Present Tense of -ar Verbs P. 84 Realidades 1

VERBS n A verb usually names the action in a sentence. n We call the verb that ends in –ar/ -er/ -ir the INFINITIVE

VERBS n The INFINITIVE is the form you would find in a Spanish dictionary. n In English it means n “to + (verb)”

These are some INFINITIVES you already know: n Enseñar n Estudiar n Hablar n Bailar n Cantar n Dibujar n Escuchar n Esquiar n Montar n Nadar n Pasar tiempo n Patinar n Textear n And several more!

STEM / ENDING n For every INFINITIVE in Spanish there is a STEM and an ENDING.

These are some INFINITIVES you already know: n Enseñ-ar n Estudi-ar n Habl-ar n Bail-ar n Cant-ar n Dibuj-ar n Escuch-ar n Esqui-ar n Mont-ar n Nad-ar n Pas-ar tiempo n Patin-ar n Texte-ar

NOTICE!!!! n All of these verbs are –ar verbs!

IN SPANISH: n To change an INFINITIVE to a form that tells who is doing the action, remove the -ar and add the appropriate ending.

IN SPANISH: n This action is called CONJUGATION

IN SPANISH: n The last letter or letters of the verb tell you who does the action.

STEM / ENDING n For example, for “estudiar,”…”estudi” is the stem. n “ar” is the ending.

TO STUDY (English) Istudy Youstudy He Shestudies it Westudy Theystudy

ESTUDIAR (Spanish) Yoestudio Túestudias Ud. Élestudia Ella Nosotros estudiamos Nosotras Vosotros estudáis Vosotras Uds. Ellos estudian Ellas

STEM / ENDING n So, the endings for -ar verbs are: n o, as, a, amos, áis, an

For a verb ending in -AR Yo- o Tú- as Ud. Él- a Ella Nosotros - amos Nosotras Vosotros - áis Vosotras Uds. Ellos - an Ellas

THE VOSOTROS n Verb forms ending in -áis, such as estudiáis, are used mainly in the country of Spain only.

Let’s CONJUGATE Some more -ar verbs!

TOCAR- to play (instrument) Yotoco Tútocas Ud. Éltoca Ella Nosotros tocamos nosotras Vosotros tocáis vosotras Uds. Ellos tocan Ellas

ENSEÑAR- to teach Yoenseño Túenseñas Ud. Élenseña Ella Nosotros enseñamos Vosotros enseñáis Uds. Ellos enseñan Ellas

Práctica n Trabajar-to work n Cantar-to sing n Bailar-to dance n Dibujar-to draw

So…WHAT do they MEAN? Toco = I play I do play I do play I am playing I am playing Tocas = You play You do play You do play You are playing You are playingETC.

What are the subject pronouns? 1. Monto 2. Tocáis 3. Enseñan 4. Trabajamos 5. Tocas 6. Baila Yo Vosotros Ellos or Ellas or Uds. Nosotros Tú Él or ella or Ud. I ride, I do ride, I am riding You all play, You all do play, You all are playing They/You all teach, They/You all do teach, They/You all are teaching

NEGATING A SENTENCE n When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form

NEGATING A SENTENCE n Yo no nado en la clase de español, pero nado en la clase de educación física.

ASKING A QUESTION n When we ask a question in Spanish, we usually put the subject after the verb or sometimes at the end of the sentence.

ASKING A QUESTION n ¿Trabaja Juan en la clase de ciencias? n ¿Estudia mucho Paulina? n ¿Verb Subject?

Práctica n Does Simón ride the bike? n María draws in art class. n We sing in choir class. n They need to see the tape and scissors.