1. Present Tense of Regular –AR Verbs

2. There are three kinds of infinitives,
An infinitive tells the meaning of a verb without naming any subject or tense.
There are three kinds of infinitives,
Those that end in AR
Those that end in IR
Those that end in ER

3. In English IN SPANISH CANTO CANTAMOS CANTAS CANTAIS CANTA CANTAN
In English, most verbs have only two forms in the present tense so subject pronouns can’t be left out.
I sing We sing
You sing you all sing**
He/She/You sing(s) They/you all sing
IN SPANISH
The verb endings tells you who the subject is.
CANTO CANTAMOS
CANTAS CANTAIS
CANTA CANTAN

4. Habl -ar Com -er Escrib -ir
Every verb has a stem followed by an ending. The stem tells the verbs meaning. An infinitive ending doesn’t name a subject or a tense
Habl -ar Com -er Escrib -ir
Infinitive endings
Verb stems

5. To form the stem of any ar, er or ir verb, all you have to do is drop the last two letters (the ar, er or ir).
Hablar – habl
Comer – com
Escribir - escrib

6. What is the stem of trabajar?
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7. What is the ending of nadar?
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8. What does the stem of the verb tell?
The subject
The tense
The meaning of the verb
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9. To give the verb a subject, you conjugate it
To give the verb a subject, you conjugate it. To conjugate a regular –ar verb in the present tense, drop the –ar ending of the infinitive and add these endings. Each ending goes with a particular subject pronoun.

10. (YO) o
(NOSOTROS/AS) amos
(TU) as
(VOSOTROS/AS) áis
(EL/ELLA/USTED) a
(ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES) an

11. Conjugations ¿Cantan ustedes mucho? No, casi nunca cantamos.
To conjugate the verb cantar, the first thing you do is drop the ar, then you add the following endings for each subject.
¿Cantan ustedes mucho? No, casi nunca cantamos.
Do you sing a lot? No, we hardly ever sing.
Yo canto Nosotros (as) cantamos
Tu cantas Vosotros (as) cantáis
El, ella, usted canta Ellos, Ellas, Uds. cantan

12. Who is the subject of nadamos?Yo
Nosotros
Ellos
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13. Who is the subject of trabajo?
Usted Yo
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14. Who is the subject of cantan?
Ustedes
Usted
Vosotros
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15. Since most of the time the ending of the verb tells the subject, the subject pronoun is normally left out. Use the subject pronouns to add emphasis, or when it wouldn’t otherwise be clear who the subject is.
¿Patinan ustedes mucho? Ellos patinan. Yo nunca patino.
Do you skate a lot? They skate. I never skate.

16. What subjects have the same meaning and therefore need to have subject pronouns included to clarify?
Yo and Tú
Usted, Él, and Ella
Ustedes and Ellos(as)
Nostros and Vosotros
B and C
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17. Conjugate the following verbs for the subject pronouns given.
1. Yo (cantar)
2. Ustedes (bailar)
3. Nosotras (patinar)
4. Mario y Mario (hablar)
5. Juan (descansar)
6. Tu (estudiar)
7. El y Ella (trabajar)
8. Usted y yo (practicar deportes)
Your turn

18. Practice Activity 26 on page 98
Conjugate these verbs for all subjects on your paper (draw the box). Color coordinate the stems and the conjugation endings. Also give the English translation for each conjugation.
Hablar – to talk
Caminar – to walk
Estudiar – to study
Practice