Download Present tense of regular *ar verbs

Present tense of
regular –ar verbs
In English
In English, most verbs have only two forms in the present
tense so subject pronouns can’t be left out.
I sing
You sing
He sings
We sing
you sing
They sing
IN SPANISH
The verb endings tells you who the subject is.
CANTO
CANTAS
CANTA
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Every verb has a stem followed by an
ending. The stem tells the verbs
meaning. An infinitive ending doesn’t
name a subject or a tense
Verb stems
Habl -ar
Com
-er
Escrib -ir
Infinitive endings
Conjugations
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To give the verb a subject, you conjugate it. To conjugate
a regular –ar verb in the present tense, drop the –ar
ending of the infinitive and add these endings. Each
ending goes with a particular subject pronoun.
Yo canto
Nosotros (as) cantamos
Tu cantas
Vosotros (as) cantais
El, ella, usted canta
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. cantan
¿Cantan ustedes mucho?
Do you sing a lot?
No, casi nunca cantamos.
No, we hardly ever sing.
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Since most of the time the ending of the
verb tells the subject, the subject pronoun
is normally left out. Use the subject
pronouns to add emphasis, or when it
wouldn’t otherwise be clear who the
subject is.
¿Patinan ustedes mucho?
Do you skate a lot?
Ellos patinan. Yo nunca patino.
They skate. I never skate.
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Conjugate the following verbs for the
subject pronouns given.
1. Yo (cantar)
2. Ustedes (bailar)
3. Nosotras (patinar)
4. Mario y Mario (hablar)
5. Juan (descansar)
6. Tu (estudiar)
7. El y Ella (trabajar)
8. Usted y yo (practicar deportes)
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