Apuntes: -AR Verbs Lección 2: En la clase
Yo puedo… I can… Conjugate regular –ar verbs in the present tense
The Infinitives of Verbs In Spanish, there are verbs that end in –AR, -ER, and –IR. When verbs have these endings, they are in their infinitive form, or the “to ___” form. The infinitive is the form of the verb that you would find in a Spanish dictionary. Here are some –AR verbs in the infinitive. Estudiar Enseñar Necesitar Tomar To study To teach To need To take
Verb Conjugation o amos as áis a an I we you y’all they, you all We must change, or conjugate, the infinitive of the verb to tell who is doing the action. Here are the steps for conjugating regular –AR verbs in the present tense: Remove the –AR ending Add the following endings for the singular and plural subject pronouns: o amos I we as áis you y’all a an he, she, you, it they, you all
-Ar Verbs In Spanish, the subject pronoun (yo, tú, etc.) does not always have to be used because the verb endings tell who is doing the action. Use the subject pronoun to emphasize who is doing the action or to clarify if the subject is not obvious by the verb ending. The subject may not be obvious for the verb forms of él, ella, usted, and ellos, ellas, ustedes.
-Ar Verbs A-stoo-de To study estudio estudiamos estudias estudiáis estudian
-Ar Verbs En-say-ny To teach enseño enseñamos enseñas enseñáis enseña enseñan
-Ar Verbs Nay-say-seat- To need necesito necesitas necesitáis necesita necesitamos necesitas necesitáis necesita necesitan
-Ar Verbs Toe-m To take tomo tomamos tomas tomáis toma toman