El presente en -AR

Today you will learn:

• How to express actions in the present tense
 El presente de los verbos -AR
These basic forms that end
Verbsin
are–AR, -ER,
words -IR
that are called
express…
INFINITIVES!
ACTIONS
What does an infinitive do?
Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc.
It tells what the action is
Spanish
butverbs
not can
whorecognized
performedby their endings. All verbs in Spanish end
the
in: action.
-AR
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.
 El presente de los verbos -AR

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
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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
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

BAILAN
Marta y José ________________ mucho.
BAILAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca.

ESTUDIAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

ESTUDIAMOS en la biblioteca.
Carmen, Elena y yo ________________
ESTUDIAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.

DESCANSAR

G H
E
F
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A B C D

DESCANSO
Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá.
DESCANSAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.

CANTAR

G H
E
F
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A B C D

CANTA
Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar.
CANTAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?

PRACTICAR

G H
E
F
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A B C D

PRACTICAS
¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol?
PRACTICAR

G H
E
F
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A B C D

Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche.

JUGAR

G H
E
F
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A B C D

JUGAMOS
Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche.
JUGAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

Yo ________________ música por la tarde.

ESCUCHAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

ESCUCHO
Yo ________________ música por la tarde.
ESCUCHAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

A B C D

Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina.

TRABAJAR

G H
E
F
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identify the matching picture!

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

- o Nosotros
Yo - amos
Nosotras

Vosotros
Tú - as - áis
Vosotras

Él Ellos
Ella - a Ellas - an
Usted Ustedes
 ¡Rompecabezas!

You and your partner have 16 cards. Each card has verbs in English and Spanish
on each border.

Solve the puzzle by organizing the cards so that the border words match
(Spanish verb with its English meaning)

For example:

Make sure to check that ALL

We began apagó
He wished

They read

the borders match!

I wrote
escribí

estudió
leí
She studied
The completed puzzle forms a 4x4 square.

Remember, there will be verbs on the edge

You took
cenaron

pieces that don’t have matches.

salió
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.