¡Conjuguemos los verbos de…

-AR…!

First, we need to know the meaning of some important terms…

VERBSUBJECTINFINTIVE

VERB ENDINGSCONJUGATE

Verb:

an action

An example: study

Subject:

the person/thing that completes the action

An example:

José is singing.

Do you remember the SUBJECT PRONOUNS?

I yo

you informal tú

you formal usted

he él

she ella

nosotros/as we

vosotros/as you all all informalustedes you all formal

ellos they

ellas they

Infinitive:

In English, it is defined as “to _____”In Spanish, the verb ends in AR, ER or IR.

Some examples: descansar= to rest comer = to eat escribir= to write

Conjugate:to change a verb from the infinitive [“to

___”] and add the appropriate verb ending so it matches the subject

An example: to talk = hablar I talk = yo hablo

Verb Engings for “ar” Verbs…

o

as

a

amos

áis

an

yo

tú

usted, él, ella

nosotros/as

vosotros/as

ustedes,

ellos, ellas

3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!

1. STEM

e s t u di a r ~ to study

2. Subject

Yo b a i l

3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!

3 Easy Steps for Conjugating!

3. Ending

Yo b a i l o

(I dance)oamos

as áis

a an

¡Practicamos!Usar – to use

uso

usas

usa

usamos

usáis

usan

you use

he, she, it, you (formal)

use(s)

we use

you all (fam) use

they, you all (formal) use

I use

Conjugate!1. hablar – yo2. usar – Ud.3. estudiar – ellos4. descansar– tú5. mirar – Paco y yo6. escuchar -

vosotros

1. Hablo I speak

2. Usa You (for) use

3. Estudian They study

4. Descansas You rest

5. Miramos We watch

6. Escucháis You all listen

Do we have to include the subject pronoun with the verb conjugation?

No!

Why not?

Because the verb ending already tells us who the subject is. The subject

pronoun can be added for extra emphasis.

3 Meanings…In the present tense, a conjugation in a sentence

has 3 meanings. We “cross out” the words do, does, am, are, and is when translating.

Tú escuchas.

1. You listen.

2. You do listen.

3. You are listening.

3 Meanings…

In the present tense, a conjugation in a question has 2 meanings.

¿Nadas tú?

1. Do you swim?

2. Are you swimming?

Translate.1. I am listening. (Yo) escucho.2. Is she watching?

¿Mira ella?3. We are using…

(Nosotros) usamos4. They aren’t studying.

Ellos no estudian.5. You arrive...

(Tú) llegas6. You all (inf) need

(Vosotros) necesitáis

How did we make #4 negative?

Add “no” before the verb!

To Sum It All Up…

1. What are the verb endings?

2. What are the 3 steps to conjugating?

3. What can “Yo alquilo un DVD” mean? (3)

4. What can “¿Miras la tele?” mean? (2)

5. How do we make a sentence negative?