CONJUGATING REGULAR –AR INFINITIVES

Present Tense

REPASO

El Verbo – The action word in a sentence El Infinitivo – The infinitive (to + a verb)

To walk = caminar To run = correr To hear = oir

An infinitive in Spanish is a verb with “-AR”, “-ER”, or “-IR” attached to the end.

***An infinitive is a verb with NO SUBJECT. No one is participating in the action.

What is Conjugating?

Conjuger = to change a verb’s ending to match its subject pronoun; to show who is doing the action.

You have to conjugate the infinitive verb in order to make sense when you speak. If you say, “Yo hablar inglés”, you are literally saying, “I

to speak English”.

Ex: Yo tengo vs. Yo tener

Ex: Yo soy vs. Yo ser

Other examples?

Four Rules of Conjugating

Four Rules of Conjugating1. Choose what kind of verb it is

1. AR, or ER, or IR

Four Rules of Conjugating1. Choose what kind of verb it is

1. AR, or ER, or IR

2. Find the STEM1. Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending

1. Ex: Hablar Habl-2. Ex: Comer Com-3. Ex: Escribir Escrib-

2. Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending.

Four Rules of Conjugating1. Choose what kind of verb it is

1. AR, or ER, or IR

2. Find the STEM1. Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending

1. Ex: Hablar Habl-2. Ex: Comer Com-3. Ex: Escribir Escrib-

2. Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending.

3. Choose a Subject Pronoun, the person doing the action1. I = Yo2. You = Tú3. He/She = El/Ella4. We = Nosotros/as5. They = Ellos/Ellas6. You (formal) = Usted(es)7. You (plural) = Vosotros/as

Four Rules of Conjugating1. Choose what kind of verb it is

1. AR, or ER, or IR

2. Find the STEM1. Stem = any verb without its AR, ER, or IR ending

1. Ex: Hablar Habl-2. Ex: Comer Com-3. Ex: Escribir Escrib-

2. Find the Stem by dropping the AR, ER, or IR ending.

3. Choose a Subject Pronoun, the person doing the action1. I = Yo2. You = Tú3. He/She = El/Ella4. We = Nosotros/as5. They = Ellos/Ellas6. You (formal) = Usted(es)7. You (plural) = Vosotros/as

4. Choose the appropriate ending according to the verb type (AR, ER, IR) and attach it to the STEM.

Endings for –AR Verbs

Yo (I)

-o

Nosotros/as (We)

-amos

Tú (You, informal)

-as

Vosotros/as (You, plural)

-áisÉl (He)

Ella (She) -aUsted (You, formal)

Ellos (They)

Ellas (They) -an Ustedes (You, plural)

HABLARFollow the Steps….

Step 1

Is it an AR, ER, or AR Verb?

Step 1

Is it an AR, ER, or AR Verb?

•Hablar – AR Verb

Step 2

Find the Stem

Step 2

Find the Stem

•Hablar Stem = Habl-

Step 3

Choose the subject of your sentence; Who is doing the action?

Step 3

Choose the subject pronoun for your sentence; Who is doing the action?

Yo Nosotros

Tu Vosotros

El Ellos

Ella Ellas

Usted Ustedes

Step 4

Choose the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun you chose

Step 4 Choose the appropriate ending for the subject

pronoun you chose

Yo (I)

-o

Nosotros/as (We)

-amosTú (You, informal)

-as

Vosotros/as (You, plural)

-áisÉl (He)

Ella (She) -aUsted (You, formal)

Ellos (They)

Ellas (They) -an Ustedes (You, plural)

Hablar = to talk

Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Habl-

Tú

Habl-

Vosotros/as

Habl-

Él

Ella Habl-

Usted

Ellos

Ellas Habl-

Ustedes

Hablar = to talk Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Habl-

Tú

Hablas

you talk

Vosotros/as

Habl-

Él

Ella Habl-

Usted

Ellos

Ellas Habl-

Ustedes

Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Habl-

Tú

Hablas

you talk

Vosotros/as

Habl-

Él

Ella Habla

Usted He/She/You talk

Ellos

Ellas Habl-

Ustedes

Hablar = to talk

Hablar = to talk Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Hablamos

We talk

Tú

Hablas

you talk

Vosotros/as

Habl-

Él

Ella Habla

Usted He/She/You talk

Ellos

Ellas Habl-

Ustedes

Hablar = to talk Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Hablamos

We talk

Tú

Hablas

you talk

Vosotros/as

Habláis

you (all) talk

Él

Ella Habla

Usted He/She/You talk

Ellos

Ellas Habl-

Ustedes

Hablar = to talk Yo

Hablo

I talk

Nosotros/as

Hablamos

We talk

Tú

Hablas

you talk

Vosotros/as

Habláis

you (all) talk

Él

Ella Habla

Usted He/She/You talk

Ellos

Ellas Hablan

Ustedes They/you(all) talk