Los verbos del presente. In Spanish all verbs, or action words, end in either –ar, -er, or –ir – For example: ARERIR hablarcomerescribir tomarcorrervivir.

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1 Los verbos del presente

2 In Spanish all verbs, or action words, end in either –ar, -er, or –ir – For example: ARERIR hablarcomerescribir tomarcorrervivir dibujaraprenderdescubrir ** WE ARE ONLY GOING TO LOOK AT –AR VERBS DURING THIS LESSON**

3 Los verbos del presente Verb endings must change according to which subject is doing the action. – Subjects in Spanish: – Yo – Tú – El/ella/usted – Nosotros – Ellos/ellas/ustedes

4 Verbos en forma de “yo” If “yo” (English “I”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-o” – For example: Tomar  Tomar + o  Tomo Repasar  Repasar + o  Repaso Prestar  Prestar + o  Presto Yo tomo apuntes. Yo repaso la materia. Yo presto atención.

5 Verbos en forma de “tú” If “tú” (English “you”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-as” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) Tomar  Tomar + as  Tomas Repasar  Repasar + as  Repasas Prestar  Prestar + as  Prestas Tú tomas apuntes. Tú repasas la materia. Tú prestas atención.

6 Verbos en forma de “él/ella/usted” If “él/ella/usted” (English “he”/”she”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-a” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + a  Toma Repasar  Repasar + a  Repasa Prestar  Prestar + a  Presta Miguel toma apuntes. Elena repasa la materia. Juan presta atención.

7 Verbos en forma de “nosotros” If “nosotros” (English “we”/”us”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-amos” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + amos  Tomamos Repasar  Repasar + amos  Repasamos Prestar  Prestar + amos  Prestamos Nosotros (we) tomamos apuntes. Elena y yo (Elena and I) repasamos la materia. Juan y yo (John and I) prestamos atención.

8 Verbos en forma de “ellos/ellas/ustedes” If “ellos/ellas/ustedes” (English “them”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-an” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + an  Toman Repasar  Repasar + an  Repasan Prestar  Prestar + an  Prestan Los chicos toman apuntes. Elena y Maria repasan la materia. Los estudiantes prestan atención.