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

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. ¿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

15. ¿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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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)

25. - 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

26. ¡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.

27. 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.

28. 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.