The Present Tense in Spanish

-AR Verbs in the Present TenseRegular Verbs

SINGULAR PLURAL

-o

-as

-a

-amos

-áis

-an

-AR ending

Yo (I)

Tú (you)

él / ella (he/she)

Usted (Ud) -a

Nosotros (we)

Vosotros (you)Ustedes (Uds) -anellos / ellas (they)

First

Second

Third

Infinitive Verbs in Spanish

• There are three ways to represent the infinitive verb in Spanish

• - AR = comprar (to buy)• - ER = correr (to run)• - IR = dormir (to sleep)

Summary

• I need to know– Singular Pronoun• Yo - I• Tú / Usted (Ud) - you• Él / ella - he / she

• I need to know– Plural Pronoun• Nosotros (as) - we• Vosotros (as) / Ustedes - you• Ellos / Ellas - they

• I need to know verbs in its infinitive form related with the topic or subject, such as:– necesitar buscar mirar comprar– pagar usar llevar hablar– trabajar

• See the following video

Summary

Finally

• I need to know how to remove the infinitive form from the verb.– Subtract the –ar ending, and– Add the –ar conjugated form of the verb, such as:

- o - amos- as - áis, - an- a - an.

Singular Plural

La Tuna – La Estudiantina• It is a music group of university

students formed of guitarists and singers.

• Each member is called Tuno.• They wear long black capes

adorned with lively colored ribbons.

• They perform everywhere to provide free entertainment to the passerby.

• Some “Tunas” have recorded CDs and tapes.

Compare and Contrast

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Test Review

• Verbos para compra (Shoping Verbs)1. Necesitar2. Buscar3. Mirar4. Comprar5. Pagar6. Usar7. Llevar8. Hablar9. Trabajar10. Desear

• La Ropa - Clothes1. Un pantalón corto2. Un pantalón largo3. Una falda4. Unos zapatos5. Una blusa6. Un traje7. Una camisa8. Una corbata9. Un abrigo o una chaqueta10. Una gorra 11. Unos vaqueros o los blue

jeans12. Unos calcetines13. Unos tenis, un par de

tenis14. Una camiseta