-ar verbs

1. -ar verbs

2. In order to read and write in Spanish, we need to be able to make sentences. Sentences in Spanish are made up of the same elements as in English: • Noun – a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. • Pronoun – a word that takes the place of a noun. • Verb – an action word. A sentence must have at least a noun (or pronoun) and a verb!* * In Spanish only a verb is needed!

3. Sentences can be written from 1 of 3 points of view: • 1st person: Used to talk about yourself. • 2nd person: Used to talk to someone else. • 3rd person: Used to talk about someone else.

4. There are 10 subject pronouns in Spanish: singular plural nosotros/as = we yo = I vosotros/as = you tú = you (2 or more people, familiar - Spain only!) (1 person, familiar) usted (Ud.) = you ustedes (Uds.)= you (2 or more people, polite in Spain) (1 person, polite) ellos = they él = he (all males OR males and females) ella = she ellas = they (all females)

5. To put a verb in to a sentence in Spanish, you must conjugate (or change it) to go with the subject. We do this a little bit in English: I jump. You jump. But: She jumps.

6. To conjugate a regular –ar verb: • You drop off the –ar at the end of the infinitive.( the unconjugated form; also the form found in the dictionary) • This gives you the stem. • Then, you add the verb ending which matches the subject.

7. yo –o tú – as él –a ella – a usted – a nosotros – amos vosotros – áis ellos –an ellas – an Uds. – an Verb endings:

8. A conjugated verb chart looks like this: Hablar = to speak

9. Now, you are ready to start using sentences in Spanish!