Los verbos regulares – ar What is an infinitive? An infinitive in both Spanish and English is the base form of the verb. In English, the infinitive has the word ___________ before it. In Spanish, the infinitive is always one word and can be recognized by its __________________. The first group of infinitives that we will be studying end in _______________.  Regular verbs that end in “ar” are called__________________________. Three examples of “ar” verbs in Spanish are : to ending ar ar verbs bailarcaminartrabajar

Los verbos regulares – ar “Ar” verbs are regular verbs because they are all ________________ the same. This means that there is a _______________ that all “ar” verbs follow. To conjugate “ar” verbs you must first find the stem. To find the stem of “ar” verbs simply subtract the _______ from the infinitive. Por ejemplo: cenar – ar= cen Write the stem of the following verbs in the space provided: trabajar _______________desayunar_______________ mirar_______________practicar_______________ hablar_______________viajar_______________ estudiar_______________bailar_______________ conjugated pattern trabaj mir habl estudi desayun practic viaj bail ar

Once you find the stem of the verb you need to add endings. The ending you use depends on the. The endings for all “ar” verbs are: Yo _______________Nosotros_______________ Nosotras Tú_______________Vosotros_______________ Vosotras UstedUstedes Él_______________Ellos_______________ EllaEllas To conjugate “ar” verbs, you simply copy ____________ and add _________________. subject o as a amos áis an the stemthe ending

Hablar Yo _______________Nosotros_______________ Nosotras Tú_______________Vosotros_______________ Vosotras UstedUstedes Él_______________Ellos_______________ EllaEllas habl o áis amos a as an

Contestar Yo _______________Nosotros_______________ Nosotras Tú_______________Vosotros_______________ Vosotras UstedUstedes Él_______________Ellos_______________ EllaEllas contest o áis amos a as an

Bailar Yo _______________Nosotros_______________ Nosotras Tú_______________Vosotros_______________ Vosotras UstedUstedes Él_______________Ellos_______________ EllaEllas bail o áis amos a as an

Estudiar Yo _______________Nosotros_______________ Nosotras Tú_______________Vosotros_______________ Vosotras UstedUstedes Él_______________Ellos_______________ EllaEllas estudi o áis amos a as an

Práctica: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Yo_______________________ en Boston (trabajar) 2. Nosotras__________________ bien. (cantar) 3. Manuel ___________________ la pregunta. (contestar) 4. Clara y Jorge ___________________ en el parque. (caminar) 5. ¿Tú______________________francés? (hablar) trabajo cantamos contesta caminan hablas

Los verbos negativos: To make a verb negative, simply add the word ______________ in front of the verb. Práctica: Make the following sentences negative 1. Ella baila.________________________________ 2. Ustedes cantan.________________________________ 3. Yo estudio mucho.________________________________ 4. Maite toma computación.________________________________ 5. Tú dibujas en la clase de ciencias. ________________________________________ no Ella no baila. Ustedes no cantan. Yo no estudio mucho. Maite no toma computación. Tú no dibujas en la clase de ciencias.

Los infinitivos: When two verbs are used together in a sentence, the first verb is ____________ and the second verb is used in its ______________ form. Three verbs from our list that are typically followed by infinitives are: _______________________ conjugated infinitive necesitar esperar desear

Práctica: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Yo ___________________ trabajar. (necesitar) 2. Ella desea ___________________ a Madrid. (viajar) 3. Nosotros _____________________ cenar con el presidente. (esperar) 4. Juan espera ______________ una casa grande. (comprar) 5. Lucía y Marta ____________________ enseñar español. (desear) 6. ¿Tú necesitas __________________? (estudiar) necesito viajar esperamos comprar desean estudiar

The meaning of present tense verbs in Spanish. In Spanish, the present tense carries three meanings. In other words, the same verb form in Spanish has three possible English meanings. Por ejemplo: The simple statement “Yo trabajo” can mean three different things in English. II work II am working II do work

Práctica: Translate the following Spanish sentences into English three ways. 1. Vosotros habláis.4. Ellos estudian. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Nosotras caminamos.5. Tú cantas. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ 3. Yo hablo inglés.6. Usted descansa. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ You speak. You are speaking. You do speak. We walk. We are walking. We do walk. I speak English. I am speaking English. I do speak English. You rest. You are resting. You do rest. You sing. You are singing. You do sing. They study. They are studying. They do study.