Topic: Topic: Conjugating –ar Conjugating –ar verbs verbs Essential Question: How do I converse correctly using –ar verbs in the present tense?

Gramática 2.2

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Key TermsKey TermsSubject – WHO or WHAT the

sentence is about ◦Felix listens in class.

Verb – The action of a sentence◦Felix listens in class

Infinitive – The original form of a verb, without a subject, ends in –r in Spanish ◦escuchar – “to listen”◦trabajar – “to work”

Making Connections: Making Connections: What’s wrong with these sentences? What’s wrong with these sentences?

I’m happy that I speaks Spanish.

Señorita Spetly teach Spanish at Harlan.

They are not grammatically correct because the verbsverbs are not CONJUGATED correctly

Making Connections: Making Connections:

I’m happy that I speak speak Spanish.

Señorita Spetly teachesteaches Spanish at Harlan.

Now the sentences are grammatically correct because the verbsverbs are CONJUGATED correctly according to the subject.

What is conjugation?What is conjugation?

Conjugating a verb is the process of changing the verb ending so that it AGREES with the subject.

Example:◦I speak Spanish.◦She speaks Spanish too.

Conjugating in Conjugating in SpanishSpanish

In Spanish, there are three types of verbs (infinitives):◦--ar verbs (hablar, estudiar, etc.)◦--er verbs (comer, beber, etc.) ◦--ir verbs (escribir, compartir, etc.)

Regular verbs are conjugated the same way according to the type of infinitive

Comprehension Comprehension On your comprehension check

sheet, number your paper from #1-3 and answer the following questions. 1. What does the grammar term

‘infinitive’ mean?2. Provide an example of an inifintive

form of a verb and its meaning. 3. What are the three types of

infinitive endings?

Subject pronouns – Subject pronouns – REVIEW:REVIEW:

SINGULAR: Yo – I Tú – You (familiar)

Él – He Ella – She Usted – You (formal)

Conjugating –ar verbs in the Conjugating –ar verbs in the present tensepresent tense

Here’s how you form the present tense of verbs that end in –ar:

1. Start with the infinitive hablar

2. DROP the –ar habl ( stem)

3. ADD the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb

Conjugation Table: Conjugation Table: What’s added to the stem of What’s added to the stem of the verb?the verb?

(yo) --o (tú) --as (él / ella

usted) --a

Singular forms of verbs

So what are you saying?So what are you saying?

Talking about yourself (yo) Yo hablo español. (hablar)

I speak Spanish. Escucho la música. (escuchar) I listen to music.

So what are you saying?So what are you saying?

Talking directly to someone (tú) ¿Hablas español? (hablar)

Do you speak Spanish? Tú escuchas la música. (escuchar)You listen to music.

So what are you saying?So what are you saying?

Talking about someone (él/ella) Mi mamá no habla español. (hablar)My mom doesn’t speak Spanish.

Ana escucha la música. (escuchar)Anna listens to music.

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Conjugate ‘estudiar’Yo – Tú – Antonio –

‘Estudiar’Yo estudio Tú estudiasAntonio estudia

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Conjugate ‘contestar’Yo– Tú (informal) – Él – Usted (formal)

‘Contestar’Contesto ContestasContestaContesta

Conjugate the verbs in the Conjugate the verbs in the paragraph:paragraph:Hola, me llamo CiCi. Yo (hablar)

_1._ español en mi clase. Yo (tomar) _2._ apuntes todos los días y siempre (escuchar) _3._ a la maestra. En mi clase de español, mi amigo Danilo (contestar) _4._todas las preguntas. ¿Y tú, (estudiar) _5._ español también? 

Conjugate the verbs in the Conjugate the verbs in the paragraph:paragraph:_1. hablo _2. tomo _3. escucho _4. contesto _5. estudias

Tricky ConjugationsTricky Conjugations

IRREGULAR verbs do not follow the regular conjugation pattern

*Estar – to be *Estar – to be

(yo) estoy(tú) estás(él / ella

usted) está

Singular forms of verbs

Can you identify what makes ‘estar’ irregular?

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Translate using ‘estar’I amShe is He is not¿…are you?

‘To be’EstoyElla estáÉl no está¿…estás?