present tense of –ar verbs ¡en español! unidad 2-1
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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.
Video: I’m Bringing Conjugations Back
-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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