Transcript Regular AR verb conjugation

AVANCEMOS 1
UNIDAD 2 LECCIÓN 1
Present tense of AR
verbs
PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS
A verb tense is the form of the verb that tells
when an action is happening.
In Spanish, the present tense can translate into
English in a variety of ways. For example the verb
estudiamos can be translated as “we study,” “we are
studying,” or “we do study”.
PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS
As you already know, an infinitive is the basic form
of a verb.
In English, most infinitives start with the word to
(to eat, to drink). In Spanish, infinitives are always
one word that ends in ar, er or ir. We are going to
learn about –AR verbs now.
PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS
To conjugate a verb, or to change the form of a
verb to show who is doing an action, follow this
process:
1. Remove the verb ending by crossing off the “ar”
HABLAR  HABL (the part of the verb that is left after crossing off the
ending is called the stem)
2. Add a new ending to the verb, based on the subject of the verb.
ENDINGS FOR AR VERBS
Yo
o
Tú
as
Él/ella
Usted
a
Nosotros/as
amos
Ellos/ellas
an
Ustedes
HABLAR – TO TALK
Yo
hablo
Tú
hablas
Él/ella
Usted
habla
Nosotros
hablamos
Ellos/ellas
ustedes
hablan
LA PRÁCTICA
1.
I need
1.
Yo necesito
1.
You arrive
2.
Tú llegas
2.
You (formal) answer
3.
Usted contesta
3.
We teach
4.
Nosotros enseñamos
4.
You all draw
5.
Ustedes dibujan
5.
They rest
6.
Ellos descansan