AVANCEMOS 1 UNIDAD 2 LECCIN 1 Present tense

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 Ellos/ellas hablan ustedes hablamos

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