1. Present Tense of –ar Ending Verbs
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2. What is an infinitive?
An infinitive is the un-conjugated form of a verb.
Any verb that has the word “to” before it is considered an infinitive when not part of a sentence. Ex. to buy, to talk, to look, to need, to carry, to wear

3. Infinitives in Spanish
3. There are 3 types of infinitives in Spanish -ar
-er
-ir
We will be learning about –ar first.

4. Present tense of –ar verbs
SINGULAR
4. All verbs, or action words, in Spanish belong
to a specific family. Verbs whose
infinitive ends in -ar are called first conjugation
verbs.
necesitar
comprar
buscar
hablar
mirar
pagar

5. THE STEM OF AN INFINITIVE
5. The stem of a verb is everything but the last two letters
HABLAR
STEM

6. THE STEM OF AN INFINITIVE
Identify the STEM in the following infinitives
Cantar (to sing)
Necesitar (to need)
Comprar (to buy)
Mirar(to look at)
Bailar (to dance)
Llevar (to wear/take/carry)

7. THE SUBJECT PRONOUN
Since the ending of the verb in Spanish indicates who performs the action, the subjects (yo, tú, él, ella) are omitted..