-AR Verb Conjugation 3

What is a verb?

• It is a person, place, or thing.
• It takes the place of a noun.
• It is an action word.

In Spanish when is a verb in the INFINITIVE form?

• When the verb ends in -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis or -an and has been conjugated

• When the verb ends in -ar and hasn’t been conjugated.

What does it mean TO CONJUGATE A VERB?

• It means to CHANGE the verb so the ending matches the subject.

• It means to leave the verb in the infinitive form.

• It means to drop the -AR off the end and do nothing else.

What does a PRONOUN do?

• A PRONOUN describes a person place or thing. (Example: la escuela bonita.)

• A PRONOUN shows action. (Example: cantar)

• A PRONOUN takes the place of a noun. (Example: Marta es bonita y ella canta bien.)

What are the SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish?

• el, la, los, las

• Yo, tú, usted, él, ella, nosotros, nosotras, vosotros, vosotras, ellos, ellas, ustedes.

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

When you start conjugating a verb in Spanish you need to find the stem of the verb. How do you find the stem of the verb?

• Take off the -AR. What is left is the stem of the verb.

• These are all the stem of a verb: o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• The stem of the verb is the -AR.

What is a conjugated ending in Spanish?

• A conjugated ending is yo, tú, usted, él, ella, etc.

• A conjugated ending is -AR, -ER, -IR.

• A conjugated ending is what you add to the stem of a verb to change it. (For example: o, as, a, amos, áis, an)

Choose the verb form that correctly completes each sentence.

Ella (necesitar) un lápiz.

• necesita

• necesito

• necesitas

Choose the verb form that correctly completes each sentence.

Ustedes (hablar) mucho en la clase.

• hablan

• hablas

• hablamos

Choose the verb form that correctly completes each sentence. 
Nosotros (cantar) "Feliz Cumpleaños" a Estela. 

• canto
• cantamos
• cantaron