Present tense of ar verbs Estructura 2 Verbs

Present tense of –ar verbs Estructura 2

Verbs are words that express… ACTIONS (to talk, to dance, to play, run, to walk, etc. ) Spanish verbs can recognized by their endings. All verbs in Spanish end in: -AR estudiar -ER comer -IR escribir

These basic forms that end in –AR, -ER, -IR are called INFINITIVES! What does an infinitive do? It tells what the action is but not who performed the action.

What is “conjugating”? • To say who performed the action, you must CONJUGATE the verb. • Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say who performed an action.

Steps to conjugating successfully: Take the verb AYUDAR: Step 1: Take off the -AR. Now we're left with the VERB STEM ”AYUD-". . . Step 2: Add the appropriate VERB ENDING to match the subject

Subject Pronouns yo I nosotros/as We tú You vosotros/ a You- all Ud. / él/ ella You (formal, He, She Uds/ellos/ ellas You all. They (m. ), They (f. )

ENDINGS -o -amos -as -áis -a -an

AYUDAR – to help yo ayudo I help nosotros/as ayudamos we help tú ayudas you help vosotros/as ayudáis you help (pl. ) él/ella ayuda usted he/she helps you help (form) ellos/ellas ayudan ustedes they help you help (pl. form)

Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate verb.

estudiar tomar dibujar escuchar trabajar Yo _______ en mi tiempo libre. Chris y Eli ________ canciones de amor. Gloria y yo ________ en una oficina. Tú ________ en la biblioteca. A Rodrigo le______ jugar futbol.