Conjugating –AR Verbs To conjugate a verb means to change the form of the verb.

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1 Conjugating –AR Verbs To conjugate a verb means to change the form of the verb.

2 Subject Pronouns In order to conjugate verbs you must know the subject pronouns because the verb changes according to the subject.

3 The Subject Pronouns yo tú usted él ella nosotros nosotras ustedes ellos ellas

4 The Subject Pronouns yo tú usted él ella I you (familiar) you (formal) he she

5 The Subject Pronouns nosotros nosotras ustedes ellos ellas we (masculine or mixed) we (feminine) you (plural) they (masculine or mixed) they (feminine)

6 The Infinitive In order to conjugate a verb you must begin with the infinitive. The infinitive is the base form of the verb. It is the form of the verb that can be found in the dictionary. In Spanish infinitives can be easily recognized. They end in –ar, -er, or –ir.

7 Conjugating –ar Verbs We will begin by learning how to conjugate –ar verbs. To congugate a verb start with the infinitive. hablar – to talk

8 Conjugating –ar Verbs Remove the –ar ending from the infinitive. hablar habl

9 Conjugating –ar Verbs The letters that are left after removing the -ar are called the stem. habl = the stem

10 Conjugating –ar Verbs To the stem you add this pattern of endings. o as a amos an Memorize these endings!!!

11 Conjugating –ar Verbs The ending you use depends on the subject.

12 Conjugating –ar Verbs yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas o as a amos an

13 hablar - habl yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas hablo hablas habla hablamos hablan

14 descansar to rest

15 descans yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas descanso descansas descansa descansamos descansan

16 tocar to play a musical instrument

17 toc yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas toco tocas toca tocamos tocan

18 bailar to dance

19 bail yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas bailo bailas baila bailamos bailan

20 practicar to practice

21 practic yo tú usted, él, ella nosotros, nosotras ustedes, ellos, ellas practico practicas practica practicamos practican