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Conjugating –ar verbs All Spanish verbs fit into one of three categories: -ar, -er, or -ir verbs. In this section we will learn to conjugate regular –ar verbs. But let’s review a little first. Verb – A word that represents an action or a state of being. Infinitive - the simple or basic form of the verb, the unchanged verb with the –ar, -er, or –ir still attached to the end of the word. Generally means “to do something” ex: hablar – to speak Subject – the person doing the action Subject pronouns – Words that replace the person’s name and used as the subject of a noun, in English: I, you, he, she, we, they, you all. In Spanish: yo, tú, él, ella, Ud., Nosotros(as), ellos, ellas, Uds. Conjugate – changing the verb to match the subject Conjugations – the forms of the verb after it has been conjugated or changed to match the subjects In Spanish we can tell which category a verb belongs to by looking at the ending of the infinitive. Examples : Hablar (to speak) is an -ar verb because it ends in –ar. Comer (to eat) is an -er verb because it ends in –er. Vivir (to live) is an –ir verb because it ends in –ir. It’s that easy! Each category has its own endings. For now let’s look at regular present tense –ar verbs. Hablar – to speak Buscar – to look for Mirar – to look at Necesitar – to need Comprar – to buy Pagar – to pay usar – to use Llevar –to carry, to wear desear – to desire, to want trabajar- to work estudiar – to study dibujar – to draw Pasear – to take a walk Escuchar – to listen Practicar – to practice Jugar – to play a sport/game preparar – to prepare descansar – to rest tocar – to play an instrument To conjugate –ar verbs follow these steps: 1. Take off the –ar ending. Hablar –ar = habl (this is called the stem) 2. Figure out who the subject is a. Yo = I b. Tú = you (informal, familiar) c. Él = he d. Ella = she e. Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) f. Nosotros (as) = we Subject pronouns (Eng.) Sub. Pronouns (Span.) -ar verb endings Hablar g. Ellos, ellas = they h. Ustedes (Uds.) = you all 3. Add the appropriate ending Example: Hablar – to speak o amos as a I speak = yo hablo We speak = Nosotros, as hablamos You speak = tú hablas an He speaks = él habla They speak = ellos hablan She speaks = ella habla They speak = ellas hablan You speak = Ud. habla You all speak = Uds. hablan I Yo -o Hablo You Tú -as Hablas He, she, you Él, ella, Ud. -a Habla We Nosotros, nosotras -amos Hablamos They, you all Ellos, ellas, Uds. -an Hablan Some people find “the box” helpful.