R EGULAR – AR VERBS ( IN THE PRESENT TENSE ) Includes notes about conjugating verbs.

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1 R EGULAR – AR VERBS ( IN THE PRESENT TENSE ) Includes notes about conjugating verbs

2 W HAT DOES “ CONJUGATING ” A VERB MEAN ? We conjugate in English EVERYDAY! Conjugating is modifying a verb to match its subject Verbs are When we are conjugating, we are changing from the infinitive form to demonstrate the subject d oing the verb. The infinitive form is the verb, before you modify it. In English, it is the form that starts with “to”: like t o arrive, to go, to talk, to l earn. Conjugating it would be: I arrive, you go, the teacher talks, she learns (the purple is the subject)

3 V ERBS IN SPANISH All infinitive forms of verbs in Spanish have one of the following endings (it is equivalent to the “to” before infinitives in English verbs): -ar -er -ir

4 S O, WHAT ’ S AN – AR VERB ? An –ar verb is one that ends in…

5 S O, WHAT ’ S CONJUGATING IN S PANISH ? When you conjugate in Spanish: 1 st : you drop the ending (that is the – ar, - er, or – ir e nding) 2 nd : add the new ending, based on the endings for that type of verb and the subject/subject pronoun

6 S UBJECTS AND S UBJECT P RONOUNS A subject can be a single word (noun, pronoun, noun phrase, or Proper noun). A subject tells who or what performs the verb! A subject pronoun take the place of a person/thing Examples of s ubject pronouns in context: My mother cooks (mother is the subject; cooks is the verb); She cooks (she is the subject pronoun that replaces mother ) Señor Ramirez is my teacher ( Señor Ramirez is the subject; i s is the verb) H e is my teacher ( he is the subject pronoun that replaces S eñor Ramirez )

7 S UBJECT PRONOUNS IN S PANISH Yo- I 1 st person singular Tú- You 2 nd person singular Él- He 3 rd person singular Ella- She 3 rd person singular Usted- You 2 nd person singular (used when talking to someone who is not your peer- formal) Nosotros- We 1 st person singular Vosotros- You all 2 nd person plural – only used in Spain Ellos- They 3 rd person plural masculine/ mix of masculine & feminine Ellas- They -3 rd person plural feminine Ustedes- You all 2 nd person plural (used when talking to someone who is not your peer- formal) SingularPlural

8 - AR VERB ENDINGS … SingularPlural Yo: Nosotros- Tú- Vosotros- Él- Ella- Usted- Ellos- Ellas- Ustedes- -o -as -a -amos -áis -an

9 E XAMPLE : L LEGAR ( TO ARRIVE ) SingularPlural Yo llego (I arrive)Nosotros llegamos (we arrive) Tú llegas (you arrive)Vosotros llegáis (you all arrive- only in España) Él llega (she arrives) Ella llega (he arrives) Usted llega (you arrive- formal) Ellos llegan (they- all masculine/mix of masculine & feminine arrive) Ellas llegan (they arrive- all feminine) Ustedes llegan (you all arrive- formal)

10 A NOTHER EXAMPLE : E STUDIAR ( TO STUDY ) SingularPlural Yo estudio (I study)Nosotros estudiamos (we study) Tú estudias (you study)Vosotros estudiáis (you all study- only in España) Él estudia (he studies) Ella estudia (she studies) Usted estudia (you study- formal) Ellos estudian (they study- all masculine/ mix of masculine & feminine) Ellas estudian (they study- all feminine) Ustedes estudian (you all study- formal and used outside of España)