Transcript AR Verb Conjugation - Ashland Independent School District

Present Tense of Regular “AR”
Verbs
Chapter 3- Spanish 1
Stems!
• EVERY verb has a stem followed by an
ending. The stem tells the verb’s meaning.
An infinitive ending doesn’t name a subject.
Habl ar
Verb Stems
Com er
Escrib ir
Infinitive Endings
Conjugate!
• To give the verb a subject, you conjugate
it. To do this, drop the “ar” from the end of
the verb, and add one of these endings.
Each ending matches a particular subject.
Yo
Tú
Él, Ella,
Usted
-o
-as
Nosotros
-a
Ellos,
Ellas,
Ustedes
Vosotros
-amos
-áis
-an
Example!
Cantar- To sing
Yo
Canto- I sing
Nosotros
Cantamos- We
sing
Tú
Cantas- You sing
Vosotros
Cantáis- You all
sing
Él,
Ella,
Usted
Canta- He/She/You
(formal) sings
Ellos,
Ellas,
Ustedes
Cantan- They
sing
AR Verb Conjugation
ENDINGS!!!!
-o
-as
-a
Example: Nadar- To swim
-amos
Nado
Nadamos
-áis
Nadas
Nadáis
-an
Nada
Nadan