Breaking down the verb

-ar verb conjugations

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

I arrive I answerI passI talkI practice

llegocontestopasohablopractico

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -o, then it means “I …”

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

you arrive you answeryou passyou talkyou practice

llegascontestaspasashablaspracticas

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -as, then it means “you …”

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

Usted llegaUsted contestaUsted pasaUsted hablaUsted practica

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -a and is accompanied by usted, then it means “you …” formal

you arrive (formal)you answer (formal)you pass (formal)you talk (formal)you practice (formal)

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

he/she arrives he/she answershe/she passeshe/she talkshe/she practices

llegacontestapasahablapractica

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -a, then it means “he/she/it …”

Quick question ---

What happens to the -ar when the verb is conjugated?

It’s replaced by the ending!

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

we arrive we answerwe passwe talkwe practice

llegamoscontestamospasamoshablamospracticamos

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -amos, then it means “we …”

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

you all arrive you all answeryou all passyou all talkyou all practice

llegáiscontestáispasáishabláispracticáis

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -áis, then it means “you all …”, but it’s only used in SPAIN.

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

you all arrive you all answeryou all passyou all talkyou all practice

Ustedes lleganUstedes contestanUstedes pasanUstedes hablanUstedes practican

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -an and is accompanied by ustedes, then it means “you all…”

¿Cómo se dice en inglés?

they arrive they answerthey passthey talkthey practice

llegancontestanpasanhablanpractican

What do they all end with?- we can say that if a verb ends with -an, then it means “they …”

Once you understand and remember these conjugations, your ability to understand and produce Spanish will expand exponentially.

The meaning of “I”, “you”, “he/she”, etc., are in the verb ending. It’s how the language works!

I talkyou talk

(formal) you talkhe/she talks

hablohablashablahabla

we talkyou all talkyou all talk

they talk

hablamoshabláis (Spain)

ustedes hablanhablan