Present Tense of Regular -AR Verbs Capítulo 3 Gramática 2 pg. 98

1. The Part of a verb Every very has a stem which tells the meaning of the verb. The verb stem is followed by –ar, -er, -ir ending, which changes to name a subject.

Draw an example here: CANT AR

2. Conjugating the verb To give a verb a subject 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.

o amos as áis a an Conjugations Yo Nosotros(as) Tú Vosotros(as) Él, Ella, Usted a Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes an

3. Subject Pronouns The ending of the verb conjugation tells the subject of the verb/action. So, the subject pronoun is normally not needed. When speaking in the él, ella, usted singular or plural (he, she, they, you all)the you always need to use the subject pronoun.

Ex. -Él canta la canción de Bruno Mars. He sings the Bruno Mars song. -Ella canta la canción de Bruno Mars. She sings the Bruno Mars song. -Usted canta la canción de Bruno Mars. You (formal) sing the Bruno Mars song.