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-ar verbs
In order to read and write in Spanish, we need to be able to
make sentences. Sentences in Spanish are made up of the
same elements as in English:
• Noun – a word that
refers to a person,
place, thing, or idea.
• Pronoun – a word that
takes the place of a
noun.
• Verb – an action
word.
A sentence must have at least a noun (or pronoun) and a verb!*
* In Spanish only a verb is needed!
Sentences can be written from
1 of 3 points of view:
• 1st person: Used to talk about yourself.
• 2nd person: Used to talk to someone else.
• 3rd person: Used to talk about someone else.
There are 10 subject pronouns in
Spanish:
nosotros/as = we
yo = I
vosotros/as = you
tú = you
(2 or more people,
(1 person, familiar)
familiar - Spain only!)
usted (Ud.) = you ustedes (Uds.)= you
(2 or more people,
(1 person, polite)
polite in Spain)
ellos = they
él = he
(all males OR
males and females)
ella = she
ellas = they
(all females)
To put a verb in to a sentence in
Spanish, you must conjugate (or
change it) to go with the subject.
We do this a little bit in English:
I jump. You jump.
But: She jumps.
To conjugate a regular –ar verb:
•You drop off the –ar at the end of the
infinitive. ( the unconjugated form;
also the form found in the dictionary)
•This gives you the stem.
•Then, you add the verb ending which
matches the subject.
Verb endings:
yo –o
tú – as
él –a
ella – a
usted – a
nosotros – amos
vosotros – áis
ellos –an
ellas – an
Uds. – an
A conjugated verb chart looks
like this:
Hablar = to speak
Yo hablo
Nosotros/as hablamos
Tu hablas
Vosotros/as habláis
Ud.
El habla
Ella
Uds.
Ellos hablan
Ellas
Now, you are ready to start using
sentences in Spanish!