––AR VerbsAR Verbs

What are they?What are they?

How do you conjugate them?How do you conjugate them?

Why do you conjugate them?Why do you conjugate them?

MostMost Spanish words that end in Spanish words that end in ARAR are verbs.are verbs.

hablhabl

bailbail

estudestud

ii

ar ar

arar

arar

= to

talk

= to

dance

= to

study

All verbs have All verbs have twotwo parts to them: parts to them: an an endingending

habl habl

bail bail

estudestud

ii

ar ar

arar

arar

For AR verbs the ending is… ar!

When you remove the ending,When you remove the ending,the part that remains is called the the part that remains is called the

stemstem. .

habl habl

bail bail

estudestud

ii

ar ar

arar

arar

a stema stem

habl habl

bail bail

estudiestudi

and an ending and an ending

ar ar

arar

arar

Every verb has Every verb has 22 parts: parts:

ARAR

HablHablarar

BailBailarar

EstudiEstudiarar

ERER

LeLeerer

ComComerer

AprendAprendeerr

IRIR

EscribEscribiirr

VivVivirir

PermitPermitiirr

There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish:There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish: ARAR, , ERER & & IRIR

The The AR, ER, AR, ER, oror IR IR tells us which endings to use when tells us which endings to use when conjugating.conjugating.

hablhablarar habl habl = talk = talk

bailbailarar bailbail = dance = dance

estudiestudiarar estudiestudi = study = study

The The stem stem tells the actiontells the action

-o -o II

-as -as you (familiar)you (familiar)

-a -a he, she, it, he, she, it,

you (formal)you (formal)

-amos -amos wewe

--ááis is youyou

-an -an they, they,

you you

(plural)(plural)

The The ending ending tells tells whowho is doing is doing the actionthe action

hablhabloo = = I I am am talking, talking, II talk talk bailbailoo == II am dancing, am dancing, II

dancedanceestudiestudioo = = I I am studying, am studying, II

studystudy

The endingThe ending oo means means II

hablhablasas = = You You are are talking, talking, youyou talktalk

bailbailasas == YouYou are dancing, are dancing, youyou dancedance

estudiestudiasas = = You You are are studying, studying, youyou studystudy

The endingThe ending asas means means you you (t(tú) ú) (familiar)(familiar)

hablhablaa == hehe is is talking, talking, hehe talks talks sheshe is talking, is talking, sheshe talks talks

youyou (formal) are talking, (formal) are talking, youyou talk talkitit is talking, is talking, itit talks talks

bailbailaa == hehe is dancing, is dancing, hehe dances dancessheshe is dancing, is dancing, sheshe dances dances

youyou (formal) are dancing, (formal) are dancing, youyou dance dance itit is dancing, is dancing, itit dances dances

estudiestudiaa == hehe is studying, is studying, hehe studies studiessheshe is studying, is studying, sheshe studies studiesyouyou (formal) are studying, (formal) are studying, youyou study studyitit is studying, is studying, itit studies studies

The endingThe ending aa means means hehe,, sheshe,, it it,,

and the formal and the formal youyou (usted)(usted)

hablhablamosamos = = wewe are talk are talkinging, , wewe talk talk bailbailamosamos == wewe are dancing, are dancing, wewe dance danceestudiestudiamosamos = = wewe are studying, are studying, wewe study study

The endingThe ending amos amos means means wewe

hablhabláisáis = = youyou are talk are talkinging, , youyou talk talk

bailbailáis áis == youyou are dancing, are dancing, youyou dance dance

estudestudáisáis = = youyou are studying, are studying, youyou study study

The endingThe ending ááisis means means you allyou all(vosotros)(vosotros)

hablhablanan = = theythey are talking, are talking, theythey talk talk youyou allall are talking, are talking, youyou allall talk talk

bailbailanan == they they are dancing, are dancing, theythey dance dance

youyou allall are dancing, are dancing, you allyou all dance dance estudiestudianan == theythey are studying, are studying, theythey study study

you allyou all are studying, are studying, you allyou all study study

The endingThe ending anan means means theythey and and youyou allall (ustedes) (ustedes)

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, ““I am talking?”I am talking?”

VerbVerb EndingsEndings

hablarhablar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

hablo

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, “y“you (tú) are ou (tú) are talking?”talking?”

VerbVerb endingsendings

hablarhablar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

hablas

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, “he, she, it or you“he, she, it or you (usted) are (usted) are

dancing?”dancing?”

VerbVerb endingsendings

bailarbailar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

baila

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, ““we are we are dancing?”dancing?”

VerbVerb endingsendings

bailarbailar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

bailamos

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, ““you all (vosotros) are you all (vosotros) are

studying?”studying?”

VerbVerb endingsendings

estudiarestudiar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

estudiáis

¿Cómo se dice, ¿Cómo se dice, “t“they or you all hey or you all (ustedes) (ustedes) are are

studying?”studying?”

VerbVerb endingsendings

estudiarestudiar ooasasaaamosamosáisáisanan

estudian

you are you are talkingtalking = = hablashablas

you talkyou talk == hablashablas

are you talking?are you talking? == ¿¿hablas?hablas?

Notice how Notice how multiple English wordsmultiple English words translate into translate into one Spanish wordone Spanish word. .

we are talking

we talk = hablamosdo we talk?

I am dancing

I dance = bailodo I dance?

you study (to one friend or family member)you are study ing = estudiasdo you study?

Drop the Drop the AR endingAR ending. What is left is . What is left is the the VERB STEMVERB STEM..

Add the appropriate Add the appropriate subject ending subject ending to the to the VERB STEMVERB STEM..

You now have the perfect one-word You now have the perfect one-word Spanish conjugated verb. Spanish conjugated verb.