Present Tense of -ar Verbs
VERBS n The INFINITIVE is the basic form of the verb. n In English it means n “to + (verb)”
VERBS n A verb usually names the action in a sentence. n We call the verb that ends in -ar the INFINITIVE
These are some INFINITIVES you already know: n Enseñar n Estudiar n Hablar n Bailar n Cantar n Dibujar n Escuchar n Esquiar n Jugar n Montar n Nadar n Pasar tiempo n Patinar n And several more!
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 (English) Istudy Youstudy He Shestudies it Westudy Theystudy
ESTUDIAR (Spanish) Yoestudio Túestudias Ud. Élestudia Ella Nosotros estudiamos Nosotras Vosotros estudáis Vosotras Uds. Ellos estudian Ellas
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: n o, as, a, amos, áis, an
THE VOSOTROS n Verb forms ending in áis, such as estudiáis, are used mainly in the country of Spain only.
Let’s CONJUGATE Some more -ar verbs!
TOCAR Yotoco Tútocas Ud. Éltoca Ella Nosotros tocamos nosotras Vosotros tocáis vosotras Uds. Ellos tocan Ellas
Enseñar Yoenseño Túenseñas Ud. Élenseña Ella Nosotros enseñamos Vosotros enseñáis Uds. Ellos enseñan Ellas
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 dibujo en la clase de educación física.
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 Baila Juan en la clase de ciencias? n Estudia mucho Paulina? n Verb Subject