The Fun and Exciting World ofAR VERBS!!!!

Spanish 1

4520

• That’s how many new simple sentences you will be able to say by the end of the lesson.

• 36 new verbs

• 10 subject pronoun meanings

• 3 English translations

• Now negate them all

• Total = 4520 new sentences

What is an infinitive?

• An infinitive is a verb that has NOT been conjugated yet.

• An infinitive expresses action– To dance– To eat– To live– To go

4 Categories of Spanish Infinitives

AR Verb BAILAR – to dance

ER Verbs COMER – to eat

IR Verbs VIVIR – to live

Irregular Verbs SER – to be

We call AR, ER, and IR verbs “regular”

because they all follow a pattern in their conjugated forms.

The Conjugation of an - AR verb in the Present tense.

Whenever we conjugate a verb, we set up our conjugation with our subject pronouns.

Yo Nosotros

  

Tú Vosotros

 Él Ellos

Ella Ellas

Ud Uds

The Steps to the Conjugation of an AR verb in the Present

tense.1. Select an AR Verb (bailar)

2. Chop off the AR. You are left with the stem of the verb (bail-)

3. Rewrite the stem next to all of the subject pronouns.

4. Add the appropriate endings to the stem.

Bailar – to dance

Yo

Tu

El

Ella

Usted

Nosotros

Vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

Ustedes

bail

bail

bail

bail

bail

bail

o

as

a

amos

ais

an

So…What does this mean?Yo bailoI dance.

I am dancing.

I do dance.

Nosotros bailamosWe dance.

We are dancing.

We do dance.

Tu bailasYou dance.

You are dancing.

You do dance.

Vosotros bailaisYou dance.

You are dancing.

You do dance.

El (Ella) bailaHe/she dances.

He/she is dancing.

He/ she does dance.

Ellos / Ellas bailanThey dance.

They are dancing.

They do dance.

Usted bailaYou dance.

You are dancing.

You do dance.

Ustedes bailanYou dance.

You are dancing.

You do dance.

Practicamos!!!

Cantar = to sing

What do you think these infinitives mean?

More Common Infinitives

I Can’t Take It…More Common AR Verbs.

La Tarea

Pick 10 AR verbs and conjugate them in your notebooks!