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How to Conjugate Regular AR Verbs in thePresent Tense

to change a verb to match the subject of a sentenceConjugate:

This is a verb flower.This flower will help us learn how to conjugate regular ar verbs in the present tense.

Think about the different parts of a flower.rootstempetals

rootThe root of a verb is its INFINITIVE form.The infinitive is the UNCONJUGATED form of the verb.It means to _____.Examples are organizar (to organize), necesitar (to need) and comprar (to buy).

The stem of a verb is what happens when you drop its ending.stemFor example, to find the stem of organizar, drop the ar.Then you end up with organiz-

Just like the petals on a flower are the colorful, pretty parts, the petals on our verb flower are the same .petals

Each petal on our verb flower represents a different subject pronoun.yotlellaustednosotros nosotrasvosotrosvosotrasellosellasustedes

Each subject pronoun is associated with a different ending.yotlellaustednosotros nosotrasvosotrosvosotrasellosellasustedes-o-as-a-amos-is-an

What does this all mean?!

Lets try putting it together!

Lets conjugate the verb necesitar.necesitarnecesit-yo necesitoto needt necesitasl necesitaella necesitausted necesitanosotros/ nosotras necesitamosvosotros/ vosotras necesitisellos necesitanellas necesitanustedes necesitanyo necesito = I needt necesitas = you needl necesita = he needsella necesita = she needsusted necesita = you neednosotros necesitamos = we needvosotros necesitis = yall needellos necesitan = they needellas necesitan = they needustedes necesitan = you all need

yotlellaustednosotros/ nosotrasvosotros/ vosotrasellosellasustedesNow try conjugating organizar.1. What is the root?3. What is the stem?4. What are the different forms in each petal?2. What does it mean?

Does your flower look like this?organizarorganiz-yo organizoto organizet organizasl organizaella organizausted organizanosotros/ nosotras organizamosvosotros/ vosotras organizisellos organizanellas organizanustedes organizanyo organizo = I organizet organizas = you organizel organiza = he organizesella organiza = she organizesusted organiza = you organizenosotros organizamos= we organizevosotros organizis = yall organizeellos organizan= they organizeellas organizan= they organizeustedes organizan= you all organize

yotlellaustednosotros/ nosotrasvosotros/ vosotrasellosellasustedesNow try conjugating comprar.1. What is the root?3. What is the stem?4. What are the different forms in each petal?2. What does it mean?

What does your flower look like??????????Bring it to class and find out if you are correct!