What are PLENOS verbs

Surely, on more than one occasion, you have heard of the different types of verbs that exist. Among these, some of the best known with the transitive and intransitive, but there are more categories that it is important for you to know. In this lesson from a TEACHER we want to focus on the full verbs, with examples. It is possible that you have used them many times, but nevertheless you did not know that this was their name or what their definition was.

Full verbs are those that do not have a conjugation, that is, regardless of the verb tense or the personal pronoun in which it participates. In other words, they are those verb forms that remain unchanged in the sentence. These invariable verbs are:

• Verbs in the infinitive
• Verbs in participle
• Gerund verbs

Verbs in the infinitive

The infinitive verbs They appear in a sentence without conjugation, therefore they do not have a tense or verb mode. Its mission is to describe the action without additions. It is therefore the grammatical form that will give the verb its name and that is classified according to its ending:

• Verbs ending in -ar
• Verbs ending in -er
• Verbs ending in -ir

Within the infinitives we can find regular verbs, if they always maintain a fixed scheme in their subsequent conjugation or irregular if they suffer variables. Within a sentence, infinitives can perform different functions, since they can act as a complement to the verb, as a subject or as a modifier of an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Verbs in participle

The participle is a full verb that indicates that an action has happened in the past, but it is so close to the present that it still influences it. As in the previous case, it has no conjugation with respect to the verb, that is, it is a non-personal way of the same.

The participles can be part of compound tenses with the verb have, function as qualifying adjectives, or form the passive voice next to the verb to be. We can also find different types of participle.

Attending to its completion we can find:

• Regular participle: they always follow the same pattern when it comes to training. Those of the first conjugation are formed by adding the ending -ado to the stem and those of the second and third with the ending -ido.
• Irregular participle: Irregular participles are those that do not follow predetermined rules to form.
• Based on your temporal reference, we would find:
• Past participle: is part of compound verbs and the passive voice. On the other hand, it can also function as an adjective.
• Present participle: always works as a noun within a sentence.

Gerund verbs

Gerunds are full verbs that show an action that is taking place. Because they provide information about the way it is being done, they can sometimes function as adverbs. It has neither person, nor mode, nor time, nor number, nor gender, therefore it is a non-personal form of the verb. Within the gerund we can find two types according to its termination:

• First conjugation verbs: the gerund is formed by adding the ending –ando.
• Second and third conjugation verbs: in this case the ending -iendo will be used.

Next we are going to see a series of sentences in which these full verbs have been used. We are going to mark each of them in bold so that you can easily identify them.

• Jorge was reading a very interesting book.
• Wine in a hurry as soon as he found out what he had happened.
• When the bell rang, Isabel was correcting the exams of his students.
• He noticed that little by little, over the years, his hair was clarifying.
• When she came to look for me I had already done my duties.
• The windows of the old mansion were covers of a thick climbing ivy.
• I had not noticed the change that has suffered the city.
• When the visitors arrived, Ana had already turned from work.
• It is important to cook vegetables first.
• In the novel he could give unleash his imagination.
• I like lead in the evening.
• In order to end up, it will be necessary for you to fill in the form with your personal data.
• You should to wash the car, the road dust can to damage the painting.
• His job is report objectively.
• Since she was little she knew that her vocation went through to teach to others.
• She was scared and didn't want say nothing.
• Carmen likes sing in the shower.
• She didn't know you had I come vacation.
• We're waiting for the bus to pass.

We hope this lesson on full verbs with examples has helped you get to know them better. If you want to continue learning, we invite you to visit any of the sections that you will find within the category of Spanish language.