Los verbos del presente

In Spanish all verbs, or action words, end in either –ar, -er, or –ir – For example: ARERIR hablarcomerescribir tomarcorrervivir dibujaraprenderdescubrir ** WE ARE ONLY GOING TO LOOK AT –AR VERBS DURING THIS LESSON**

Los verbos del presente Verb endings must change according to which subject is doing the action. – Subjects in Spanish: – Yo – Tú – El/ella/usted – Nosotros – Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Verbos en forma de “yo” If “yo” (English “I”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-o” – For example: Tomar  Tomar + o  Tomo Repasar  Repasar + o  Repaso Prestar  Prestar + o  Presto Yo tomo apuntes. Yo repaso la materia. Yo presto atención.

Verbos en forma de “tú” If “tú” (English “you”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-as” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) Tomar  Tomar + as  Tomas Repasar  Repasar + as  Repasas Prestar  Prestar + as  Prestas Tú tomas apuntes. Tú repasas la materia. Tú prestas atención.

Verbos en forma de “él/ella/usted” If “él/ella/usted” (English “he”/”she”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-a” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + a  Toma Repasar  Repasar + a  Repasa Prestar  Prestar + a  Presta Miguel toma apuntes. Elena repasa la materia. Juan presta atención.

Verbos en forma de “nosotros” If “nosotros” (English “we”/”us”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-amos” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + amos  Tomamos Repasar  Repasar + amos  Repasamos Prestar  Prestar + amos  Prestamos Nosotros (we) tomamos apuntes. Elena y yo (Elena and I) repasamos la materia. Juan y yo (John and I) prestamos atención.

Verbos en forma de “ellos/ellas/ustedes” If “ellos/ellas/ustedes” (English “them”) is the subject of the sentence, we take off the verb ending “-ar” and add an “-an” (Remember we are only looking at –AR verbs in this lesson) – For example: Tomar  Tomar + an  Toman Repasar  Repasar + an  Repasan Prestar  Prestar + an  Prestan Los chicos toman apuntes. Elena y Maria repasan la materia. Los estudiantes prestan atención.