Transcript Present Tense of

Present Tense
of
-ar Verbs
Regular Verb
Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.
Pattern: Stem + endings
3 categories of Regular
verbs
-AR verbs
-ER verbs
-IR verbs
How do you know to
which group a verb
belongs?
Answer:
Just look at the last two
letters
hablar
comer
vivir
How to conjugate
Conjugate: Change an infinitive
based upon who is doing the action.
Infinitive: The verb before it is
conjugated. It still ends in the
letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
Step 1: First you must find
the...
Stem
How do you find the
stem?
Drop the last two letters of the infinitive. Any
remaining letters are the STEM.
Example: hablar
Stem
Step 2
You will add an ending after the stem based
upon:
what pronoun you are using (Who’s
doing the action?)
what category of verb it is (-AR, -ER, IR).
Pronouns
Yo (I)
Tú (You- informal)
Él/Ella/Usted
(He/She/You-formal)
Nosotros/Nosotras
(We/We-females only)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
(They/They-females only / You All)
-AR verb endings
yo
o
tú
as
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros/nosotras
a
amos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
an
Conjugation example
Mirar (to look, to look at)
yo
miro
tú
miras
él/ella/Ud. mira
nosotros miramos
ellos/ellas/Uds. miran
If you want to say you are not doing
something...
just put a “no” in front of it.
hablo (I speak)
Hola
no hablo (I don’t speak)
Don’t Forget there are 2 words for
“you”
Tú (informal)
Use it with...
Usted (formal)
Use it with...
Checking for Understanding
What is a regular verb?
Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.
Pattern: Stem + endings
How many regular verb categories are
there?
What are the 3 categories?
-AR verbs
-ER verbs
-IR verbs
How do you know to which category a
verb belongs?
Just look at
the last two
letters
What does it mean to “conjugate?”
Change an
infinitive based
upon who is
doing the action.
What is an “infinitive?”
The verb before it is conjugated. It
still ends in the letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
What is step 1 of conjugation?
Find the stem
How do you find the stem?
Drop the last two
letters of the infinitive.
Any remaining letters
are the STEM.
What is the stem of...
Mirar
Mir
What is the stem of...
Escuchar
escuch
What is step 2 of conjugation?
You will add an ending after
the stem
What 2 criteria do you use to know
which ending?
what pronoun you are using
(Who’s doing the action?)
what category of verb it is (AR, -ER, -IR)
What do each of these pronouns
mean?
Yo
I
Tú You (informal)
Él/Ella/Usted
He/ She/You (formal)
Nosotros/Nosotras
We/ We (females only)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
They/ They (females)/ You all
What are the endings?
yo
tú
o
as
él/ella/Ud.a
nosotros/nosotras
amos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
an
What do you do to say someone is not doing
something?
Put a “no” in front of the verb
el fin