Conjugating -AR verbs in the Present Tense

• Be respectful of your teacher and your classmates throughout the lesson

• Keep the chat related to what we are discussing

• Keep yourself muted unless asked to unmute

• Be in the moment by not getting distracted

• Give your best effort

There are 3 types of verbs...verbs that end in -AR, -ER, and -IR in the infinitive.

For example: hablar, comer, vivir 

When we conjugate, we change the verb according to the subject pronouns.

Yo-                             

Tú    

Él, ella, usted

Nosotros

Ellos/ellas/ustedes

The stem of the verb is the remaining letters after we DROP the letters -AR off the end of the infinitive of the verb.

Now we add back the endings that go with each pronoun

• Yo-                           hablo

• Tú-                           hablas    

• Él, ella, usted-           habla

• Nosotros   -               hablamos   

• Ellos, ellas,ustedes - hablan

• Practicar (to practice)

• Escuchar (to listen)

• Montar (to ride)

• Tocar (to play an instrument)

• Votar (to vote)