Transcript Present Tense of -ar Verbs

Present Tense of -ar
Verbs
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REALIDADES 1
VERBS
A verb usually names the
action in a sentence.
We call the verb that
ends in -r the
INFINITIVE
VERBS
The INFINITIVE is the
form you would find in a
Spanish dictionary.
In English it means
“to + (verb)”
These are some INFINITIVES
you already know:
 Enseñar
n
 Estudiar
n
 Hablar
n
 Bailar
n
 Cantar
n
 Dibujar
n
 Escuchar
n
Esquiar
Jugar
Montar
Nadar
Pasar tiempo
Patinar
And several
more!
IN SPANISH:
The last letter or letters
of the verb tell you who
does the action.
IN SPANISH:
To change an
INFINITIVE to a form
that tells who is doing the
action, remove the -ar
and add the appropriate
ending.
IN SPANISH:
This action is called
CONJUGATION
TO STUDY (English)
I
study
You
study
He
She
it
studies
We
study
They
study
ESTUDIAR (Spanish)
Yo
Tú
Ud.
Él
Ella
estudio
Nosotros estudiamos
Nosotras
estudias Vosotros estudáis
Vosotras
Uds.
estudia Ellos
estudian
Ellas
STEM / ENDING
For every INFINITIVE in
Spanish there is a STEM
and an ENDING.
STEM / ENDING
For example, for
“estudiar,”…”estudi” is
the stem.
“ar” is the ending.
STEM / ENDING
So, the endings for -ar verbs
are:
o, as, a, amos, áis, an
THE VOSOTROS
Verb forms ending in áis,
such as estudiáis, are used
mainly in the country of
Spain only.
Let’s CONJUGATE
Some more -ar verbs!
TOCAR
Yo
toco
Tú
tocas
Ud.
Él
Ella
toca
Nosotros
tocamos
nosotras
Vosotros tocáis
vosotras
Uds.
Ellos
tocan
Ellas
Enseñar
Yo
enseño
Tú
enseñas
Ud.
Él
Ella
enseña
Nosotros
enseñamos
Vosotros enseñáis
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
enseñan
NEGATING A SENTENCE
When you want to say
that you do not do
something, use no before
the verb form
NEGATING A SENTENCE
Yo no cocino en la clase de
educación física.
ASKING A QUESTION
When we ask a question in
Spanish, we usually put the
subject after the verb or
sometimes at the end of
the sentence.
ASKING A QUESTION
Cocina Juan en la clase de
ciencias?
Estudia mucho Paulina?
Verb
Subject