Content Objective: I will be able to conjugate present tense -ar verbs.

Language Objective: I will conjugate and apply –ar verbs in every day situations.

Conjugating Verbs

When you conjugate a verb in Spanish,

It simply means to change a verb so that

It agrees with the SUBJECT PRONOUN.

INFINITIVE

• An INFINITIVE is the BASIC form of a verb that has not been CONJUGATED.• All INFINITIVES end in • -ar• -er• -ir

yo nosotros/nosotras

tú vosotros(as)

él, ella, usted

ellos, ellas, ustedes

Subject Pronouns

1st person

I2nd person YOU3rd person

him, her,you, it

1st person

We2nd person you (pl.)formal

3rd person

they, f/myou all formal

SINGULAR PLURAL

hablar habl Whats left is the stem.

Then you need to Then you need to apply the apply the

appropriate ending.appropriate ending..

-o-o -amos-amos-as-as -áis-áis-a-a -an-an

yo habl nosotros habltú habl vosotros habl

él habl ellos habl

oas

a

amosáis

an

I talkyou talkhe talks

she talks

we talkyou all talkthey talkthey talk

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habloI speak

arvb.ppt

hablasyou speak

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hablashe speaks

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hablamoswe speak

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hablanthey speak

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nadamoswe swim

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miranthey watch

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nadamoswe swim

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bailashe dances

caminasyou walk

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escuchanthey listen

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nadáisyou all swim

hablahe speaks

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nadoI swim

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estudianthey study

llegamoswe arrive

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usasyou use

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enseñanyou teach

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buscoI look for

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esperanyou wait for

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Your turn! Conjugate the following –ar verbs:

estudiar- to study

escuchar- to listen

llegar- to arrive

estudiar- to study

estudio estudiamos

estudias estudiáis

estudia estudian

escuchar- to listen

escucho escuchamos

escuchas escucháis

escucha escuchan

llegar- to arrive

llego llegamos

llegas llegáis

llega llegan