-AR VERBS Español
An infinitive is the verb form you would find in a dictionary. na dar’ ( verb) to swim Infinitives in English begin with “to,” as in to be, to do , to have. In Spanish, infinitives always end in –AR, -ER, or –IR.
In Spanish, verb forms change to show who is speaking. In this picture, Susana is talking on the phone. We must make sure that the verb form matches the subject. Let’s take a look at the verb to talk.
hablar: (verb) to talk habl- To use this verb in a sentence, we must take away the –AR ending, to find the stem of the verb. habl- Then, we add verb endings to show who is talking.
To show who is talking, we add endings to the stem of the verb…. YO NOSOTROS TÚ ÉL/ELLA/Ud. ELLOS/ELLAS/Uds O -AMOS AS -A -AN
Let’s try to write the forms of BAILAR (verb) to dance Yo bailo Tú bailas Él/Ella/Ud. baila Nosotros bailamos Ellos/Ella/Uds. bailan
Other –AR verbs you will need to know include: dibujar – to draw comprar – to buy escuchar la música – to listen to music esperar – to wait
Look at the forms of COMPRAR below. Click on the correct answer. YO NOSOTROS a. compras a. compramos b. compro b. compro TÚ a. compran b. compras ELLA ELLAS a. compras a. compro b. compra b. compran
Yo: b. compro
Try again.
Nosotros a. compramos
TU: b. compras
ELLA: B. COMPRA
ELLOS: B. COMPRAN
You should have chosen: YO compro TÚ compras ELLA compra NOSOTROS compramos ELLAS compran
Can you name these AR verbs? descansar en el parque escuchar la música dibujar tomar el refresco comprar
How about these AR verbs? esperar lavar el carro preparar la cena bailar pintar hablar por teléfono
Trabajar – to work Regresar a casa
One more group…. sacar la basura estudiar montar en bicicleta mirar la television tocar el piano cantar
Remember the verb endings! a amos as an o
іFelicitaciones!