CONJUGATING –AR VERBS

One of the most important things you’ll

ever learn to do in Spanish.

¿QUÉ TANTO SABES?H O W M U C H D O YO U A L R E A D Y K N O W ?

Try to answer the following questions. If you are not sure of the answer, take a guess. I just want to know what you already know about verbs.

1. AN INFINITIVE IS . . .

A. a verb that does not have a subject.

B. a special adjective.C. an expression of frequency that means “forever”.D. an imaginary number that is used only in Spanish.

2 . THE THREE TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH ARE. . .

A. -er, -or, -re

B. -ar, -er, ir

C. -ir, -oir, -dre

D. -oy, -as, -es

3. A SUBJECT PRONOUN .. .

A. tells when an action takes place.

B. tells how often something happens.

C. describes something or someone.

D. tells who is doing an action, being described, or

being identified.

4. THE TWO PARTS OF AN INFINIT IVE ARE CALLED. . .

A. the root and the prefix

B. the stem and the ending

C. the beginning and the end

D. the suffix and the prefix

5. “CONJUGATING” A VERB MEANS. . .

A. making a verb formal rather than informal.

B. changing the verb form to make it match the

subject.

C. spelling the infinitive form correctly.

D. saying it quickly outloud or saying it over and over

until you memorize it.

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

There are three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar,

-er, and -ir verbs. The verbs are categorized by their last two letters.

Hablar leer escribir

¿RECUERDAS?D O YO U R E M E M B E R ?

Subject pronouns replace proper nouns and tell us “who” or “what” is doing

an action, being described, or being identified.

Yo Nosotros/Nosotras

Tú Vosotros/Vosotras

Él Ellos Ella Ellas

Usted (Ud.) Ustedes (Uds.)

INFINITIVESAll Spanish verbs have two parts: the stem and the ending.

Hablar to talk

INFINITIVES

The stem tells what the action is.

Habl talk

INFINITIVES

The ending tells who is doing the action.

Hablo I speak.

-AR VERB ENDINGS

o

as

a

amos

áis

an

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

To “Conjugate”, or change the verb forms to make them match the subject, there are two steps.

1. Drop the –ar,-er, or –ir from the infinitive… Just

throw it away!

Hablar ….ar habl

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

2. Replace the -ar, -er, or -ir with the

ending that corresponds with the subject.

Yo hablo. = I talk.

POR EJEMPLO:ESTUDIAR = TO STUDY

I study Estudio

You study Estudias

He, she, you Estudia (formal) studies

We study Estudiamos

You all study Estudiáis

They, you all Estudian(formal) studies

TRABAJAR= TO WORK

Trabaj Trabaj

Trabaj Trabaj

Trabaj Trabaj

o

a

as

an

áis

amos

CONJUGATE THESE

Yo, cantar =

Ella, hablar =

Nosotros, practicar =

Uds, tocar

=

o amos

as áis

a an

Yo cantoI Sing Ella habla She talks

Nosotros practicamos

We practice Uds. Tocan You all play

NOOOOOOOOOO!When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form. (In between the subject & the verb)• Yo no estudio

• I do not study

GO BACK AND MAKE YOURS NEGATIVE!

Yo, cantar =

Ella, hablar =

Nosotros, practicar =

Uds, tocar

=

o amos

as áis

a an

Yo no cantoI don’t sing

Ella no habla She doesn’t talk Nosotros no practicamos We don’t practice

Uds no tocan You all don’t play

!FELICIDADES!

Now you know how to conjugate a verb! Tomorrow we’ll learn some irregulars!

Practice with Act. 26 & 27 en tu libro!