Ar Present Tense

El presente en -AR
Today you will learn:

• How to express actions in the present tense
in –AR, -ER, -
El presente de los verbos -ARIR are called
INFINITIVES!
Verbs are words that express…
What does an
ACTIONS infinitive do?
Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc. It tells what

the action is
but not
Spanish verbs can recognized by their endings. All verbs who
in Spanish end
in: performed the
-AR action.
HABLAR (to talk)
-ER COMER (to eat)
-IR ESCRIBIR (to write)

El presente de los verbos -AR
To say who performed the action, you must CONJUGATE the verb.
Huh? What is “conjugating”?
Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say

who performed an action.
Let's see how it works!!!
Take the verb HABLAR:
Step 1: Take off the -AR.

Now we're left with the VERB STEM "HABL-"...
Step 2: Add the appropriate VERB ENDING to match the subject.
There are 6 different VERB ENDINGS for -AR verbs in the present:
nosotros/as -amos
yo -o
tú -as vosotros/as -áis
él/ella -a ellos/ellas -an

usted ustedes
After doing Steps 1 & 2, you should end up with all the present tense
forms of HABLAR...
HABLAR – to talk / speak
yo hablo nosotros/as hablamos

I speak we speak
tú hablas vosotros/as habláis

you speak you speak (pl.)
él/ella habla ellos/ellas hablan

usted he/she speaks ustedes they speak
you speak (form) you speak
(pl. form)
Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then
identify the matching picture!
A B C D
Marta y José ________________ mucho.

BAILAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
BAILAN
Marta y José ________________ mucho.
BAILAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca.

ESTUDIAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
ESTUDIAMOS en la biblioteca.
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________
ESTUDIAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.

DESCANSAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
DESCANSO
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.
DESCANSAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.

CANTAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
CANTA
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.
CANTAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?

PRACTICAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
PRACTICAS
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?
PRACTICAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
Yo ________________ música por la tarde.

ESCUCHAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
ESCUCHO
Yo ________________ música por la tarde.
ESCUCHAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.

TRABAJAR
G H
E
F
A B C D
TRABAJAN
Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.
TRABAJAR
G H
E
F
El presente en -AR
Today you will review:

• How to express actions in the present tense
Let’s review!
There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish. They can be identified by their endings:
-AR -ER -IR
The basic form of the verb that has –AR/-ER/-IR on the end is called an…
INFINITIVE
An infinitive identifies the action but not the person

who performs it.
EX: escuchar - to listen
To express both the action AND the person who performs it, we must change
the ending of the verb. This process is called…
CONJUGATION
Let’s review!
6
All verbs in Spanish have ___________ different forms.
subject
The form of the verb we use MUST always match the ____________ of the
sentence.
La señora Suárez enseña literatura.
Mrs. Suárez is …so we put the ending “a”

the subject… on the verb to match the subject (she)
Carlos y yo escuchamos música.
Carlos and I …so we put the ending “amos”

is the subject… on the verb to match the subject (we)
Let’s review!
To conjugate a verb you must first drop the _______.

-AR
SUBJECT
Then you add the appropriate verb ending to match the __________.
The endings we use for –AR verbs in the present tense are:
-AR Verb Endings
Nosotros
Yo - o - amos
Nosotras
Vosotros
Tú - as - áis
Vosotras
Él Ellos
Ella - a Ellas - an
Usted Ustedes
Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate
verb.
caminar estudiar cantar trabajar
1. Las estudiantes _______________ en la biblioteca.
2. Paco y yo _______________ en una oficina.
3. Yo _______________ en parque con mis padres.
4. Sara _______________ en el concierto.

Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate
verb.
hablar bailar escuchar descansar
5. ¿Qué música _______________ tú?
6. Clara _______________ por teléfono con su amiga.
7. Yo _______________ por la tarde.
8. Sofía y Carlos _______________ merengue y salsa.

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El presente en -AR

Today you will learn:

Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc. It tells what

-ER COMER (to eat)

-IR ESCRIBIR (to write)

Huh? What is “conjugating”?

Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say

Let's see how it works!!!

Take the verb HABLAR:

Step 1: Take off the -AR.

tú -as vosotros/as -áis

él/ella -a ellos/ellas -an

yo hablo nosotros/as hablamos

tú hablas vosotros/as habláis

él/ella habla ellos/ellas hablan

Marta y José ________________ mucho.

Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca.

Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.

Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.

¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?

Yo ________________ música por la tarde.

Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.

Today you will review:

-AR -ER -IR

An infinitive identifies the action but not the person

EX: escuchar - to listen

La señora Suárez enseña literatura.

Mrs. Suárez is …so we put the ending “a”

Carlos y yo escuchamos música.

Carlos and I …so we put the ending “amos”

To conjugate a verb you must first drop the _______.

-AR Verb Endings

1. Las estudiantes _______________ en la biblioteca.

2. Paco y yo _______________ en una oficina.

3. Yo _______________ en parque con mis padres.

4. Sara _______________ en el concierto.

5. ¿Qué música _______________ tú?

6. Clara _______________ por teléfono con su amiga.

7. Yo _______________ por la tarde.

8. Sofía y Carlos _______________ merengue y salsa.

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