1. Present tense –AR verb conjugations (singular) Verbs have two forms, infinitives [in English the to form (to study)] and the conjugated form that shows who or what does the action. Infinitive:I want to study now. Quiero estudiar ahora. Quiero estudiar ahora. Conjugated:Ana studies Ana estudia

2. In English we use the pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we and they to show who is doing the action. In Spanish, the endings of the conjugated verb forms show who is doing the action. To conjugate a verb whose infinitive ends in –AR [mirar, hablar, etc], 1) drop the –ar and 2) add the following endings for the singular forms: 2) add the following endings for the singular forms:

3. I [yo] -o you [tú] -as [familiar – 1 st name basis] he [él] she [ella] -a you [Ud] [formal – title + last name] [formal – title + last name]

4. HABLAR – to speak / to talk hablar habl__ I speakyo hablo you speaktu hablas he speaksél habla she speaksella habla you speakUd habla

5. Habl o can only mean I speak Habl as con only mean you speak Habl a has several meanings : he speaks she speaks you [Ud] speak

6. Therefore, if the subject is not known, you must indicate who is doing the action: Él habl a he speaks Luís habl a Luís speaks Ella habl a she speaks Mi amigo habl a My friend speaks El Señor Ramos habl a Señor Ramos speaks Ud habl a you speak