Transcript Topic: Conjugating –ar verbs

Topic: Conjugating –ar verbs
Essential Question: How do I converse correctly
using –ar verbs in the present tense?
Gramática 2.2
Español 1
Key Terms

Subject – WHO or WHAT the sentence
is about
◦ Felix listens in class.

Verb – The action of a sentence
◦ Felix listens in class

Infinitive – The original form of a verb,
without a subject, ends in –r in Spanish
◦ escuchar – “to listen”
◦ trabajar – “to work”
Making Connections:
What’s wrong with these sentences?

I’m happy that I
speaks Spanish.

Señorita Spetly
teach Spanish at
Harlan.

They are not grammatically
correct because the verbs
are not CONJUGATED
correctly
Making Connections:

I’m happy that I
speak Spanish.

Señorita Spetly
teaches Spanish at
Harlan.

Now the sentences are
grammatically correct
because the verbs are
CONJUGATED correctly
according to the subject.
What is conjugation?

Conjugating a verb is the process of
changing the verb ending so that it
AGREES with the subject.

Example:
◦ I speak Spanish.
◦ She speaks Spanish too.
Conjugating in Spanish

In Spanish, there are three types of verbs
(infinitives):
◦ --ar verbs (hablar, estudiar, etc.)
◦ --er verbs (comer, beber, etc.)
◦ --ir verbs (escribir, compartir, etc.)

Regular verbs are conjugated the same
way according to the type of infinitive
(see above)
Conjugating –ar verbs in the present
tense

The present tense verb conjugations
show that an action is happening NOW.
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Example:
◦ Estudio español.
 I study Spanish.
 I am studying Spanish.
 I do study Spanish
Subject pronouns – REVIEW:
SINGULAR:
Yo – I
Tú – You (familiar)
Él – He
Ella – She
Usted – You (formal)
Conjugation Table
(yo)
--o
(tú)
--as
(él/ella/usted)

--a
Singular forms of verbs
Conjugating –ar verbs in the present
tense

Here’s how you form the present tense of
verbs that end in –ar:
1. Start with the infinitive  hablar
2. DROP the –ar  habl
3. ADD the appropriate ending (according to
the subject)
Yo hablo
Tú hablas
Él/ Ella/ Usted habla
What are the conjugations?
 Yo  add o
 Yo hablo español. (hablar)
 Yo escucho la música de Drake.
(escuchar)
 Yo tomo apuntes en clase. (tomar)
 Yo dibujo en la clase de arte. (dibujar)
What are the conjugations?
 Tú
 add as
 Tú hablas español.
 Tú escuchas la música de Drake.
 Tú tomas apuntes en clase.
 Tú dibujas en la clase de arte.
What are the conjugations?
 Él, Ella, Ud.
 add a
 Srta. Spetly habla español.
 Antonio escucha la música de Drake.
 Ella toma apuntes en clase.
 Usted dibuja en la clase de arte.
Práctica
Conjugate ‘estudiar’
Yo –
Tú –
Elena –
‘Estudiar’
Yo estudio
Tú estudias
Elena estudia
Práctica
Conjugate ‘contestar’
Yo–
Tú (informal) –
Él –
Usted (formal)
‘Contestar’
Contesto
Contestas
Contesta
Contesta
Conjugate the verbs in the paragraph:

Hola, me llamo CiCi. Yo (hablar) _1._ español
en mi clase.Yo (tomar) _2._ apuntes todos los
días y siempre (escuchar) _3._ a la maestra. En
mi clase de español, mi amigo Danilo
(contestar) _4._todas las preguntas. ¿Y tú,
(estudiar) _5._ español también?
 Now, translate
English
the paragraph in