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Spanish I -AR Verb Conjugations Señora Hoffman-Fields

�To change a verb to match the subject is called conjugation.

�When you conjugate an –AR verb, all you are doing is changing the ending of the verb to match the subject.

�Choose a verb that ends with –AR �Drop the –AR ending �Add a new ending to match the subject

-AR Verb Chart

say I am doing an action, add the letter –o. �To

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) -o

�I speak › Step 1: hablar › Step 2: habl› Step 3: hablo

�I study › Step 1: estudiar › Step 2: estudi› Step 3: estudio

say we are doing an action, add the letters –amos. �To

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos

�we speak › Step 1: hablar › Step 2: habl› Step 3: hablamos

�we study › Step 1: estudiar › Step 2: estudi› Step 3: estudiamos

say you (familiar) (tú) are doing an action, add the letters –as �To

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos You (familiar) -as

�You (familiar) study › Step 1: estudiar › Step 2: estudi› Step 3: estudias

�You (familiar) speak › Step 1: hablar › Step 2: habl› Step 3: hablas

say the vosotros form of the verb, add the letters –áis �To � “vosotros” is the informal plural of “you”, only heard in parts of Spain

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos You (familiar) Vosotros -as -áis

say one person (he, she, you formal) is doing an action, add the letter –a �To

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos You (familiar) -as Él, Ella, Ud. (He, She, You formal) -a

�Mario studies › Step 1: estudiar › Step 2: estudi› Step 3: Mario estudia

�You (formal) speak › Step 1: hablar › Step 2: habl› Step 3: Ud. habla

�To say more than one person (they, you all) is doing an action, add the letters –an

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos You (familiar) -as Él, Ella, Ud. (He, She, You formal) -a Ellos, Ellas, Uds (they, you all)

�They (M) study › Step 1: estudiar › Step 2: estudi› Step 3: ellos estudian

�You (all) speak › Step 1: hablar › Step 2: habl› Step 3: Uds. hablan

-AR Verb Chart Yo (I) Nosotros (we) -o -amos You (familiar) Vosotros -as -áis Él, Ella, Ud. (He, She, You formal) -a Ellos, Ellas, Uds (they, you all)