El presente de los verbos -AR
Spanish verbs can recognized by their endings. All verbs in Spanish end
in:
-AR
-ER
-IR
Verbs are words that express…
ACTIONS
Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc.
HABLAR (to talk)
COMER (to eat)
ESCRIBIR (to write)
These basic forms that end in
–AR, -ER, -IR are called
INFINITIVES!
What does an infinitive do?
It tells what the action is but
not who performed the
action.
El presente de los verbos -AR
To say who performed the action, you must CONJUGATE the verb.
Huh? What is “conjugating”?
Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say
who performed an action.
El presente de los verbos -AR
Let's see how it works!!!
Take the verb HABLAR:
Step 1: Take off the -AR.
Now we're left with the VERB STEM "HABL-"...
Step 2: Add the appropriate VERB ENDING to match the subject.
There are 6 different VERB ENDINGS for -AR verbs in the present:
yo -o
tú -as
él/ella -a
usted
nosotros/as -amos
vosotros/as -áis
ellos/ellas -anustedes
After doing Steps 1 & 2, you should end up with all the present tense
forms of HABLAR...
El presente de los verbos -AR
HABLAR – to talk / speak
yo habloI speak
tú hablasyou speak (inform)
él/ella hablausted he/she speaks
you speak (form)
nosotros/as hablamoswe speak
vosotros/as habláisy’all speak (pl.)
ellos/ellas hablanustedes they speak
you guys speak(pl. form)
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Marta y José ________________ mucho.
BAILAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Marta y José ________________ mucho.
BAILAR
BAILAN
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca.
ESTUDIAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca.
ESTUDIAR
A B C D
EF
G H
ESTUDIAMOS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.
DESCANSAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.
DESCANSAR
A B C D
EF
G H
DESCANSO
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.
CANTAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.
CANTAR
A B C D
EF
G H
CANTA
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
A B C D
EF
G H
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?
PRACTICAR
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?
PRACTICAR
A B C D
EF
G H
PRACTICAS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Mi papá y yo ________________ videojugeos por la noche.
JUGAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Mi papá y yo ________________ videojugeos por la noche.
JUGAR
A B C D
EF
G H
JUGAMOS
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
La clase ________________ música por la tarde.
ESCUCHAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
La clase ________________ música por la tarde.
ESCUCHAR
A B C D
EF
G H
ESCUCHA
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.
TRABAJAR
A B C D
EF
G H
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Thenidentify the matching picture!
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.
TRABAJAR
A B C D
EF
G H
TRABAJAN
Let’s review!
There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish. They can be identified by their endings:
-AR -ER -IR
The basic form of the verb that has –AR/-ER/-IR on the end is called an…
INFINITIVE
An infinitive identifies the action but not the person
who performs it.
EX: escuchar - to listen
To express both the action AND the person who performs it, we must change
the ending of the verb. This process is called…
CONJUGATION
Let’s review!
All verbs in Spanish have ___________ different forms.6
The form of the verb we use MUST always match the ____________ of the
sentence.
subject
La señora Suárez enseña literatura.
Mrs. Suárez is
the subject…
…so we put the ending “a”
on the verb to match the subject (she)
Carlos y yo escuchamos música.
Carlos and I
is the subject……so we put the ending “amos”
on the verb to match the subject (we)
Let’s review!
The endings we use for –AR verbs in the present tense are:
YoNosotros
Nosotras
TúVosotros
Vosotras
Él
Ella
Usted
Ellos
Ellas
Ustedes
- o
- as
- a
- amos
- áis
- an
To conjugate a verb you must first drop the _______.-AR
Then you add the appropriate verb ending to match the __________.SUBJECT
-AR Verb Endings
¡Rompecabezas!
You and your partner have 16 cards. Each card has verbs in English and Spanish
on each border.
Solve the puzzle by organizing the cards so that the border words match
(Spanish verb with its English meaning)
For example:
pati
no
I skate
estudia
she studies
canta
cenan
you
take
they
pla
y
hablas
usamos
he sw
ims
we begin
Make sure to check that ALL
the borders match!
The completed puzzle forms a 4x4 square.
Remember, there will be verbs on the edge
pieces that don’t have matches.
Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate
verb.
1. Las estudiantes _______________ en la biblioteca.
2. Paco y yo _______________ en una oficina.
3. La familia _______________ en el parque.
4. Sara _______________ en el concierto.
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