PRESENT TENSE OF –AR VERBS

¡En Español! Unidad 2-1

STEM and SUFFIX(Ending)

• For every INFINITIVE in Spanish there is a STEM and a SUFFIX.

• For example, for ESTUDIAR:• “Estudi” is the stem • “ar” is the suffix

These are some INFINITIVES you will learn in this Chapter:

ayudar = to help buscar = to look for, to

search contestar = to answer enseñar = to teach entrar (a, en) = to

enter esperar = to wait for, to

expect hablar = to talk, to

speak llegar = to arrive

mirar = to watch, to look at

necesitar = to need pasar = to happen, to

pass, to pass by

preparar = to prepare usar = to use llevar = to wear, to

carry sacar una buena nota

= to get a good grade

En Español

• To talk about things you do, you use the present tense.• EX: I help. You wear. He listens. We look for. They

speak.

• The last letter or letters of the verb in Spanish tell you who or what does the action.

• To change an INFINITIVE to a form that tells who is doing the action, remove the –ar ending and add the appropriate ending (o, as, a, amos, áis, an).

• This action is called CONJUGATION.

Estudiar = To study

Yo estudio.

I study.

Nosotros(as) estudiamos.

We study.Tú estudias.

You (fam.) study.

Vosotros(as) estudiáis.

You all (fam.) study.Él/Ella/Ud. estudia.

He/She studies.You (for.) study.

Ellos(as)/Uds. estudian.

They/You all (for.) study.

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-AR VERBS PRACTICEQuestion and Answer

Samples and Techniques

I look for my dictionary.

Yo busco mi diccionario.

Buscar – to look for, to search

Yo busco Nosotros(as) buscamos

Tú buscas Vosotros(as) buscáis

Él/Ella/Usted buscaEllos/Ellas/Uds. buscan

He enters the house.

Él entra la casa.

Entrar (a, en) – to enter, to go in

Yo entro Nosotros(as) entramos

Tú entras Vosotros(as) entráis

Él/Ella/Usted entraEllos/Ellas/Uds. entran

The girls carry their computers.

Las chicas llevan sus computadoras.

Llevar – to wear, to carry

Yo llevo Nosotros(as) llevamos

Tú llevas Vosotros(as) lleváis

Él/Ella/Usted lleva Ellos/Ellas/Uds. llevan

We use a notebook and a pencil every day.

Usamos un cuaderno y un lápiz todos los días.

Usar – to use

Yo uso Nosotros(as) usamos

Tú usas Vosotros(as) usáis

Él/Ella/Usted usa Ellos/Ellas/Uds. usan

You never study.

Tú nunca estudias.

Estudiar – to study

Yo estudio Nosotros(as) estudiamos

Tú estudias Vosotros(as) estudiáis

Él/Ella/Usted estudia Ellos/Ellas/Uds. estudian

Expressing Frequency with Adverbs

always

every day

*many times

a lot

*often

sometimes

once in a while

a little

rarely

never

To talk about how often someone does something, you use frequency adverbs

In Spanish, the placement of a frequency adverb or adverbial phrase is very similar to where you would place them in a sentence in English.

Adverbs/Adverbial Phrases

siempre todos los días *muchas veces mucho *a menudo a veces de vez en cuando poco rara vez nunca

always every day many times a lot often sometimes once in a while a little rarely never

Arranged from most often to least often: (* are extra)

Adverb Placement Before Verb

Siempre

Rara vez

Nunca

Isabel siempre llega tarde a la escuela.

Isabel rara vez habla español en la clase de inglés.

Isabel nunca usa un diccionario.

These expressions are usually placed BEFORE the verb. Adverb, then verb

Adverb Placement After Verb

mucho

poco

Ricardo estudia mucho.

Isabel habla poco en la clase.

Isabel habla en la clase poco.

These expressions are usually placed AFTER the verb or verb phrase. Verb, then adverb

Adverb Placement Beginning/End

todos los días muchas veces a menudo a veces de vez en cuando

Todos los días…A veces…De vez en cuando…

Isabel llega tarde. Isabel llega tarde…

todos los días.a veces.de vez en cuando.

Longer phrases can be placed at the BEGINNING or the END of the sentence. Beginning, or End

Expressing Obligation

Use the impersonal phrase

hay que + infinitive if there is no specific subject.

Hay que conectar el ratón al teclado.

You have to (one must) connect the mouse to the keyboard.

Use a form of tener in the phrase

tener que + infinitive if there is a specific subject.

Tengo que sacar una buena nota.

I have to get a good grade.

Hay que Tener Que

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