conjugating – ar verbs
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cONjugating – ar verbs. One of the most important things you’ll ever learn to do in Spanish. ¿ Qu É tanto sabes ? How much do you already know?. Try to answer the following questions. If you are not sure of the answer, take a guess. I just want to know what you already know about verbs . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CONJUGATING –AR VERBS
One of the most important things you’ll
ever learn to do in Spanish.
¿QUÉ TANTO SABES?H O W M U C H D O YO U A L R E A D Y K N O W ?
Try to answer the following questions. If you are not sure of the answer, take a guess. I just want to know what you already know about verbs.
1. AN INFINITIVE IS. . .
A. a verb that does not have a subject.
B. a special adjective.C. an expression of frequency that means “forever”.D. an imaginary number that is used only in Spanish.
2 . THE THREE TYPES OF VERBS IN SPANISH ARE. . .
A. -er, -or, -re
B. -ar, -er, ir
C. -ir, -oir, -dre
D. -oy, -as, -es
3. A SUBJECT PRONOUN .. .
A. tells when an action takes place.
B. tells how often something happens.
C. describes something or someone.
D. tells who is doing an action, being described, or
being identified.
4. THE TWO PARTS OF AN INFINIT IVE ARE CALLED. . .
A. the root and the prefix
B. the stem and the ending
C. the beginning and the end
D. the suffix and the prefix
5. “CONJUGATING” A VERB MEANS. . .
A. making a verb formal rather than informal.
B. changing the verb form to make it match the
subject.
C. spelling the infinitive form correctly.
D. saying it quickly outloud or saying it over and over
until you memorize it.
PRESENT TENSE VERBS
There are three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar,
-er, and -ir verbs. The verbs are categorized by their last two letters.
Hablar leer escribir
¿RECUERDAS?D O YO U R E M E M B E R ?
Subject pronouns replace proper nouns and tell us “who” or “what” is doing
an action, being described, or being identified.
Yo Nosotros/Nosotras
Tú Vosotros/Vosotras
Él Ellos Ella Ellas
Usted (Ud.) Ustedes (Uds.)
INFINITIVESAll Spanish verbs have two parts: the stem and the ending.
Hablar to talk
INFINITIVES
The stem tells what the action is.
Habl talk
INFINITIVES
The ending tells who is doing the action.
Hablo I speak.
-AR VERB ENDINGS
o
as
a
amos
áis
an
PRESENT TENSE VERBSTo “Conjugate”, or change the verb forms to make them
match the subject, there are two steps.
1. Drop the –ar,-er, or –ir from the infinitive… Just
throw it away!
Hablar ….ar habl
PRESENT TENSE VERBS
2. Replace the -ar, -er, or -ir with the
ending that corresponds with the subject.
Yo hablo. = I talk.
POR EJEMPLO:ESTUDIAR = TO STUDY
I study Estudio
You study Estudias
He, she, you Estudia (formal) studies
We study Estudiamos
You all study Estudiáis
They, you all Estudian(formal) studies
TRABAJAR= TO WORK
Trabaj Trabaj
Trabaj Trabaj
Trabaj Trabaj
o
a
as
an
áis
amos
CONJUGATE THESE Yo, cantar
= Ella, hablar
= Nosotros, practicar
=
Uds, tocar
=
o amos
as áis
a an
Yo cantoI Sing Ella habla She talks
Nosotros practicamos
We practice Uds. Tocan You all play
NOOOOOOOOOO!When you want to say that you do not do something, use no before the verb form. • Yo no estudio
• I do not study
GO BACK AND MAKE YOURS NEGATIVE!
Yo, cantar =
Ella, hablar =
Nosotros, practicar =
Uds, tocar
=
o amos
as áis
a an
Yo no cantoI don’t sing
Ella no habla She doesn’t talk Nosotros no practicamos We don’t practice
Uds no tocan You all don’t play
-ER VERB ENDINGS
o
es
e
emos
éis
en
-IR VERB ENDINGS
o
es
e
imos
ís
en
PRACTICA 1. Nosotros, navegar
2. Ellos, vivir
3. Tú, comprender
4. Yo, existir
5. Vosotros, repetir
Navegamos (we navigate)
Viven (they live)
Comprendes (you comprehend)
Existo ( I exist)
Repetís (ya’ll repeat)
!FELICIDADES!
Now you know how to conjugate a verb! Pg. 98 Act. 26 & 27Pg. 139 act. 33 Conjugate purple & green boxes together.