1. Present Tense 3 types of verbs in Spanish: -AR, -ER, -IR
An infinitive  To + verb
Conjugate  To change a verb from its infinitive form to agree with the subject
I to eat this morning. (I ate this morning.)

2. Drop the last 2 letters Cant(ar) Add the appropriate ending Canto
Two Steps
Cantar  To sing
(For the Yo form)
Drop the last 2 letters Cant(ar)
Add the appropriate ending Canto

3. Conjugation -AR Canto Cantamos Cantas Cantáis Canta Cantan
Drop the last 2 letters of the infinitive (To + verb  in Spanish, infinitives
end in –AR, –ER, or –IR).
2. Add the verb ending that corresponds with the subject
Nosotros (or)
Any person or
Group of people
And “YO” (y Yo)
Canto
Cantamos
Cantas
Cantáis
Canta
Cantan Yo
Vosotros Tú
Two or more
People that
Does not
Include “Yo”
(ellos; ellas; Uds.; Maria, Carlos, Juan y tú; Felipe y Isabel; etc.)
One person
That is not
“Yo” or “Tú”
(él; ella; Ud.; Maria; Carlos; etc.)

4. Traduzcan I sing You (tú) sing She sings We sing You (vosotros) sing
Cantar  To sing
I sing
You (tú) sing
She sings
We sing
You (vosotros) sing
They sing

5. You (vosotros) sing  Cantáis They sing  Cantan
Traduzcan
Cantar  To sing
I sing  Canto
You (tú) sing  Cantas
She sings  Canta
We sing  Cantamos
You (vosotros) sing  Cantáis
They sing  Cantan