1. Hoy es martes, el 15 de enero. 1. Get a piece of papel and do the warm-up activity on the overhead. 2. Prepare your cuaderno for new notes on “-ar Verb Conjugating”

2. -ar Verb Conjugating Spanish has 3 kinds of verbs: –ar verbs (hablar = to speak) –ar verbs (hablar = to speak) –er verbs (comer = to eat) –er verbs (comer = to eat) –ir verbs (vivir = to live) –ir verbs (vivir = to live) infinitive = a verb that ends in –ar, –er, or –ir stem = infinitive minus the –ar, –er, or –ir ending conjugating = stem + new ending (based on the subject of your sentence)

3. -ar infinitives ayudar (to help) ayudar (to help) buscar (to look for) buscar (to look for) contestar (to answer) contestar (to answer) enseñar (to teach) enseñar (to teach) entrar (to enter) entrar (to enter) esperar (to wait for, to expect) esperar (to wait for, to expect) llegar (to arrive) llegar (to arrive) llevar (to wear, to carry) llevar (to wear, to carry) mirar (to look at, to watch) mirar (to look at, to watch) necesitar (to need) necesitar (to need) pasar (to happen, to pass) pasar (to happen, to pass) preparar (to prepare) preparar (to prepare) usar (to use) usar (to use) their stems ayud ayud busc busc contest contest enseñ enseñ entr entr esper esper lleg lleg llev llev mir mir necesit necesit pas pas prepar prepar us us

4. hablar = to talk or to speak yohablo hablas habla tú él nosotros/as vosotros/as ustedes usted ella hablamos habláis ellos ellas hablan