Spanish Present Tense -ar, -er, -ir Verbs

 What do we use the present tense for in Spanish?

• to describe what we did

• to describe what we normally do

• to describe feelings

• to describe what we are going to do

What is an infinitive?

• The verbs that agree with the subjects

• A subject

• The verb form that is not conjugated

• A noun

What is the conjugated verb?

• A noun

• A verb that agrees with a given subject

• A verb that is not conjugated

• An adjective

True or False. To change (conjugate) an infinitive to a form that tells who does the action, just remove the –ar, and add the appropriate ending to match with the subject

• Cierto

• Falso

True or False. When you want to say something that you do not do, use “no” before the verb

• Cierto

• Falso

True or False. -ER and –IR endings are exactly the same.

• Cierto

• Falso

Write the -AR endings

La maestra siempre _______(hablar) español

Tú _____ (mirar) la televisión todos los días

Usted siempre ______ (cantar) en el coro