Bell Dinger el 26 de octubre Complete the chart with the appropriate subject pronouns
Present tense of –ar verbs
You already know that the infinitive forms of Spanish verbs always end in -ar, -er, or -ir. The largest group of verbs end in -ar. Hablar is one of these -ar verbs. You will want to use verbs in ways other than in the infinitive form. To do this, you will drop the -ar ending and make changes. Present tense of –ar verbs
To create the forms of most -ar verbs, you first drop the -ar from the infinitive, leaving the stem: hablar habl-
Present tense of –ar verbs You will add these endings: (yo) -o (tú) -as Ud. (él) -a (ella) (nosotros) (nosotras) -amos (vosotros) (vosotras) Uds. (ellos) (ellas) -áis -an
Present tense of –ar verbs Here are the endings plugged into hablar (to talk). (yo) hablo (tú) hablas Ud. (él) habla (ella) (nosotros) (nosotras) hablamos (vosotros) (vosotras) Uds. (ellos) (ellas) habláis hablan
Present tense -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -anPresent tense Conjugation Back
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