VERBOSVERBOS -ar verbs en español. Definición A VERB expresses an action or state of being Ejemplos: to jump to run to feel to be.

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1 VERBOSVERBOS -ar verbs en español

2 Definición A VERB expresses an action or state of being Ejemplos: to jump to run to feel to be

3 Más Definiciones Infinitive - the ”to do something” form of a verb; regular verbs will end in –ar, -er, or -ir Ejemplo: to buy (comprar) Stem-the ROOTS of all verbs; what is left after removing the ending of the infinitive Ejemplo: compr (comprar) Conjugate= change the verb from the infinitive form; these verbs have a SUBJECT attached to them Ejemplo: I buy (yo compro)

4 Types of verbs There are regular and irregular verbs in Spanish. Regular verbs follow the same conjugation “formula” (or pattern), depending on the type of ending the infinitive has. Infinitives that are regular, end with –ar, -er, and –ir. There will be some exceptions to this. Irregular verbs have no set pattern to follow. You just have to memorize the conjugations. Two examples are the verbs “ser” & “tener”.

5 Un repaso… ser=to be I am yo soy we are nosotros/as somos you (fam.) are tú eres you (fam/pl.) are vosotros sois he/she is/you (form) are él/ella/Ud. es they/you (pl.) are ellos/ellas/Uds. son Notice that the left side of the chart is for SINGULAR verbs, while the right side is for PLURAL verbs. You will always set up your verb charts like this.

6 Verbs change their endings according to the subjects. To conjugate (or change) an infinitive that ends in –ar, follow this rule: DROP THE –ar AND ADD THE CORRECT ENDING (see the chart)

7 -ar endings yo = onosotros/as = amos tú = asvosotros/as = áis él, ella, Ud. = aellos, ellas, Uds. = an

8 So… COMPRAR conjugated looks like this: yo compronosotros/as compramos tú comprasvosotros/as compráis él, ella, Ud. compraellos, ellas, Uds. compran

9 To make a sentence negative… put no in front of the conjugated verb Yo necesito una hoja de papel. No necesito una pluma. Ella habla francés. No habla alemán.

10 Práctica I buy folders. Yo compro carpetas. The boys need some pencils. Los chicos necesitan unos lápices. We pay the employee at the register Nosotros pagamos el empleado a la caja.