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How to conjugate an
AR verb
• We already know that in Spanish
infinitives can end in:
• AR (bailar, cantar)
• ER (correr, ver)
• IR (escribir)
• In Spanish the largest number of verbs
(action words) end in AR
• “Hablar” (an AR infinitive) means “to
speak or to talk”
• as in “me gusta hablar” (I like to talk)
• In order to say “I talk” you have to
conjugate (change) the verb
These are the steps:
• Start with the infinitive: hablar
• Remove the AR ending: habl (that’s the
stem)
•
Add the appropraite ending:
I=o
we=
amos
you = as
you all = áis
(Spain)
he/she = a
they/you all = an
Here is an example using “hablar”
(yo) hablo = I speak
(nosotros) hablamos =
(nosotras)
we speak
(vosotros) habláis
(vosotras)
(tú) hablas = you speak you all speak (pl. inf.
Spain)
ustedes (Uds.)
usted (Ud)
(formal
él
ella
habla
you speak
you all
speak
ellos
he speaks
speak
she speaks ellas
hablan they
they
• In Spanish the present tense can be
translated in 3 ways.
• Hablo español =
I speak Spanish.
I do speak Spanish.
I am speaking Spanish.
• Because the ending of the verb tells
you who is doing the action, you can
often use the verbs without subjects.
• Example:
Hablo español.
¿Hablas español?
• Subject pronouns (yo, tú, él, ella etc)
are often used for emphasis or
clarification.
• Example:
Ella habla inglés pero él habla español.