Post on 26-Mar-2015
-ar verbs
In order to read and write in Spanish, we need to be able to make sentences. Sentences in Spanish are made up of the same elements as in English:
• Noun – a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Pronoun – a word that takes the place of a noun.
• Verb – an action word.
A sentence must have at least a noun (or pronoun) and a verb!*
* In Spanish only a verb is needed!
Sentences can be written from 1 of 3 points of view:
• 1st person:
• 3rd person:
• 2nd person:
Used to talk about someone else.
Used to talk to someone else.
Used to talk about yourself.
There are 10 subject pronouns in Spanish:
yo =tú =
él =
ella =
usted (Ud.) =
Iyou
(1 person, familiar)
he
she
nosotros/as = wevosotros/as = you
(2 or more people, familiar - Spain only!)
ellos =
you
(all males OR males and females)
ellas = they (all females)
ustedes (Uds.)=you
(1 person, polite)(2 or more people,polite in Spain)
they
To put a verb in to a sentence in Spanish, you must conjugate (or change it) to go with the subject.
We do this a little bit in English:
I jump. You jump.
But: She jumps.
To conjugate a regular –ar verb:
•You drop off the –ar at the end of the infinitive. ( the unconjugated form; also the form found in the dictionary)
•This gives you the stem.
•Then, you add the verb ending which matches the subject.
Verb endings:yo –o
tú – as
él –a
ella – a
usted – a
nosotros – amos
vosotros – áis
ellos –an
ellas – an
Uds. – an
A conjugated verb chart looks like this:
Yo hablo Nosotros/as hablamos
Tu hablas Vosotros/as habláis
Ud.
El habla
Ella
Uds.
Ellos hablan
Ellas
Hablar = to speak
Now, you are ready to start using sentences in Spanish!