avancemos 1 unidad 2 lecciÓn 1 present tense of ar verbs

AVANCEMOS 1UNIDAD 2 LECCIÓN 1

Present tense of AR verbs

PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS

A verb tense is the form of the verb that tells when an action is happening.

In Spanish, the present tense can translate into English in a variety of ways. For example the verb estudiamos can be translated as “we study,” “we are studying,” or “we do study”.

PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS

As you already know, an infinitive is the basic form of a verb.

In English, most infinitives start with the word to (to eat, to drink). In Spanish, infinitives are always one word that ends in ar, er or ir. We are going to learn about –AR verbs now.

PRESENT TENSE OF AR VERBS

To conjugate a verb, or to change the form of a verb to show who is doing an action, follow this process:

1. Remove the verb ending by crossing off the “ar”

HABLAR HABL (the part of the verb that is left after crossing off the ending is called the stem)

2. Add a new ending to the verb, based on the subject of the verb.

ENDINGS FOR AR VERBS

Yo o

Tú as

Él/ella aUsted

Nosotros/as

amos

Ellos/ellas anUstedes

HABLAR – TO TALK

Yo hablo

Tú hablas

Él/ella hablaUsted

Nosotros hablamos

Ellos/ellashablanustedes

LA PRÁCTICA1. I need

2. You arrive

3. You (formal) answer

4. We teach

5. You all draw

6. They rest

1. Yo necesito

2. Tú llegas

3. Usted contesta

4. Nosotros enseñamos

5. Ustedes dibujan

6. Ellos descansan