El presente en -AR
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El presente en -AR Today you will learn: • How to express actions in the present tense
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El presente en -AR. Today you will learn: How to express actions in the present tense. These basic forms that end in –AR, -ER, -IR are called INFINITIVES! What does an infinitive do? It tells what the action is but not who performed the action. El presente de los verbos -AR. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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El presente en -AR
Today you will learn:• How to express actions in the present tense
El presente de los verbos -AR
Spanish verbs can recognized by their endings. All verbs in Spanish endin:
-AR
-ER
-IR
Verbs are words that express…ACTIONS
Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc.
HABLAR (to talk)
COMER (to eat)
ESCRIBIR (to write)
These basic forms that end in –AR, -ER, -IR are
called INFINITIVES!
What does an infinitive do?
It tells what the action is but not who performed
the action.
El presente de los verbos -AR
To say who performed the action, you must CONJUGATE the verb.
Huh? What is “conjugating”?
Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say who performed an action.
El presente de los verbos -AR
Let's see how it works!!!
Take the verb HABLAR:
Step 1: Take off the -AR.Now we're left with the VERB STEM "HABL-"...
Step 2: Add the appropriate VERB ENDING to match the subject.
There are 6 different VERB ENDINGS for -AR verbs in the present:
yo -o
tú -as
él/ella -austed
nosotros/as -amos
vosotros/as -áis
ellos/ellas -anustedes
After doing Steps 1 & 2, you should end up with all the present tense forms of HABLAR...
El presente de los verbos -AR
HABLAR – to talk / speak
yo hablo I speak
tú hablas you speak
él/ella hablausted he/she speaks you speak (form)
nosotros/as hablamos we speak
vosotros/as habláis you speak (pl.)
ellos/ellas hablanustedes they speak
you speak (pl. form)
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Marta y José ________________ mucho. BAILAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Marta y José ________________ mucho. BAILAR
BAILAN
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. ESTUDIAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. ESTUDIAR
A B C D
EF
G H
ESTUDIAMOS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. DESCANSAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. DESCANSAR
A B C D
EF
G H
DESCANSO
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. CANTAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. CANTAR
A B C D
EF
G H
CANTA
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
A B C D
EF
G H
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? PRACTICAR
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? PRACTICAR
A B C D
EF
G H
PRACTICAS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche.
JUGAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche.
JUGAR
A B C D
EF
G H
JUGAMOS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Yo ________________ música por la tarde. ESCUCHAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Yo ________________ música por la tarde. ESCUCHAR
A B C D
EF
G H
ESCUCHO
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. TRABAJAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. TRABAJAR
A B C D
EF
G H
TRABAJAN
El presente en -AR
Today you will review:• How to express actions in the present tense
Let’s review!
There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish. They can be identified by their endings:
-AR -ER -IR
The basic form of the verb that has –AR/-ER/-IR on the end is called an…
INFINITIVE
An infinitive identifies the action but not the person who performs it.
EX: escuchar - to listen
To express both the action AND the person who performs it, we must changethe ending of the verb. This process is called…
CONJUGATION
Let’s review!
All verbs in Spanish have ___________ different forms.6
The form of the verb we use MUST always match the ____________ of the sentence.
subject
La señora Suárez enseña literatura.
Mrs. Suárez isthe subject…
…so we put the ending “a”on the verb to match the subject (she)
Carlos y yo escuchamos música.
Carlos and Iis the subject…
…so we put the ending “amos”on the verb to match the subject (we)
Let’s review!
The endings we use for –AR verbs in the present tense are:
Yo NosotrosNosotras
Tú VosotrosVosotras
ÉlEllaUsted
EllosEllasUstedes
- o
- as
- a
- amos
- áis
- an
To conjugate a verb you must first drop the _______.-AR
Then you add the appropriate verb ending to match the __________.SUBJECT
-AR Verb Endings
¡Rompecabezas!
You and your partner have 16 cards. Each card has verbs in English and Spanish on each border.
Solve the puzzle by organizing the cards so that the border words match (Spanish verb with its English meaning)
For example:
escr
ibí I wrote
estudió
She studied
salió
cenaron You
took
They
read
apagó
leí
He wished
We began Make sure to check that ALLthe borders match!
The completed puzzle forms a 4x4 square.
Remember, there will be verbs on the edge pieces that don’t have matches.
Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate verb.
1. Las estudiantes _______________ en la biblioteca.
2. Paco y yo _______________ en una oficina.
3. Yo _______________ en parque con mis padres.
4. Sara _______________ en el concierto.
caminar estudiar cantar trabajar
5. ¿Qué música _______________ tú?
6. Clara _______________ por teléfono con su amiga.
7. Yo _______________ por la tarde.
8. Sofía y Carlos _______________ merengue y salsa.
Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate verb.
hablar bailar escuchar descansar
