El presente en -AR Today you will learn: How to express actions in the present tense

El presente de los verbos -AR These basic forms that end in –AR, -ER, -IR are called INFINITIVES! What does an infinitive do? It tells what the action is but not who performed the action. El presente de los verbos -AR Verbs are words that express… ACTIONS Ex: to sing, to dance, to play, etc. Spanish verbs can recognized by their endings. All verbs in Spanish end in: -AR -ER -IR HABLAR (to talk) COMER (to eat) ESCRIBIR (to write)

El presente de los verbos -AR To say who performed the action, you must CONJUGATE the verb. Huh? What is “conjugating”? Conjugating a verb means changing it into one of its 6 forms to say who performed an action.

El presente de los verbos -AR Let's see how it works!!! Take the verb HABLAR: Step 1: Take off the -AR. Now we're left with the VERB STEM "HABL-"... Step 2: Add the appropriate VERB ENDING to match the subject. There are 6 different VERB ENDINGS for -AR verbs in the present: nosotros/as -amos yo -o tú -as vosotros/as -áis él/ella -a usted ellos/ellas -an ustedes

El presente de los verbos -AR After doing Steps 1 & 2, you should end up with all the present tense forms of HABLAR... HABLAR – to talk / speak yo hablo I speak nosotros/as hablamos we speak tú hablas you speak vosotros/as habláis you speak (pl.) él/ella habla usted he/she speaks you speak (form) ellos/ellas hablan ustedes they speak you speak (pl. form)

Marta y José ________________ mucho. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Marta y José ________________ mucho. BAILAR G H E F

Marta y José ________________ mucho. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Marta y José ________________ mucho. BAILAR BAILAN G H E F

Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. ESTUDIAR G H E F

Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Carmen, Elena y yo ________________ en la biblioteca. ESTUDIAR ESTUDIAMOS G H E F

Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. DESCANSAR G H E F

Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Por la tarde yo ________________ en el sofá. DESCANSAR DESCANSO G H E F

Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. CANTAR G H E F

Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Sara ________________ en el concierto escolar. CANTAR CANTA G H E F

¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C ¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? PRACTICAR G H E F

¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C ¿Cuándo ________________ tú el béisbol? PRACTICAR PRACTICAS G H E F

Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche. JUGAR G H E F

Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Mi papá y yo ________________ a los videojugeos por la noche. JUGAR JUGAMOS G H E F

Yo ________________ música por la tarde. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Yo ________________ música por la tarde. ESCUCHAR G H E F

Yo ________________ música por la tarde. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Yo ________________ música por la tarde. ESCUCHAR ESCUCHO G H E F

Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. TRABAJAR G H E F

Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. Write the form of the verb that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the matching picture! A B D C Carlos y Jimena ________________ en una oficina. TRABAJAR TRABAJAN G H E F

El presente en -AR Today you will review: How to express actions in the present tense

Let’s review! There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish. They can be identified by their endings: -AR -ER -IR The basic form of the verb that has –AR/-ER/-IR on the end is called an… INFINITIVE An infinitive identifies the action but not the person who performs it. EX: escuchar - to listen To express both the action AND the person who performs it, we must change the ending of the verb. This process is called… CONJUGATION

Let’s review! All verbs in Spanish have ___________ different forms. 6 The form of the verb we use MUST always match the ____________ of the sentence. subject La señora Suárez enseña literatura. Mrs. Suárez is the subject… …so we put the ending “a” on the verb to match the subject (she) Carlos y yo escuchamos música. Carlos and I is the subject… …so we put the ending “amos” on the verb to match the subject (we)

- o - amos - as - áis - a - an Let’s review! To conjugate a verb you must first drop the _______. -AR SUBJECT Then you add the appropriate verb ending to match the __________. The endings we use for –AR verbs in the present tense are: Yo Nosotros Nosotras Tú Vosotros Vosotras Él Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes -AR Verb Endings - o - amos - as - áis - a - an

¡Rompecabezas! You and your partner have 16 cards. Each card has verbs in English and Spanish on each border. Solve the puzzle by organizing the cards so that the border words match (Spanish verb with its English meaning) For example: escribí I wrote estudió She studied salió cenaron You took They read apagó leí He wished We began Make sure to check that ALL the borders match! The completed puzzle forms a 4x4 square. Remember, there will be verbs on the edge pieces that don’t have matches.

caminar estudiar cantar trabajar Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate verb. caminar estudiar cantar trabajar 1. Las estudiantes _______________ en la biblioteca. 2. Paco y yo _______________ en una oficina. 3. Yo _______________ en parque con mis padres. 4. Sara _______________ en el concierto.

hablar bailar escuchar descansar Complete the sentences with the correct present tense form of the appropriate verb. hablar bailar escuchar descansar 5. ¿Qué música _______________ tú? 6. Clara _______________ por teléfono con su amiga. 7. Yo _______________ por la tarde. 8. Sofía y Carlos _______________ merengue y salsa.