1. Present Tense of -ar
Verbs
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Realidades 1

2. VERBS
sA verb usually names
the action in a sentence.
sWe call the verb that
ends in -r the INFINITIVE

3. VERBS
sThe INFINITIVE is the
form you would find in a
Spanish dictionary.
sIn English it means
s“to + (verb)”

4. These are some INFINITIVES you
already know:
s Enseñar s Esquiar
s Estudiar s Jugar
s Hablar s Montar
s Bailar s Nadar
s Cantar s Pasar tiempo
s Dibujar s Patinar
s Escuchar s And several
more!

5. IN SPANISH:
sThe last letter or letters
of the verb tell you who
does the action.

6. IN SPANISH:
sTo change an INFINITIVE
to a form that tells who
is doing the action,
remove the -ar and add
the appropriate ending.

7. IN SPANISH:
sThis
action is called
CONJUGATION

8. TO STUDY (English)
I study We study
You study
He They study
She studies
it

9. ESTUDIAR (Spanish)
Yo estudio Nosotros estudiamos
Nosotras
Tú estudias Vosotros estudáis
Vosotras
Ud. Uds.
Él estudia Ellos estudian
Ella Ellas

10. STEM / ENDING
sForevery INFINITIVE in
Spanish there is a STEM
and an ENDING.

11. STEM / ENDING
sFor example, for
“estudiar,”…”estudi” is
the stem.
s“ar” is the ending.

12. STEM / ENDING
sSo, the endings for -ar
verbs are:
so, as, a, amos, áis, an

13. THE VOSOTROS
sVerb forms ending in áis,
such as estudiáis, are
used mainly in the country
of Spain only.

14. Let’s CONJUGATE
Some more -ar verbs!

15. TOCAR
Yo toco Nosotros tocamos
nosotras
Tú tocas Vosotros tocáis
vosotras
Ud. Uds.
Él toca Ellos tocan
Ella Ellas

16. Enseñar
Yo enseño Nosotros enseñamos
Tú enseñas Vosotros enseñáis
Ud. Uds.
Él enseña Ellos enseñan
Ella Ellas

17. NEGATING A SENTENCE
sWhen you want to say
that you do not do
something, use no
before the verb form

18. NEGATING A SENTENCE
sYo no cocino en la clase
de educación física.

19. ASKING A QUESTION
sWhen we ask a question
in Spanish, we usually put
the subject after the verb
or sometimes at the end
of the sentence.

20. ASKING A QUESTION
sCocina Juan en la clase
de ciencias?
sEstudia mucho Paulina?
sVerb Subject