1. Apuntes: -AR Verbs
Lección 2: En la clase

2. Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria
Conjugate regular –ar verbs in the present tense
Success Criteria
Translate -AR verb infinitives to English
Explain the steps of verb conjugation
Identify the six present-tense -AR verb endings
Use subject pronouns and verb endings to conjugate verbs

3. The Infinitives of Verbs
In Spanish, there are verbs that end in –AR, -ER, and –IR. When verbs have these endings, they are in their infinitive form, or the “to ___” form. The infinitive is the form of the verb that you would find in a Spanish dictionary. Here are some –AR verbs in the infinitive.
Estudiar
Enseñar
Necesitar
Tomar
To study
To teach
To need
To take

4. Verb Conjugation o amos as áis a an I we you y’all they, you all
We must change, or conjugate, the infinitive of the verb to tell who is doing the action. Here are the steps for conjugating regular –AR verbs in the present tense:
Remove the –AR ending
Add the following endings for the singular and plural subject pronouns: o
amos I we as
áis
you
y’all a an
he, she, you, it
they, you all

5. -Ar Verbs
In Spanish, the subject pronoun (yo, tú, etc.) does not always have to be used because the verb endings tell who is doing the action.
Use the subject pronoun to emphasize who is doing the action or to clarify if the subject is not obvious by the verb ending.
The subject may not be obvious for the verb forms of él, ella, usted, and ellos, ellas, ustedes.

6. -Ar Verbs A-stoo-de To study estudio estudiamos estudias estudiáis
estudian

7. -Ar Verbs En-sayn-y To teach enseño enseñamos enseñas enseñáis enseña
enseñan

8. -Ar Verbs Nay-say-seat- To need necesito necesitas necesitáis necesita
necesitamos
necesitas
necesitáis
necesita
necesitan

9. -Ar Verbs
Toe-m
To take
tomo
tomamos
tomas
tomáis
toma
toman

10. -Ar Verbs
When a verb is conjugated in the present tense, it can be translated to mean that the subject…
does the action
Yo enseño español = I teach Spanish.
is in the process of doing the action
Él toma el autobús = He is taking the bus.
or will do the action in the near future
Nosotros estudiamos para el examen mañana = We will study for the test tomorrow.

11. -Ar Verbs
Some verbs, such as necesitar, can be followed by other verbs.
Example: Tú necesitas estudiar.
You need to study.
In this case, the first verb is conjugated and the second verb is in the infinitive.
“When two verbs go walking, the first does the talking.”

12. La tarea