1. How to Conjugate…
SPANISH VERBS

2. First, let’s review the subject pronouns.
Singular Plural
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
nosotros m. we
nosotras f.
vosotros m. you
vosotras f.
ustedes you
ellos m. they
ellas f.
yo I
tú you
usted you
él he
ella she

3. Examples of a conjugation…
Conjugate:
Grammar. To inflect a verb in its forms for distinctions such as number, person, voice, mood, and tense.
Examples of a conjugation…
I run.
You have.
She walks.
We are.
You see.
They speak.

4. Infinitive:
not having inflections to indicate tense n : the uninflected (or unconjugated) form of the verb
the “to” form of a verb: to run, to walk, to have

5. There are three types of verbs in Spanish.
-AR verbs are verbs that end in –ar. Hablar, mirar.
-ER verbs end in –er. Comer, beber.
-IR verbs end in –ir. Vivir, ofrir.
Types of verbs
-IR
* Verbs ending in –ar, -er, and –ir in Spanish are known as infinitives.

6. Let’s get started… Conjugating regular –AR verbs.
To conjugate a regular –AR verb, one must first remove the –AR ending from the infinitive. This will leave you with the base.
Use the infinitive, hablar
hablar – ar = habl
habl is your base

7. Add the regular –AR verb endings to your base
amos
áis an
infinitive – ending = base
hablar – ar = habl
habl o as a
habl
amos
áis an

8. These endings correspond with the following subject pronouns.
Singular Plural
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
yo = o
nosotros/as =
amos
tú = as
vosotros/as =
áis
Ud.
él =
ella
Uds.
ellos =
ellas a an

9. Memorization is the key to conjugating regular verbs in Spanish
Regular –AR Verbs
P u z z l e d
Memorization is the key to conjugating regular verbs in Spanish

10. Conjugating regular verbs in Spanish is a pattern. -AR = Base Habl o
Infinitive
-AR
= Base
Habl o

11. infinitive – ending = stem
Once you have learned to conjugate one regular –AR verb…
infinitive – ending = stem
nadar – ar = nad
nad o as a
nad
amos
áis an
…you can conjugate all regular –AR verbs.

12. infinitive – ending = stem
One More Time...
infinitive – ending = stem
caminar – ar = camin
camin o as a
camin
amos
áis an

13. Now... cocinar – ar = cocin cocin o as a cocin amos áis an
add your subject pronouns
cocinar – ar = cocin
cocin o as a
cocin
amos
áis an yo tú
Ud. él
ella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
Uds.
ellos
ellas

14. Conjugating Spanish –AR verbs is like learning your 123’s and your ABC’s.
Once you know the pattern, you can conjugate every regular –AR verb. Also, you can tell if it is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person singular or plural.

15. We still have two more verbs: –ER and –IR.
We’re not
finished yet.
Not any more!
We still have two more verbs: –ER and –IR.

16. Don’t sweat it though! infinitive – ending = stem As with regular
–AR verbs,
regular Spanish –ER
and –IR verbs
have a pattern.

17. The pattern is: infinitive – ending = stem hablar comer vivir

18. hablar – ar = habl comer – er = com vivir – ir = viv
infinitive – ending = stem
hablar – ar = habl
comer – er = com
One more time...
vivir – ir = viv
Now you know the pattern!

19. Now all you need are the endings…
Once you know how to conjugate the regular –AR verb, conjugating –ER and –IR verbs are simple.
-ER verbs are like –AR verbs. The only difference is the “A” and the “E”.
-IR verbs are sister verbs to the –ER verbs. They share four of the same endings.

20. Here are the regular verb endings…
Person
-AR
-ER
-IR
Singular
Plural
1st -o
-amos
-emos
-imos
2nd
-as
-áis
-es
-éis
-ís
3rd -a
-an -e
-en

21. comer – er = com com o es e com emos éis en Get your pencil ready! yo
Ud. él
ella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as
Uds.
ellos
ellas

22. vivir – ir = viv viv o es e viv imos ís en Don’t get tired yet,
Now ready for the next step
vivir – ir = viv
viv o es e
viv
imos ís en yo tú
Ud. él
ella
nosotros/as
vosotros/as Uds.
ellos
ellas

23. Now wipe away all those tears,
there is nothing more to fear.
You have now learned how to conjugate regular Spanish verbs.

24. Time is up, so now we’re done.
Let’s go have some fun!

25. Regular -AR, -ER, -IR Spanish Verbs
The End!

26. Regular -AR, -ER, -IR Spanish Verbs
The End!
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