-ar verbs
Objetivo: to understand how –ar verbs conjugate in Spanish and
match the endings to the subject pronouns.
The basics
• Verbs are actions words• In Spanish all verbs are conjugated.
– That means they have different forms depending on who or what you are talking about.• There are 6 conjugated forms or endings.
• You have already learned this when you “conjugated” ser and tener.
The infinitive• All verbs in Spanish mean “to do something”
– Examples:
hablar = to talk, speak bailar = to dance
This is called the infinitive form of the verb.
The stem• The stem of a verb is when you drop the –ar
ending.
• Examples:– Hablar is the infinitive. Habl is the stem.– Bailar is the infinitive. Bail is the stem.
• To conjugate a verb you take the stem of the verb and add the correct ending.
The endings
Yo o Nosotros/as amos
Tú as Vosotros/as aís
Él Ella a Ud.
Ellos Ellas an Uds.
Hablar (to talk,speak) stem: Habl
Yo habloNosotros/as hablamos
Tú hablas Vosotros/as habláis
Él Ella habla Ud.
Ellos Ellas hablan Uds.
Cantar (to sing) stem: Cant
Yo canto Nosotros/as cantamos
Tú cantas Vosotros/as cantáis
Él Ella canta Ud.
Ellos Ellas cantan Uds.
Practicar
En el mini-paquete de los verbos que terminan en -ar
