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Nombre Clase Fecha Copyright © by McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company. Unidad 2, Lección 1 Reteaching and Practice 7 ¡Avancemos! 1 Unit Resource Book Did You Get It? Presentación de gramática The Present Tense Present Tense of -ar verbs Read and study the present tense conjugation of the -ar verb comprar, paying special attention to the highlighted letters. Yo compro un libro. Tú compras un libro. Él/Ella/Usted compra un libro. I buy a book. You buy a book. He/She/You buy(s) a book. Nosotros(as) compramos un libro. Vosotros(as) compráis un libro. Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes compran un libro. We buy a book. You (plural) buy a book. They/You (plural) buy a book. EXPLANATION: Unlike in English, the ending of a verb in Spanish expresses who is doing the action. For most verbs with infinitives ending in -ar, simply remove the -ar and add one of these endings, depending on the subject is: -o for I, -as for you (singular), -a for he, she, you, -amos for we, -áis for you plural (only in Spain), and -an for they or you (plural). Using the Present Tense Look at the following present-tense form of the first person singular of the verb hablar. Pay special attention to the English translations. Yo estudio español. I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish. I do study Spanish. EXPLANATION: The Spanish form of the present tense can be used to express three different ideas in English. ¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn the forms of -ar verbs. Level 1 p. 96 Level 1A p. 106 Reteaching and Practice UNIDAD 2 Lección 1

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Page 1: The Present Tense - MS. CAMPOS · The Present Tense • Present Tense of -ar verbs Read and study the present tense conjugation of the -ar verb comprar, paying special attention to

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¡Avancemos! 1Unit Resource Book

Did You Get It? Presentación de gramática

The Present Tense

• Present Tense of -ar verbsRead and study the present tense conjugation of the -ar verb comprar, paying special attention to the highlighted letters.

Yo compro un libro.

Tú compras un libro.

Él/Ella/Usted compra un libro.

I buy a book.

You buy a book.

He/She/You buy(s) a book.

Nosotros(as) compramos un libro.

Vosotros(as) compráis un libro.

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes compran un libro.

We buy a book.

You (plural) buy a book.

They/You (plural) buy a book.

EXPLANATION: Unlike in English, the ending of a verb in Spanish expresses who is doing the action. For most verbs with infi nitives ending in -ar, simply remove the -ar and add one of these endings, depending on the subject is: -o for I, -as for you (singular), -a for he, she, you, -amos for we, -áis for you plural (only in Spain), and -an for they or you (plural).

• Using the Present TenseLook at the following present-tense form of the fi rst person singular of the verb hablar.Pay special attention to the English translations.

Yo estudio español.

I study Spanish.

I am studying Spanish.

I do study Spanish.

EXPLANATION: The Spanish form of the present tense can be used to express three different ideas in English.

¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn the forms of -ar verbs.

Level 1 p. 96Level 1A p. 106

Reteaching and PracticeU

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Did You Get It? Práctica de gramática

1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Nosotros música rock. (escuchar)

2. Anita y Felipe un rato con los amigos. (pasar)

3. ¿ tú buenas notas en matemáticas? (sacar)

4. Nuria la guitarra. (tocar)

5. Julia y Roberto mucho. (estudiar)

6. Ustedes deportes los sábados. (practicar)

7. Mis amigos en bicicleta todos los días. (montar)

8. ¿ ustedes un DVD todas las noches? (alquilar)

9. Ellas mucha fruta. (comprar)

10. ¿Dónde tú la televisión? (mirar)

2 Write a sentence that states what each person does, based on the description. The fi rst one is done for you.

1. Tú eres atlético.

Practicas deportes todos los días.

2. Andrea y Benny son buenos estudiantes.

buenas notas.

3. Nosotros somos perezosos.

No mucho.

4. Julia es trabajador, estudiosa y responsable.

todos los días.

5. Yo soy sociable.

mucho tiempo con mis amigos.

¡AVANZA! Goal: Learn the forms of -ar verbs.

Level 1 pp. 97–98Level 1A pp. 107–109

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