:

Lorena hasn't got diapers for her son, she is going to buy diapers to the super market, and later she'll come back, her house to change the diaper to her son, later she is going to food in a restaurant with her son.

I hope my example is well.

Regards.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

My example was almost perfect.

I will write another example:

Lorena hasn't got diapers for her son. She is going to buy diapers at the supermarket, and later she'll come back to her house to change her son's diaper. Later, she is going to eat in a restaurant with her son.

I hope my example is good.

Regards.

Corrections above.

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Jamie

Thank you for the answers, everyone.

Basically, if a sentence had three or four verbs in it, the first one would be conjugated and rest of the verbs would be in the infinitive form, right?

I wouldn't say that. You may check #14 and have a look on this example:

Si hubieras venido corriendo me habrías impedido pagar.

But I cannot think of a sentence with more than one infinitive if they are not linked by y/o (and / or).