Question

los verbos / verbs
the infinitive is a verb in its most complete form. in spanish, this means a verb with its original ending. verbs are listed in their infinitive forms in dictionaries and glossaries. the infinitive is also used in many spanish grammatical structures.
in english, the infinitive includes the word “to.”
examples: to walk, to swim
in spanish, infinitives generally end in ar, er, or ir.
examples: hablar, comer, escribir
to conjugate a verb means to take its infinitive and break it into the pieces used more frequently when speaking and writing. follow this formula to change a spanish verb into a form that is appropriate for a particular subject and verb tense:
verb stem (infinitive - ar, er, or ir) + conjugated ending
this is equivalent to changing “to walk” in english to “she walks.”
when you are told to conjugate a verb, it means to find all of the possible forms of that verb in a particular tense. use the following sequence of subjects when conjugating verbs. when you conjugate, add the stem, or root, of the verb to the ending appropriate for the subject of the sentence and the type of verb (for example, ar, ir, or er).
yo (i)
tú (you - singular, informal)
él/ella/ud (he/she/you - singular, formal)
nosotros/nosotras (we)
vosotros/vosotras (you - plural, informal)
ellos/ellas/uds. (they/they/you - plural, formal)
write the stem of each verb.
caminar (to work)
leer (to read)
salir (to leave)
bailar (to dance)
describir (to describe)
saltar (to jump)
vender (to sell)
cocinar (to cook)
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Explanation:

The task is about finding the stem of Spanish verbs. To get the stem, the -ar, -er, or -ir ending of the infinitive verb is removed. For example, for "caminar", removing -ar gives "camin".

Answer:

caminar: camin
leer: le
salir: sal
bailar: bail
describir: describ
saltar: salt
vender: vend
cocinar: cocin