–AR Verbs What are they? How do you conjugate them? Why do you conjugate them?
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El presente en -AR
Today you will learn:
• I can conjugate “ar” verbs, to express actions in the present tense.
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
THE INFINITIVE: THE BASIC, UNCONJUGATED FORM, THE ONE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE ENGLISH “TO DO” (SOMETHING). FOR EXAMPLE, TO SPEAK, TO WORK, TO SING, ETC.
The Spanish infinitive always ends in r
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The Spanish infinitive always ends in r
hablarcomerescribircantaraprenderleer
salirconocercostarcorrerfinalizarfreír
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
THE ENDING: THE LAST TWO LETTERS OF THE INFINITIVE.
The ending always consists of two letters.
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The infinitive – the ending = the stem
hablarcantarfinalizar
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
THE STEM OR ROOT: WHATEVER IS LEFT AFTER REMOVING THE ENDING FROM THE INFINITIVE.
The stem can consist of a variable number of letters, depending on the length of the verb in question.
The fundamental parts of the Spanish verb
The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. estudiar
The fundamental parts of the verb
The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.
The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.
ar
estudi
When we conjugate any verb we always begin with its stem.
To conjugate: To put a verb in its correct person and number so that we know who is doing the action.
Verb Conjugation
a
hablar
ah bloa
ah blasa
ah blaa
habl mosa
áhabl isá
ah blana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
All persons and numbers are based on the stem.
Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!
yo
túUd.élella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
ellosellas
Uds.
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)
TRABAJAR
aatrab joa
atrab jasa
atrab jaa
trabaj mosa
átrabaj isá
atrab jana
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
a
estudiar
uest diou
uest diasu
uest diau
estudi mosa
áestudi isá
uest dianu
Verbs of the 1st conjugation (-ar)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
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 learn:
I can conjugate “ar” verbs, 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:
esc
rib
í I wro
te
estudió
She studied
salió
cen
aro
n
You
took
Th
ey r
ead
apagó
leí
He w
ished
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
