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Present Tense of -ar
Verbs
VERBS
The
INFINITIVE is the
basic form of the verb.
In English it means
“to + (verb)”
VERBS
A
verb usually names
the action in a sentence.
We call the verb that
ends in -ar the
INFINITIVE
These are some INFINITIVES you
already know:
Enseñar
 Estudiar
 Hablar
 Bailar
 Cantar
 Dibujar
 Escuchar

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
nosotras
Vosotros
vosotras
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
tocamos
tocáis
tocan
Enseñar
Nosotros enseñamos
Yo
enseño
Tú
enseñas Vosotros enseñáis
Ud.
Él
Ella
enseña
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 dibujo 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
Baila
Juan en la clase de
ciencias?
Estudia mucho Paulina?
Verb
Subject