Spanish AR Verb Conjugation

AR Verb Conjugation

​Infinitives

​Before we get to conjugation, we need to know what an infinitive is.

An infinitive is the simplest form of a verb.

​Infinitives in Spanish end in -ar, -er, or -ir.

• ​Hablar

• Comer

• Escribir

​Infinitives in English always translate "to _____"

• ​to speak

• to eat

• to write

Multiple Choice

Which is an infinitive?

• Habla

• Hablar

• Hablamos

• Hablan

Multiple Choice

Which is an infinitive?

• Celebrar

• Celebra

• Celebran

• Celebras

Multiple Choice

Which is an infinitive?

• Visita

• Visitan

• Visitar

• Visitamos

Multiple Choice

Which is an infinitive?

• Estudia

• Estudiar

• Estudian

• Estudias

Multiple Select

Which is an infinitive? Select all that apply.

• To study

• To celebrate

• To talk

• I visit

Multiple Select

Which is an infinitive? Select all that apply

• The

• To run

• We run

• To agree

​Conjugation

​Conjugation is when we change the infinitive to match the subject.

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We do it all the time when speaking English without thinking.

• ​I go to the store.

• ​You go to the store.

• ​She goes to the store.

• ​We go to the store.

• ​Y'all go to the store.

• ​They go to the store.

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​*In English, many of the conjugations are the same. In this example, most conjugations are go, except for she. However, in Spanish, every form is different.

Conjugation in Spanish

In Spanish, conjugation works a little differently. We change the ending

(hablar, comer, or escribir) to match the subject.

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METHOD

​Start with the infinitive

• ​Hablar (to speak)

​Take off the ending

• ​Habl__

​Add the ending for the subject

• ​Hablo (I speak)

​Done! Simple as that.

Conjugation in Spanish

​1. Take the -ar ending off the infinitive

​2. Add the correct ending for the subject

On your paper, conjugate hablar (to speak) for each subject.

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1. ​Yo _____

2. ​Tú ______

3. ​él, ella, Usted _____

4. ​Nosotros ________

5. ​Vosotros _______

6. ​Ellos, ellas, Ustedes ______

Multiple Choice

Yo _____

• Hablaro

• Habla

• Hablo

• Hablan

Multiple Choice

Ella _____

• Habla

• Hablara

• Habl

• Hablan

Multiple Choice

Vosotros _______

• hablan

• habláis

• hablais

• hablaís

Multiple Choice

Tú ______

• habla

• habl

• hablaras

• hablas

​Conjugated verbs can translate in several ways​

Hablo español.

• ​I speak Spanish.

• ​I do speak Spanish.

• ​I am speaking Spanish.

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Pronouns might not be needed in the sentence if:

• ​the conjugated verb tells you exactly who the subject is

  • For example, Hablo can only be for I, so we don't need Yo at the beginning

• ​the subject is already known from context

  • If you were already talking about the person previously

​Try it with other infinitive verbs

​On your paper, write the

conjugations for the following

subject / verb combos.

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1. Yo / estudiar

2. ​Tú / cantar

3. ​Usted / visitar

4. ​Nosotros / celebrar

5. ​Vosotros / bailar

6. ​Ustedes / cantar

Multiple Choice

If amar means to love, what does amo mean?

• I love

• you love

• he loves

• they love

Multiple Choice

If visitar means to visit, what does visitamos mean?

• you do visit

• y'all do visit

• we do visit

• they do visit

Multiple Choice

If estudiar means to study, what does estudiáis mean?

• you are studying

• y'all are studying

• they are studying

• we are studying

Multiple Choice

If necesitar means to need, what does necesitas mean?

• you need

• you all need

• we need

• they need

Multiple Choice

If cantar means to sing, what does canta mean?

• I am singing

• They are singing

• We are singing

• He is singing