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Nombre Clase ____________ Fecha ______________ The Present Tense • Present Tense of -ar verbs Read and study the present tense conjugation of the -ar verb comprar, paying special attention to the highlighted letters. Yo compro un libro. Tú compras un libro. Él/Ella/Usted compra un libro. I buy a book. You buy a book. He/She/You buy(s) a book. Nosotros(as) compramos un libro. We buy a book. Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes compran un libro. They/You (plural) buy a book. EXPLANATION: Unlike in English, the ending of a verb in Spanish expresses who is doing the action. For most verbs with infinitives ending in -ar, simply remove the -ar and add one of these endings, depending on the subject is: -o for I, -as for you (familiar), -a for he, she, you (formal), -amos for we, and -an for they or you (plural). • Using the Present Tense Look at the following present-tense form of the first person singular of the verb estudiar. Pay special attention to the English translations. Yo estudio español. I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish. I do study Spanish. EXPLANATION: The Spanish form of the present tense can be used to express three different ideas in English. U2L1D4 - Tarea A. Repaso con infinitivos: Remember that infinitives are the unchanged form of each verb before it is conjugated to indicate who is doing the action. Infinitives are translated as “to” and then the action, like the model below. Translate the infinitive verbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. enseñar mirar escuchar trabajar alquilar montar hablar practicar to teach B. Circle the conjugated verb that correctly completes each sentence below. 1. Sara (mira / miran / miro) la televisión por la tarde. 2. Alicia y yo (escucho / escuchamos / escucha) música todos los días. 3. Muchas veces, tú (contestamos / contesta/ contestas) las preguntas. 4. Ustedes (trabaja / trabajamos / trabajan) todos los días. C. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Todos los días, Sandra, Eduardo y yo la guitarra. (tocar) 2. Sandra y suk2s amigas por las tardes. (dibujar) 3. Yo las preguntas del maestro. (contestar) 4. Sandra, tú siempre temprano a casa. (llegar) D. Write complete sentences to say what each person is doing. Follow the model: modelo: nosotros / estudiar mucho: Nosotros estudiamos mucho. 1. tú / siempre / tomar apuntes 2. Fernando y Clara / casi nunca / montar en bicicleta 3. Yaliza y yo / nunca / sacar malas notas 4. Usted / enseñar matemáticas U2L1D4 - Tarea