Present Tense Conjugation of -AR VERBS
cant ar The parts of a verb Every verb two parts: a stem & an ending The verb stem is followed by an infinitive (ar, er, ir) ending, which does NOT name a subject. cant ar
Conjugating a verb To give a subject to a verb you must CONJUGATE it. To conjugate the verb you have to: 1. ) Drop the –AR, -ER, or –IR ending 2.) Add the proper ending to match the subject
ENDINGS FOR –AR VERBS (PRESENT TENSE) (yo) -amos (nosotros/as) -as (tú) -áis (vosotros/as) -a (él, ella, ud. ) -an (ellos/as, uds.)
Subject pronouns The ending of the verb tells the subject of the verb/action. So, the subject pronoun is normally left out Yo canto “Controlla” por Drake. vs. Canto “Controlla” por Drake. When speaking in third person singular or plural (he, she, they, you all), you MUST use the pronoun. - Ella canta “Controlla”.
practica Yo ___________________ (bailar) Marta ___________________(cantar) Nosotros ____________________ (pasear) Juan y Marta __________________(escuchar) Emanuel y yo ___________________(nadar)