1.  Present tense Today we will begin to look at the present tense. We will look at some uses of the present tense and how to form it with ar verbs.

2. What is the present tense?  It is a verb tense used when talking about things happening now  You use it when stating things you do  Example: Yo escribo una carta a mi mamá. (I write a letter to my Mom.)

3. 6 forms, ar

4. o

5. o as

6. 6 forms, ar o as a

7. 6 forms, ar o amos as a

8. 6 forms, ar o amos asáis a

9. 6 forms, ar o amos asáis aan

10. 3 steps to preterite Bailar Step 1: Pick your verb Step 2: Eliminate the “ar”

11. 3 steps to preterite Bail Step 2: Eliminate the “ar” ar

12. 3 steps to preterite Bail Step 3: Choose the proper ending

13. 3 steps to preterite Bailo Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Yo)

14. 3 steps to preterite Bailas Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Tú)

15. 3 steps to preterite Baila Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Él, Ella, Ud.)

16. 3 steps to preterite Bailamos Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Nosotros)

17. 3 steps to preterite Bailáis Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Vosotros)

18. 3 steps to preterite Bailan Step 3: Choose the proper ending (Ellos, Ellas, Uds.)

19. Yo mont o en bicicleta.

20. En la tienda de ropa, tú compr as un abrigo.

21. Ella llam a a su papá.

22. Compr amos una pelota de golf.

23. Necesit áis ir al consultorio.

24. Ellos compr an una raqueta de tenis.

26. Lets make some sentences with the verb hablar I talk to MariaYo habl o a Maria. You talk to Maria.Tú habla s a Maria. He talks to Maria. Él habl a a Maria. We talk to Maria. Nosotros habl amos a Maria. They talk to Maria. Ellos habl an a Maria.

27. Lets make some sentences with the verb echar I mail a letter to MariaYo ech o una carta a Maria. You mail a letter to Maria.Tú echa s una carta a Maria. He mails a letter to Maria.Él ech a una carta a Maria. We mail a letter to Maria. Nosotros ech amos una carta a Maria. They mail a letter to Maria. Ellos ech an una carta a Maria.