Students will be able to conjugate –AR verbs.

Students will be assessed by completing the Foldable.

Foldable Titles

1) El Libro de Los Verbos

2) Subject Pronouns

3) Infinitives & Verb Stems

4) Regular-AR Verbs

5) Regular –ER Verbs

6) Regular –IR Verbs

7) Stemchanging Verbs

8) Irregular “Yo” Verbs

Subject Pronouns (VERY IMPORTANT)

Because the verb form often indicates who the subject of a sentence is, one can properly leave out the subject pronoun. GO TO PAGE 14 & COPY THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS IN ENGLISH & SPANISH.

Infinitives: (VERY IMPORTANT)

Every verb has a stem followed by an ending. An infinitive tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. There are three kinds of infinitives in Spanish: those ending in -ar, those ending in -er, and those ending in -ir.

-ar infinitives= cantar: to sing cant stem –ar infinitive ending

-er infinitives=comer: to eat com stem –er infinitive ending

-ir infinitives=escribir: to write escrib stem –ir infinitive ending

Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)

To give a verb a subject, you conjugate it. To conjugate a regular –ar verb in the present tense, drop the –ar ending of the infinitive and add these endings. Each ending goes with a particular subject:

Take a look at textbook page 98 for the conjugation).

Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)

alquilar: Cantar=Dibujar=Escuchar=Bailar=Descansar=Estudiar=Hablar=Nadar=Navegar=Pasar=Pasear=Patinar=Practicar=Tocar=Trabajar=

Ayudar=Arreglar=Caminar=Cocinar= Comprar= Contestar=Cortar=Enseñar=Llamar=Mirar=

Necesitar=Tomar=Preparar=Terminar=Usar= Viajar=Visitar=Limpiar=Sacar=

Regular –AR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)

alquilar: to rentcantar=to sing dibujar=to drawescuchar=to listenbailar=to dancedescansar=to restestudiar=to studyhablar=to talknadar=to swimnavegar=to navigatepasar=to pass, to spend timepasear=to go for a walkpatinar=to skatepracticar=to practicetocar=to touchtrabajar=to work

Ayudar=to helpArreglar=to arrange, to fixCaminar=to walkCocinar= to cookComprar= to buyContestar=to answerCortar=to cutEnseñar=to teachLlamar=to callMirar=to look at

Necesitar=to needTomar=to take, to drinkPreparar=to prepareTerminar=to finish, endUsar= to use, to wearViajar=to travelVisitar=to visitLimpiar=to cleanSacar=to take out, to take

Regular –ER Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)

The present tense of regular –er verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending –er and adding the personal endings –o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en.

The present tense has the following meanings in English:

Usted come: you eat, you’re eating, you do eat

Ella come: she eats, she’s eating, she does eat

Regular –ER & IR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)-ER Verbs -IR Verbs aprender=to learn

beber=to drink

comer= to eat

correr=to run

creer to believe

esconder=to hide

leer=to read

prometer=to promise

responder=to answer

vender=to sell

Asistir=to attend, to assist

Decidir=to decideEscribir= to writePermitir=to permitInsistir= to insistRecibir=to receiveVivir=to live

Regular –IR Verbs (VERY IMPORTANT)

The present tense of regular –ir verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending –ir and adding the personal endings –o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en.

The present tense has the following meanings in English:

Escribir: to write

Usted escribe: you write, you’re writing, you do write