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 or -ir an 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 And several more!

Conjugation n Changing the verb to agree with the subject!

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

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

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

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

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

Spanish changings endings to agree with the subject too! In Spanish, there are 6 endings. These endings correspond to the subject.

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

In Spanish We use the stem of the infinitive and add on the appropriate ending in order to form a conjugated verb. Hablar = habl = hablo

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

Let’s conjugate n 1 st drop the –ar ending from the infinitive. n 2 nd add the appropriate ending to the stem.

Let’s CONJUGATE Some more -ar verbs!

TOCAR Yotoco Tútocas Ud. Éltoca Ella Nosotros tocamos nosotras Vosotros tocáis vosotras Uds. Ellos tocan Ellas

Enseñar Yoenseño Túenseñas Ud. Élenseña Ella Nosotros enseñamos Vosotros enseñáis 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

NEGATING A SENTENCE n Yo no dibujo 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 ¿Enseña Juan en la clase de ciencias sociales? n Estudia mucho Paulina? Verb Subject