Español 1
Cap. 2A
Me llamo ______________________
Fecha ________________________
-AR VERBS
Verbs:
 A verb usually names the action in a sentence.
 In Spanish we call a verb that ends in –ar, -er, or –ir an
INFINITIVE.
The Infinitive:
 is the form you would find in a Spanish dictionary.
 in English it means “to + verb”
Here are some infinitives that you already know:
enseñar
estudiar
hablar
bailar
cantar
dibujar
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esquiar ________________
escuchar________________
montar ________________
nadar ________________
pasar tiempo _____________
patinar _________________
Conjugation = changing the verb to agree with the subject.
In Spanish, when we conjugate a verb, it is the last letter or
letters that tell you who does the action.
 To change an INFINITIVE verb to a form that tells who is doing the
action, remove the –ar, -er, -ir ending and add the appropriate
ending.
For this chapter, we will focus on –ar verb conjugation
To study (English)
I study
You study
He studies
She studies
It studies
We study
You study
They study
Notice how the he, she, it form of
the verb “to study” changes. The
verb changes to agree with the
subject.
For every INFINITIVE in Spanish there is a STEM and an ENDING.
For example: estudiar
estudi = the stem
“ar” is the ending
Estudiar (Spanish)
yo estudio
nosotros estudiamos
nosotras estudiamos
tú estudias
vosotros estudáis
vosotras estudáis
usted estudia ustedes estudian
ella estudia
ellos estudian
él estudia
ellas estudian
Spanish changes endings
to agree with the subject
too! In Spanish, there
are 6 different endings.
These ending
correspond to the
subject.
In Spanish, we use the stem of the infinitive and add on the
appropriate ending in order to form a conjugated verb.
The endings for –ar verbs are:
yo
tú
usted
él
ella
-o
-as
-a
-a
-a
nosotros/nosotras
vosotros/vosotras
ustedes
ellos
ellas
-amos
-áis
-an
-an
-an
Verb forms ending in –áis are used mainly in Spain. Remember, we
said that we will not be focusing on the vosotros/as form, but it is
still important to k now.
Let’s conjugate!
1. First, drop the –ar ending from the infinitive verb.
2. Second, add the appropriate ending to the stem.
tocar - ________________
yo
tú
él
ella
usted
yo
tú
él
ella
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos
ellas
ustedes
enseñar - _______________
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos
ellas
ustedes
NEGATING A SENTENCE:
When you want to say that you do not do something, use NO before the
verb form.
Example: Yo no dibujo en la clase de educación física.
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Make the positive sentences negative.
1. Yo monto en monopatín en el parque.
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2. María estudia mucho.
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3. Nosotras tocamos la guitarra.
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ASKING A QUESTION:
VERB
SUBJECT
When we ask a question in Spanish, we usually put the subject after the
verb or sometimes at the end of the sentence. Underline the verb and
circle the subject.
 ¿Enseña Juan en la clase de ciencias sociales?
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 ¿Estudia mucho Paulina?
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Práctica:
Conjugate the following verbs. Then translate them into English.
1. Enseñar/yo
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2. Estudiar/ellas _____________________
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3. Hablar/tú
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4. Bailar/ustedes _____________________
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5. Cantar/él
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6. Dibujar/yo
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7. Escuchar/usted_____________________
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8. Esquiar/ella
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9. Montar/nosotros___________________
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10. Nadar/ellos
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11. Pasar tiempo/tú ___________________
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12. Patinar/nosotros___________________
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13. Enseñar/él
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14. Estudiar/tú
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15. Cantar/nosotros____________________
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16. Patinar/tú
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17. Montar/usted _____________________
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18. Hablar/nosotros____________________
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