1. AR Verbs Conjugating Regular Verbs Group 1

2. Infinitives Infinitives are the words ‘to + a verb’, such as : »To run, to play, to read, to study In Spanish, infinitives end in the letters AR, ER or IR. –Hablar to speak –Comerto eat –Escribirto write

3. What is Conjugation? In English or Spanish, Conjugation is the act of changing the verb from the infinitive, to having a subject perform the action: –Examples: To speakHe speaks –HablarÉl habla.

4. Spanish Conjugation Step 1 The first step in conjugating in Spanish is to find the Stem of the verb. In order to find the Stem, first remove the AR from the end of the infinitive: –Hablar – Ar = Habl

5. Spanish Conjugation Step 2 The second step is to bring the stem down to each pronoun: Yohabl Túhabl Él, Ella, Ud. habl Nosotros/as habl Vosotros/as habl Ellos, Ellas, Uds. habl

6. Spanish Conjugation Step 3 The third step is to add the correct endings to the Stem for each form: Yohablo Túhablas Él, Ella, Ud. habla Nosotros hablamos Vostoros habláis Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablan

7. Important points to remember In English we tend to say that some “is doing” an action. In Spanish there is no reason to translate the words for “doing”, they are implied. For example: Ella habla –She speaks; She is speaking

8. Important Points to remember (continued) It is important to pay attention to the number of subjects that you have, in order to choose the right ending: –For example: Miguel y Enrique hablan español. –Michael and Henry speak Spanish.

9. Important points to remember (continued) Whenever “Yo” is used with another subject in a sentence, the verb form used must always be the “nosotros” form: –Example: Teresa y yo visitamos la playa. –Teresa and I visit the beach.

10. Important points to remember (continued) When “Tú” is used with another subject in the sentence, the “Vosotros” ending must be used on the verb. –Example: Tú y los niños estudiás. –You and the boys study.

11. Using AR Verbs Negatively When we want to express that one is not performing an action, the word no is place between the subject and the verb: –Examples: Nosotros no hablamos frances. We do not speak French. La chica no trabaja en la tienda. The girl does not work in the store.