Telling what people DO (regular verbs)

How many kinds of verbs are there in the Spanish language?

Why do you think we call these "AR VERBS"?

• They all end in AR.

• They all begin in AR.

• They have AR somewhere in the word.

• There really is no reason.

What other kinds of verbs are there besides AR VERBS?

• OR VERBS

• There are no other kinds of verbs.

• IR

• ER

Which of these verbs is an AR verb in Spanish?

• to play (sports)

• to dance

• to sing

• to work

How do you know how to change the ending of a verb (conjugation)?

• It's just random.

• Each WHO (subject of the verb) has a different ending. You have to memorize the ending set for each kind of verb (15 endings).

• Add S if multiple people do the action.

• You have to memorize each verb form individually.

How difficult is it to memorize the endings?

• Not too difficult if you find the PATPERNS. There are just 15 endings.

• Really hard. There are a million endings.

• Pretty confusing. The endings make no sense.

• Not hard at all. It is just like English.

What are these words for?

• They tell WHO does the action in a sentence.

• They help determine how to change the end of a verb.

• We use them with GUSTA to tell what people LIKE.

• We use them to tell who we do an action TO.

What is the FIRST thing we do when we conjugate a verb?

• Put on an ending.

• Add the subject word.

• Remove the AR, ER or IR.

• Decide what the verb means.

yo ​ -------​

• o
• as
• a
• amos
• an

What is the form of SALTAR that we will never use in this class?

• saltan

• saltas

• saltamos

• saltáis