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AR Verbs
Conjugating Regular Verbs
Group 1
Infinitives
• Infinitives are the words ‘to + 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 habl
Vosotros 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
Vosotros habláis
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablan
Important points to remember
• In Spanish in the present tense, each verb
means 3 things: to verb, verbing, and does
verb.
• For example:
• Ella habla.
– She speaks; She does speak; 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.
– Miguel and Enrique speak Spanish. (They/ellos…)
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. (Vosotros is used mostly in Spain. Here in
this hemisphere, Uds. is used for you all plural).
– Example:
• Tú y los niños estudiáis. (vosotros)
– 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 francés.
• We do not speak French.
• La chica no trabaja en la tienda.
• The girl does not work in the store.