Present Tense of ar Verbs P 84 Realidades

Present Tense of -ar Verbs P. 84 Realidades 1

VERBS n. A verb usually names the action in a sentence. n. We call the verb that ends in -ar the INFINITIVE

VERBS n. The INFINITIVE is the form you would find in a Spanish dictionary. n. In English it means n“to + (verb)”

These are some INFINITIVES you already know: Enseñar = to teach n Estudiar = to study n Hablar = to talk n Bailar = to dance n Cantar = to sing n Dibujar = to draw n Escuchar = to listent n Esquiar = to ski nn. Jugar = to play an n instrument or sport Montar = to ride n Nadar = to swim n Patinar = to skate n And several more! n

IN SPANISH: n. The last letter or letters of the verb tell you who does the action.

IN SPANISH: n. To change an INFINITIVE to a form that tells who is doing the action, remove the -ar and add the appropriate ending.

IN SPANISH: n. This action is called CONJUGATION

To study = estudiar I study You study He She it studies We study They study

ESTUDIAR = to study Yo (I) Tú (you) estudio (We) Nosotros estudiamos Nosotras estudias Él (he) estudia Ella (she) Ud. (You formal) Ellos (they) M estudian Ellas (they) F Uds. (you all)

STEM / ENDING n. For every infinitive in Spanish there is a stem and an ending.

STEM / ENDING n. For example, for “estudiar, ”…”estudi” is the stem. n“ar” is the ending.

STEM / ENDING n. So, the endings for -ar verbs are: no, as, a, amos, an

THE VOSOTROS n Verb forms ending in áis, such as estudiáis, are used mainly in the country of Spain only. It is the informal way of saying you all do an action. We will not be using this conjugation in class, however it will be introduced occasionally in class, just for recognition.

Let’s CONJUGATE Some more -ar verbs!

Tocar = to touch, to play an instrument Yo toco Tú tocas Él Ella toca Ud. Nosotros nosotras tocamos Ellas Uds. tocan

Enseñar = to teach Yo enseño Tú enseñas Ud. Él Ella enseña Nosotros enseñamos Uds. Ellos Ellas enseñan

NEGATING A SENTENCE n. When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form

NEGATING A SENTENCE n. Yo no canto en la clase de educación física. n. I don’t sing in physical education class.

ASKING A QUESTION n. 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 n ¿Canta Juan en la clase de ciencias? n ¿Estudia mucho Paulina? n. Verb Subject