1. Students will be able to conjugate –AR verbs. Students will be assessed by completing the Foldable.

2. Foldable Titles 1)El Libro de Los Verbos 2)Subject Pronouns 3)Infinitives & Verb Stems 4)Regular-AR Verbs 5) Regular –ER Verbs 6) Regular –IR Verbs 7) Stemchanging Verbs 8) Irregular “Yo” Verbs

3. Subject Pronouns (VERY IMPORTANT) Because the verb form often indicates who the subject of a sentence is, one can properly leave out the subject pronoun. GO TO PAGE 14 & COPY THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS IN ENGLISH & SPANISH.

4. Infinitives: (VERY IMPORTANT) Every verb has a stem followed by an ending. An infinitive tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. There are three kinds of infinitives in Spanish: those ending in -ar, those ending in -er, and those ending in -ir. -ar infinitives= cantar: to singcant stem –ar infinitive ending -er infinitives=comer: to eatcom stem –er infinitive ending -ir infinitives=escribir: to writeescrib stem –ir infinitive ending

5. Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) To give a 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, –o, -as, - a, -amos, -áis, -an.. Each ending goes with a particular subject: Take a look at textbook page 98 for the conjugation).

6. Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) alquilar: to rent cantar=to sing dibujar=to draw escuchar=to listen bailar=to dance descansar=to rest estudiar=to study hablar=to talk nadar=to swim navegar=to navigate pasar=to pass, to spend time pasear=to go for a walk patinar=to skate practicar=to practice tocar=to touch trabajar=to work Ayudar=to help Arreglar=to arrange, to fix Caminar=to walk Cocinar= to cook Comprar= to buy Contestar=to answer Cortar=to cut Enseñar=to teach Llamar=to call Mirar=to look at Necesitar=to need Tomar=to take, to drink Preparar=to prepare Terminar=to finish, end Usar= to use, to wear Viajar=to travel Visitar=to visit Limpiar=to clean Sacar=to take out, to take

7. Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) alquilar: Cantar= Dibujar= Escuchar= Bailar= Descansar= Estudiar= Hablar= Nadar= Navegar= Pasar= Pasear= Patinar= Practicar= Tocar= Trabajar= Ayudar= Arreglar= Caminar= Cocinar= Comprar= Contestar= Cortar= Enseñar= Llamar= Mirar= Necesitar= Tomar= Preparar= Terminar= Usar= Viajar= Visitar= Limpiar= Sacar=

8. Regular –ER Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) The present tense of regular –er verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending –er and adding the personal endings –o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. The present tense has the following meanings in English: Usted come: you eat, you’re eating, you do eat Ella come: she eats, she’s eating, she does eat

9. Regular –ER & IR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) -ER Verbs -IR Verbs aprender=to learn beber=to drink comer= to eat correr=to run creer to believe esconder=to hide leer=to read prometer=to promise responder=to answer vender=to sell Asistir=to attend, to assist Decidir=to decide Escribir= to write Permitir=to permit Insistir= to insist Recibir=to receive Vivir=to live

10. Regular –ER & IR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) -ER Verbs -IR Verbs aprender= Beber= comer= Correr= Creer Esconder= Leer= Prometer= Responder= Vender= Asistir= Decidir= Escribir= Permitir= Insistir= Recibir= Vivir=

11. Regular –IR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT) The present tense of regular –ir verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending –ir and adding the personal endings –o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. The present tense has the following meanings in English: Escribir: to write Usted escribe: you write, you’re writing, you do write