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AR Verbs
Conjugating Regular Verbs
Group 1
Infinitives
• Infinitives are the words ‘to + a verb’, such as :
» To run, to play, to read, to study
• In Spanish, infinitives end in the letters AR, ER or IR.
– Hablar
– Comer
– Escribir
to speak
to eat
to write
What is Conjugation?
• In English or Spanish, Conjugation is the act of
changing the verb from the infinitive, to
having a subject perform the action:
– Examples:
•To speak
– Hablar
He speaks
Él habla.
Spanish Conjugation Step 1
• The first step in conjugating in Spanish is to
find the Stem of the verb.
• In order to find the Stem, first remove the AR
from the end of the infinitive:
– Hablar – Ar = Habl
Spanish Conjugation Step 2
• The second step is to bring the stem down to
each pronoun:
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Yo habl
Tú habl
Él, Ella, Ud. habl
Nosotros/as
habl
Vosotros/as
habl
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. habl
Spanish Conjugation Step 3
• The third step is to add the correct endings to
the Stem for each form:
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Yo hablo
Tú hablas
Él, Ella, Ud. habla
Nosotros hablamos
Vostoros habláis
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablan
Important points to remember
• In English we tend to say that some “is doing”
an action. In Spanish there is no reason to
translate the words for “doing”, they are
implied.
• For example:
• Ella habla
– She speaks; She is speaking
Important Points to remember (continued)
• It is important to pay attention to the number
of subjects that you have, in order to choose
the right ending:
– For example:
• Miguel y Enrique hablan español.
– Michael and Henry speak Spanish.
Important points to remember (continued)
• Whenever “Yo” is used with another
subject in a sentence, the verb form
used must always be the “nosotros”
form:
– Example:
• Teresa y yo visitamos la playa.
– Teresa and I visit the beach.
Important points to remember (continued)
• When “Tú” is used with another subject in the
sentence, the “Vosotros” ending must be
used on the verb.
– Example:
• Tú y los niños estudiás.
– You and the boys study.
Using AR Verbs Negatively
• When we want to express that one is not
performing an action, the word no is place
between the subject and the verb:
– Examples:
• Nosotros no hablamos frances.
• We do not speak French.
• La chica no trabaja en la tienda.
• The girl does not work in the store.