Spanish -ar verbs

Spanish -ar verbs

Do you remember when you learned how to conjugate ser and estar?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of conjugating a verb?

• To demonstrate who/what is doing the action.

• To describe a person

• To be able to sing in Spanish

• I have no idea.

Multiple Choice

When you conjugate a verb, you ....

• are able to avoid using object pronouns.

• keep the verb in the infinitive.

• break a verb down into its parts.

• I have no idea.

Now it is time to learn how to conjugate more verbs!

Lesson 1: What is an infinitive?

An infinitive in English is to + verb. In Spanish an inifinitive is easy to identify. They either end in

-ar

-er

-ir

Multiple Select

Which words are considered infinitives?

• hablar

• simpático

• correr

• escribir

• lo siento

Conjugating -ar verbs

When you conjugate a verb, you break it down into its parts. In spanish you drop the -ar off of the verb. When you do this you have the stem of the verb. In order to describe who is doing the action you add a special ending.

Example of infnitives and stems

What happens after you drop the infinitive?

You add a set of endings that will agree and/or identify the subject of a sentence. These endings must be memorized.

Endings for -ar verbs

Example of Hablar conjugated

• drop the infinitive (-ar)

• add the ending that is in blue

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨I speak¨?

• hablo

• hablas

• habla

• hablamos

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨you cook¨?

• cocino

• cocinas

• cocina

• cocinan

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨we skate¨?

• patino

• patinas

• patina

• patinamos

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨I take pictures¨?

• saco fotos

• sacas fotos

• sacamos fotos

• sacan fotos

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨they walk¨?

• caminas

• caminan

• caminamos

• caminas

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨we listen¨?

• escucha

• escuchas

• escuchan

• escuchamos

Multiple Choice

How would you write

¨you swim¨?

• nado

• nada

• nadas

• nadan

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:

I swim everyday.

• Tú nadas todos los días.

• Él nada todos los días.

• Yo nado todos los días.

• Nosotros nadamos todos los días.

Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:

Miguel cooks on Sundays.

• Miguel cocino todos los días.

• Miguel cocina todos los días.

• Miguel cocinan todos los díás.

• Miguel cocinas todos los días.