CONJUGATING –AR VERBS One of the most important things you’ll ever learn to do in Spanish.

¿QUÉ TANTO SABES? HOW MUCH DO YOU ALREADY KNOW? Try to answer the following questions. If you are not sure of the answer, take a guess. I just want to know what you already know about verbs.

1. AN INFINITIVE IS... A.a verb that does not have a subject. B. a special adjective. C.an expression of frequency that means “forever”. D.an imaginary number that is used only in Spanish.

2. THE THREE TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH ARE... A.-er, -or, -re B.-ar, -er, ir C.-ir, -oir, -dre D.-oy, -as, -es

3. A SUBJECT PRONOUN... A.tells when an action takes place. B.tells how often something happens. C.describes something or someone. D.tells who is doing an action, being described, or being identified.

4. THE TWO PARTS OF AN INFINITIVE ARE CALLED... A.the root and the prefix B.the stem and the ending C.the beginning and the end D.the suffix and the prefix

5. “CONJUGATING” A VERB MEANS... A.making a verb formal rather than informal. B.changing the verb form to make it match the subject. C.spelling the infinitive form correctly. D.saying it quickly outloud or saying it over and over until you memorize it.

PRESENT TENSE VERBS There are three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. The verbs are categorized by their last two letters. Hablarleerescribir

¿RECUERDAS? DO YOU REMEMBER? Subject pronouns replace proper nouns and tell us “who” or “what” is doing an action, being described, or being identified. Yo Nosotros/Nosotras Tú Vosotros/Vosotras Él Ellos Ella Ellas Usted (Ud.) Ustedes (Uds.)

INFINITIVES All Spanish verbs have two parts: the stem and the ending. Hablar  to talk

INFINITIVES The stem tells what the action is. Habl  talk

INFINITIVES The ending tells who is doing the action. Hablo  I speak.

-AR VERB ENDINGS o as a amos áis an

PRESENT TENSE VERBS To “Conjugate”, or change the verb forms to make them match the subject, there are two steps. 1.Drop the –ar,-er, or –ir from the infinitive… Just throw it away! Hablar ….ar  habl

PRESENT TENSE VERBS 2. Replace the -ar, -er, or -ir with the ending that corresponds with the subject.  Yo hablo. = I talk.

POR EJEMPLO: ESTUDIAR = TO STUDY I studyEstudio You study Estudias He, she, you Estudia (formal) studies We studyEstudiamos You all studyEstudiáis They, you all Estudian (formal) studies

TRABAJAR= TO WORK Trabaj o a as an áis amos

CONJUGATE THESE Yo, cantar  = Ella, hablar  = Nosotros, practicar  = Uds, tocar  = oamos asáis aan Yo canto I Sing Ella habla She talks Nosotros practicamos We practice Uds. Tocan You all play

NOOOOOOOOOO!  When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form. (In between the subject & the verb) Yo no estudio I do not study

GO BACK AND MAKE YOURS NEGATIVE! Yo, cantar  = Ella, hablar  = Nosotros, practicar  = Uds, tocar  = oamos asáis aan Yo no canto I don’t sing Ella no habla She doesn’t talk Nosotros no practicamos We don’t practice Uds no tocan You all don’t play

!FELICIDADES! Now you know how to conjugate a verb! Tomorrow we’ll learn some irregulars!  Practice with Act. 26 & 27 en tu libro!