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Present tenseToday we will begin to look at the present tense. We will look at some

uses of the present tense and how to form it with ar verbs.

What is the present tense?

It is a verb tense used when talking about things happening now

You use it when stating things you do

Example: Yo escribo una carta a mi mamá. (I write a letter to my Mom.)

6 forms, ar

6 forms, ar

o

6 forms, ar

oas

6 forms, ar

oas

a

6 forms, ar

o amos

as

a

6 forms, ar

o amos

as áis

a

6 forms, ar

o amos

as áis

a an

3 steps to preterite

BailarStep 1: Pick your verbStep 2: Eliminate the “ar”

3 steps to preterite

BailStep 2: Eliminate the “ar”

ar

3 steps to preterite

BailStep 3: Choose the proper ending

3 steps to preterite

BailoStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Yo)

3 steps to preterite

BailasStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Tú)

3 steps to preterite

BailaStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Él,Ella,Ud.)

3 steps to preterite

BailamosStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Nosotros)

3 steps to preterite

BailáisStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Vosotros)

3 steps to preterite

BailanStep 3: Choose the proper ending

(Ellos,Ellas,Uds.)

Yo monto en bicicleta.

En la tienda de ropa, tú compras un abrigo .

Ella llama a su papá.

Compramos una pelota de golf.

Necesitáis ir al consultorio.

Ellos compran una raqueta de tenis.

Lets make some sentences with the verb hablar

I talk to Maria Yo hablo a Maria.

You talk to Maria. Tú hablas a Maria.

He talks to Maria. Él habla a Maria.

We talk to Maria. Nosotros hablamos a Maria.

They talk to Maria. Ellos hablan a Maria.

Lets make some sentences with the verb echar

I mail a letter to Maria Yo echo una carta a Maria.

You mail a letter to Maria. Tú echas una carta a Maria.

He mails a letter to Maria. Él echa una carta a Maria.

We mail a letter to Maria.Nosotros echamos una carta a Maria.

They mail a letter to Maria.Ellos echan una carta a Maria.