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 -r the INFINITIVE n The INFINITIVE is the form you would find in a Spanish dictionary. n In English it means “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 Jugar n Montar n Nadar n Pasar tiempo n Patinar n And several more!
IN SPANISH: n The last letter or letters of the verb tell you who does the action. n To change an INFINITIVE to a form that tells who is doing the action, –remove the -ar and add the appropriate ending n This action is called CONJUGATION
TO STUDY (English) Istudy Youstudy He Shestudies it Westudy Theystudy
ESTUDIAR (Spanish) Yoestudio Túestudias Ud. Élestudia Ella Nosotros estudiamos Nosotras Uds. Ellos estudian Ellas
STEM / ENDING n For every INFINITIVE in Spanish there is a STEM and an ENDING. n For example, for “estudiar,”… n ”estudi” is the stem. n “ar” is the ending n So, the endings for –ar verbs are: n o, as, a, amos, áis, an
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 Yotoco Tútocas Ud. Éltoca Ella Nosotros tocamos Nosotras Uds. Ellos tocan Ellas
Enseñar Yoenseño Túenseñas Ud. Élenseña Ella Nosotros enseñamos Nosotras Uds. Ellos enseñan Ellas
NEGATING A SENTENCE n When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form n Yo no cocino 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. n ¿Cocina Juan en la clase de ciencias? n ¿Estudia mucho Paulina? n Verb then Subject