Por tu gran maestro, Sr. J.

 There are three “kinds”, or “types” or verbs in Spanish.  They are:  -AR verbs  -ER verbs  -IR verbs  When you see a Spanish word that ends in one of these three letter combinations, it is almost always a verb*.  We will need to learn how to use verbs in Spanish so we can communicate our ideas. We’ll start with how to use –AR verbs. *-There are some nouns that end in these letters, but they would have an ‘el’, ‘la’, ‘los’, ‘las’ in front of them, i.e. “el lugar” = “place”

 First, we will need to know the –AR verb ‘endings’ (present tense).  These endings are used to show “who” is doing the action (remember, verbs are action words).  They are:  Notice that each ending is paired with a specific subject or subjects. They cannot be mixed and matched. yo tú él/ella usted (Ud.) nosotros/as ellos/as ustedes (Uds.) -o -as -a -amos -an

‘Hablar’ means ‘to talk’. If you wanted to say… “I talk” … for example, you might think you would say… “yo hablar” …but not quite. Here’s how to do it: Step One: Write down the subject and the verb. Step Two: Remove the “ar” from the verb. So… “yo hablo” …means… “I talk” … in Spanish. Step Three: Add your new ending, making sure it ‘matches’ the subject. yo hablar yo hablaryo hablo  Here’s how we use these endings:

 Here’s what the verb “hablar” would look like in all 5 forms: yo hablo = I talk/I am talking tú hablas = you talk/you are talking él habla = he talks/he is talking ella habla = she talks/she is talking usted (Ud.) habla = you talk/you are talking nosotros/as hablamos = we talk/we are talking ellos/as hablan = they talk/they are talking ustedes (Uds.) hablan = you (all) talk/you (all) are talking

 The same would be done with all –AR verbs in the present tense: cantar = to sing yo canto tú cantas él/ella canta nosotros/as cantamos ellos/as cantan Uds. cantan nadar = to swim yo nado tú nadas él/ella nada nosotros/as nadamos ellos/as nadan Uds. nadan caminar = to walk yo camino tú caminas él/ella camina nosotros/as caminamos ellos/as caminan Uds. caminan

ser = to be yo soy tú eres él/ella es nosotros/as somos ellos/as son Uds. son hablar = to talk yo hablo tú hablas él/ella habla nosotros/as hablamos ellos/as hablan Uds. hablan tener = to have yo tengo tú tienes él/ella tiene nosotros/as tenemos ellos/as tienen Uds. tienen  Let’s compare an -AR verb to the two verbs you are already familiar with. Look for patterns in the words: DO YOU SEE THE PATTERNS? Let’s see an –AR verb in action  ser = to be yo soy tú eres él/ella es nosotros/as somos ellos/as son Uds. son hablar = to talk yo hablo tú hablas él/ella habla nosotros/as hablamos ellos/as hablan Uds. hablan tener = to have yo tengo tú tienes él/ella tiene nosotros/as tenemos ellos/as tienen Uds. tienen HOW ABOUT NOW?

“I dance.” -or- “I am dancing.” bailar = to dance Yo bailo.

“You dance.” -or- “You are dancing.” Tú bailas.

“He dances.” -or- “He is dancing.” Él baila.

“She dances.” -or- “She is dancing.” Ella baila.

Nosotros bailamos. “We dance.” -or- “We are dancing.”

Nosotras bailamos.

“They dance.” -or- “They are dancing.” Ellos bailan.

“They dance.” -or- “They are dancing.” Ellos bailan.

“They dance.” -or- “They are dancing.” Ellas bailan.

“You (all) dance crazy.” -or- “You (all) are dancing crazy.” Uds. bailan locamente.

Let’s watch one more video that reviews –AR verbs URL:

¿Qué aprendiste tú? 1. Nosotros _____ por el parque. camino caminamos camina 3. Yo _____ la televisión. miramos miran miro estudias 7. Tú no _____ mucho. Mala idea. estudiamos estudian 9. Ella _____ la flauta. tocan tocas toca 5. Eduardo _____ en Best Buy. trabajo trabaja trabajas 6. Mi hermano y yo _____ en el coro. canta cantamos canto 4. Mis primos _____ a México. viajamos viajas viajan 2. Ellos _____ en la piscina. nadan nadas nadamos 8. Yo no _____ bien. dibujo dibujas dibuja Read each statement and choose the correct form of the –AR verb. Click on your choice. Continúa 

 There are three “kinds”, or “types” or verbs in Spanish: -AR, -ER, and -IR  The –AR verb endings for present tense are: -o, -as, -a, -amos, and -an  To use an –AR verb, you need to know the proper “endings”. These endings tell “who” is doing an action.  Each ending matches with a specific subject(s): yo=o, tú=as, él/ella/Ud.=a, nosotros/as=amos, and ellos/as/Uds.=an  These “endings” work for all –AR verbs in present tense.  Knowing this will help you communicate your ideas in Spanish!!!  To use an ending, drop the –AR off of the verb first, then add the new ending in its place based on who is doing the action. Ex. hablar  habl__  hablo

My many thanks to the following RBMS students for their help with the videos in this presentation! Kinsey Simatos, Anna Marchetti, Jordan Steiner, Cassidy Skorija, Eric Campbell, Andrew Costantini, Maria Orzech All Class of 2011