Present Tense of Regular “AR” Verbs

Chapter 3- Spanish 1

Stems!

• EVERY verb has a stem followed by an ending. The stem tells the verb’s meaning. An infinitive ending doesn’t name a subject.

Habl ar

Verb Stems Com er Infinitive Endings

Escrib ir

Conjugate!• To give the verb a subject, you conjugate

it. To do this, drop the “ar” from the end of the verb, and add one of these endings. Each ending matches a particular subject.

Yo -o Nosotros -amosTú -as Vosotros -áisÉl, Ella, Usted -a Ellos,

Ellas, Ustedes

-an

Example!

Yo Canto- I sing Nosotros Cantamos- We sing

Tú Cantas- You sing Vosotros Cantáis- You all sing

Él, Ella, Usted

Canta- He/She/You (formal) sings

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

Cantan- They sing

Cantar- To sing

AR Verb Conjugation

-o -amos

-as -áis

-a -an

ENDINGS!!!!

Nado Nadamos

Nadas Nadáis

Nada Nadan

Example: Nadar- To swim