Present tense Conjugation of regular “AR” verbs

Review: Subject pronouns – Words that replace the person’s name and used as the subject of a noun, in English: I, you, he, she, we, they, you all. In Spanish: yo, tú, él, ella, Ud., Nosotros(as), ellos, ellas, Uds. Infinitive - the simple or basic form of the verb, the unchanged verb with the –ar, -er, or –ir still attached to the end of the word. Generally means “to do something” ex: hablar – to speak Conjugate – changing the verb to match the subject Conjugations – the forms of the verb after it has been conjugated or changed to match the subjects

All Spanish verbs fit into one of three categories: “AR” “ER” “IR”

Every verb has a STEM followed by an ending. The STEM tells the verb’s meaning. An infinitive ending does not name a subject. stem: infinitive ending: habl ar com er escrib ir

To give the verb a subject, you must conjugate it. To conjugate a regular AR verb in the present tense, drop the “AR” ending of the infinitive. cant ar cant escuch escuch ar

Next add an ending to the stem Next add an ending to the stem. Each ending goes with a particular subject. yo - o nostoros- amos tú- as vosotros- áis él/ella/usted- a ellos/ellas/ustedes- an

cantar- to sing canto cantamos cantas cantáis canta cantan yo - nostoros- tú- vosotros- él/ella/usted- ellos/ellas/ustedes- canto cantamos cantas cantáis canta cantan

Examples: Ustedes cantan mucho. You all sing a lot. Yo canto todos los días. I sing everyday. Tú nunca cantas. You never sing.

Since the ending of the verb usually tells the subject, the subject pronoun can be left out. Use subject pronouns to add emphasis or when it wouldn’t otherwise be clear who the subject is. -Ellos patinan. -They skate. -Ella escucha música. -She listens to music. -Usted habla mucho. -You talk a lot.

and Expressions with Tener Present Tense of Tener and Expressions with Tener

TENER = TO HAVE TENGO TENEMOS TIENES TENéIS TIENE TIENEN Tener is a stem changing verb: “e” to “ie”. Remember that stem changing verbs do not change in the nosotros and vosotros forms. Tener is irregular in the yo form. yo- TENGO nosotros- TENEMOS tú- TIENES vosotros- TENéIS él/ella/usted- TIENE ellos/ellas/ustedes- TIENEN

Use TENER QUE+ INFINITIVE to talk about what you have to do. Tengo que hacer tarea. I have to do homework.

tener ganas de + infinitive = to feel like doing something Tenemos ganas de ir de compras. We feel like going shopping.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. enseňa 1. El maestro __________ (enseňar) el arte. 2. Los estudiantes __________ (contestar) las preguntas. 3. Yo ____________ (llegar) a la clase temprano. 4. Tú ____________ (necesitar) estudiar mucho. 5. Nosotros _____________ (sacar) buenas notas. 6. Vostoros nunca _____________ (usar) la computadora. 7. Nosotros ____________ (tener) que estudiar. 8. Ellos _____________ (tener) ganas de descansar. contestan llego necesitas sacamos usáis tenemos tienen