Topic: Conjugating –ar verbs Essential Question: How do I converse correctly using –ar verbs in the present tense? Gramática 2.2 Español 1

Key Terms Subject – WHO or WHAT the sentence is about ◦ Felix listens in class. Verb – The action of a sentence ◦ Felix listens in class Infinitive – The original form of a verb, without a subject, ends in –r in Spanish ◦ escuchar – “to listen” ◦ trabajar – “to work”

Making Connections: What’s wrong with these sentences? Making Connections: What’s wrong with these sentences? I’m happy that I speaks Spanish. Señorita Spetly teach Spanish at Harlan. verbs They are not grammatically correct because the verbs are not CONJUGATED correctly

Making Connections: Making Connections: speak I’m happy that I speak Spanish. teaches Señorita Spetly teaches Spanish at Harlan. verbs Now the sentences are grammatically correct because the verbs are CONJUGATED correctly according to the subject.

What is conjugation? Conjugating a verb is the process of changing the verb ending so that it AGREES with the subject. Example: ◦ I speak Spanish. ◦ She speaks Spanish too.

Conjugating in Spanish In Spanish, there are three types of verbs (infinitives): ◦ --ar verbs (hablar, estudiar, etc.) ◦ --er verbs (comer, beber, etc.) ◦ --ir verbs (escribir, compartir, etc.) Regular verbs are conjugated the same way according to the type of infinitive (see above)

Conjugating –ar verbs in the present tense The present tense verb conjugations show that an action is happening NOW. Example: ◦ Estudio español.  I study Spanish.  I am studying Spanish.  I do study Spanish

Subject pronouns – REVIEW: Subject pronouns – REVIEW: SINGULAR: Yo – I Tú – You (familiar) Él – He Ella – She Usted – You (formal)

Conjugation Table (yo) --o (tú)--as (él/ella/usted)--a  Singular forms of verbs

Conjugating –ar verbs in the present tense Here’s how you form the present tense of verbs that end in –ar: 1.Start with the infinitive  hablar 2.DROP the –ar  habl 3.ADD the appropriate ending (according to the subject) Yo hablo Tú hablas Él/ Ella/ Usted habla

What are the conjugations? Yo  add o  Yo hablo español. (hablar)  Yo escucho la m ú sica de Drake. (escuchar)  Yo tomo apuntes en clase. (tomar)  Yo dibujo en la clase de arte. (dibujar)

What are the conjugations? T ú  add as  Tú hablas español.  Tú escuchas la m ú sica de Drake.  Tú tomas apuntes en clase.  Tú dibujas en la clase de arte.

What are the conjugations? Él, Ella, Ud.  add a  Srta. Spetly habla español.  Antonio escucha la m ú sica de Drake.  Ella toma apuntes en clase.  Usted dibuja en la clase de arte.

Práctica Conjugate ‘estudiar’ Yo – Tú – Elena – ‘Estudiar’ Yo estudio Tú estudias Elena estudia

Práctica Conjugate ‘contestar’ Yo– Tú (informal) – Él – Usted (formal) ‘Contestar’ Contesto Contestas Contesta

Conjugate the verbs in the paragraph: Hola, me llamo CiCi. Yo (hablar) _1._ español en mi clase. Yo (tomar) _2._ apuntes todos los días y siempre (escuchar) _3._ a la maestra. En mi clase de español, mi amigo Danilo (contestar) _4._todas las preguntas. ¿Y tú, (estudiar) _5._ español también? Now, translate the paragraph in English