AR Verbs

AR Verbs

Conjugating the verbs that end in
-AR...

Open Ended

¿Qué es un verbo? --> In your own words!

Open Ended

Give me some examples of verbs you already know in English...

The Spanish language uses verbs too!

• In Spanish, there are THREE families of verbs!

• Verbs are categorized by their ENDING.

• The three families of verbs are...

• -AR

• -ER

• -IR

Multiple Choice

What type of verb would you guess Hablar (to talk) is?

• AR

• ER

• IR

Multiple Choice

What type of verb would you guess Compartir (to share) is?

• AR

• ER

• IR

Multiple Choice

What type of verb would you guess Correr (to run) is?

• AR

• ER

• IR

There are two parts of a verb

• The first part is the STEM. This is what comes before the ending.

• The last part is the ENDING. This is either your -AR, -ER, or -IR ending.

  • Practicar (to practice)

  • Descansar (to rest)

  • Dibujar (to draw)

  • Trabajar (to work)

How and why do we conjugate?

• Conjugating is the act of simply saying WHO is doing a specific verb.

• In English, we don't do a whole lot of conjugating. For example:

• I run, you run, we run

• In Spanish, we are more clear about who is doing the verb. To determine who is doing a specific verb, the verb must CHANGE or be CONJUGATED.

Remember our subject pronouns...

These are the WHO

Conjugating verbs that end in -AR

To conjugate an AR verb, you simply drop the AR ending and add these endings depending on who is doing the action.

Let's practice conjugating HABLAR (to talk) for instance...

Multiple Choice

"I talk" --> Yo...

• hablo

• hablas

• habla

• hablamos

Multiple Select

"You talk" --> Tú/Ud. ... (two possible correct answers)

• hablamos

• hablan

• habla

• hablas

Multiple Choice

"He/She talks" --> Él/Ella ...

• hablo

• hablas

• hablamos

• habla

Multiple Choice

"We talk" --> Nosotros...

• hablan

• habláis

• hablan

• hablamos

Multiple Choice

"They talk" --> Ellos/Ellas...

• hablo

• hablas

• hablan

• habla

Multiple Select

"You all" talk --> Ustedes/Vosotros... (two possible correct answers)

• hablan

• habláis

• hablas

• habla