Haz Ahora Define the following terms: pasear en el parque montar el monopatín Yo Tú Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

Haz Ahora 1.Give me the steps in conjugating an –ar verb. 2. Write all six endings. Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

-as -o -amos -an -a -áis Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

trabajas trabajo trabajamos trabajan trabaja trabajáis trabajar – to work Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

cantas canto cantamos cantan canta cantáis Name________________ cantar– to sing cantas canto cantamos cantan canta cantáis

-as -o -amos -an -a -áis cantar– to sing canto cantamos cantas cantáis cantan Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

Make a sentence out of the fragments. 1 Make a sentence out of the fragments. 1. Yo/descansar/en la sala __________________________ 2. Carmen y yo/practicar/la guitarra __________________________ 3. Ruben y Miranda/no hablar/Español ______________________________ Fill in the blank with the correct form of the each –ar verb. 4. Tú__________________animales(dibujar). 5. Yo__________________en el parque(pasear). 6. Paul__________________Español(estudiar). Write a sentence in Spanish about this picture using the word bank. en el club bailas monto Tú Yo la bicicleta 7. 8. Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –ar verbs?

-AR Verbs In Spanish, there are three classes (or conjugations) of verbs: those that end in –AR, those that end in –ER, and those that end in –IR. This is important because the conjugation determines the endings you put on the verbs.

-AR Verbs Let’s look at an example, the verb DESCANSAR, which means “to rest.” It ends in –AR, so it is included in this class.

DESCANSAR The verb can be split into two parts: The base/stem: DESCANS- The infinitive ending: -AR To conjugate a verb you add your endings (-o,-as,-a,-amos,-áis,-an) to the base/stem.

DESCANSAR Now let’s say “I rest.” Start with the base: DESCANS- When you talk about yourself, add –O.

DESCANSAR yo descanso

DESCANSAR Now let’s talk about you. When the subject is tú, you add –AS (remember that it’s an –AR verb).

DESCANSAR tú descansas

DESCANSAR When we talk about él, ella, or usted, we just add an –A.

DESCANSAR él descansa ella descansa Ud. descansa

DESCANSAR When the subject is “we,” add –AMOS to the base.

DESCANSAR Nosotros descansamos

DESCANSAR When the subject is vosotros (you all (plural) Spain), add –ÁIS to the base.

DESCANSAR Vosotros descansáis

DESCANSAR When the subject is ellos, ellas, or ustedes (more than one person, but the speaker is not part of the group), add –AN to the base.

DESCANSAR ellos descansan ellas descansan Uds. descansan

So what now? Any time you encounter a regular -AR verb, the endings to attach to the base will be the same! yo -o tú -as él -a ella -a usted -a nosotros –amos vosotros -áis ellos -an ustedes -an

Let’s Practice! > HABLAR yo _______ tú _______ él ________ nosotros ________ vosotros _________ ellos _______

HABLAR yo hablo tú hablas él habla nosotros hablamos vosotros habláis ellos hablan

COMPRAR yo _______ tú _______ ella ________ nosotros ________ vosotras ________ ellas _______

COMPRAR yo compro tú compras ella compra nosotros compramos vosotras compráis ellas compran

ESTUDIAR yo _______ tú _______ ella ________ tú y yo ________ Uds. _______

ESTUDIAR yo estudio tú estudias ella estudia tú y yo estudiamos Uds. estudian Reminder: did you remember to keep the –i as part of the base?

More –AR Verbs Here are some more verbs that work in exactly the same way: caminar escuchar esquiar llegar mirar montar nadar regresar sacar tomar trabajar

What’s Next? You’re now ready to take on the two remaining verb classes, the –ER and –IR conjugations (Exercise #4). Don’t worry! They’re easy!!